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Kanamaru-za Theater

Kanamaru-za Theater

Tony Mariani

Kotohira is home to the oldest operating Kabuki theater in Japan, the Kanamaru-za. It's fascinating to visit even when there ...

Kagawa
Ginkakuji

Ginkakuji

The Ginkakuji, also known as the“ Silver Pavilion ”, is a Buddhist Zen temple in the Higashiyama area in northeastern Kyoto. ...

Kyoto
Nishi Hongan-ji

Nishi Hongan-ji

Nishi Hongan-ji is a large Buddhist temple west of Kyoto train station. Together with Higashi Hongan-ji, together with Nishi ...

Kyoto
Shimanami Kaido Highway

Shimanami Kaido Highway

Anonymous

The Shimanami Kaido is a highway over the Seto Inland Sea, with spectacular suspension bridges crossing a chain of islands be...

Ehime
Nagoya's Old Courtrooms

Nagoya's Old Courtrooms

Chris Glenn

Elegant, opulent Tiasho Period luxury above, solitary confinement detention cells below. Welcome to Nagoya's old courtrooms.

Aichi
Chiyoda Library

Chiyoda Library

Takeshi Matsukawa

The Chiyoda Library, one of a group of libraries based in downtown Chiyoda-ku, was one of the first to embark on a new model.

Tokyo