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Hiroshima Peace Pagoda

Hiroshima Peace Pagoda

The Peace Pagoda, or busshari-tō as it it called in Japanese, was built at the instigation of a Bhuddhist monk named Nichidat...

Hiroshima
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is a renowned concert hall located in Ueno Park, the green heart of Taito Ward. The hall opened in 1961 as...

Tokyo
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is arguably the most important shrine in Kamakura and is located roughly in the center of the ci...

Kanagawa
Osu Kannon Temple

Osu Kannon Temple

The temple Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hosho-in in Nagoya, Aichi, is commonly known as Osu Kannon. The temple was originally built...

Aichi
Kabuki-za Theatre

Kabuki-za Theatre

When you think of Japanese theater, you also think of kabuki: demonic-looking masks, elegant kimonos and drums. Often stories...

Tokyo
 Negishi Forest Park

Negishi Forest Park

Known in Japanese as ‘Negishi Shinrin Koen’, this is one of the largest parks in Yokohama with a surface area covering over 1...

Kanagawa
Oharaimachi

Oharaimachi

Oharai-machi (おはらい町) is a small traditional town that prospered outside the gates of the entrance of Ise Jingu Shrine — ...

Mie
Amano Iwato Shrine

Amano Iwato Shrine

Amano Iwato Shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture is a shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Located above the picturesque A...

Miyazaki
Meiji Village

Meiji Village

Meiji-mura (Meiji Village) in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, is an open-air museum and theme park. History and architecture lover...

Aichi