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Lafcadio Hearn Residence

Lafcadio Hearn Residence

Lafcadio Hearn was born in Greece in 1850 to a father from Ireland and a mother from Greece. He was a British explorer who ca...

Kumamoto
Toji Temple

Toji Temple

The Toji Temple is one of the original three Buddhist temples that were built in Kyoto at the beginning of the Heian period. ...

Kyoto
Kashima Shrine

Kashima Shrine

The Kashima Shrine is the oldest Shinto shrine in the Kanto region. This shrine is located in Ibaraki Prefecture and is said ...

Ibaraki
Miho Museum

Miho Museum

Nestled in the dense, green hills of Shigaraki about an hour’s drive from Kyoto is one of Japan’s least-known architectural g...

Shiga
Nagoya Castle Ruins

Nagoya Castle Ruins

Nagoya Castle Ruins—not to be confused with Aichi Prefecture’s Nagoya Castle—is located in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. Th...

Saga
Enryaku-ji Temple

Enryaku-ji Temple

Enryaku-ji Temple, located on Mount Hiei in Otsu, overlooks all of Kyoto from its serene mountaintop. The temple was founded ...

Shiga
Takumi no Sato

Takumi no Sato

Takumi no Sato is a handicraft village in the midst of rice fields and apple orchards in the foothills of the Minakami Mounta...

Gunma