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Urakami Cathedral

Urakami Cathedral

The Urakami Catholic Cathedral is located in Urakami, Nagasaki Prefecture, and was completely destroyed during the atomic bom...

Nagasaki
Kairakuen Garden

Kairakuen Garden

The Kairakuen was built relatively recently, in 1841, by the local prince Tokugawa Nariaki. In contrast to the two other grea...

Ibaraki
Daigo-ji Temple

Daigo-ji Temple

Founded in 874, Daigo-ji Temple is one of Kyoto's most scenic religious sites. The hillside temple grounds make it a prime sp...

Kyoto
Osaka Castle Park

Osaka Castle Park

Osaka Castle Park is a public urban park and a historic site in the prefecture of the same name. It is the second largest par...

Osaka
Mifuneyama Rakuen

Mifuneyama Rakuen

Mifuneyama Rakuen is a sprawling Japanese garden paradise that covers over 500,000 square meters. Creation began in 1842 and ...

Saga
Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

The Interactive Instant Noodle Museum (Cup Noodles Museum) in Yokohama is dedicated to instant noodles and cup noodles. The m...

Kanagawa
Yayoi Kusama Museum

Yayoi Kusama Museum

The Yayoi Kusama Museum was founded by the contemporary avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama and is operated by the Yayoi Kusama F...

Tokyo
Kita Noh Theatre

Kita Noh Theatre

This theater was rebuilt in 1955 as the theater for the Kita-ryu School, a prestigious Noh school that has been active since ...

Tokyo
Sapporo Odori Park

Sapporo Odori Park

Odori Park (Odori Koen) is a 13-block open space that stretches 1.5 kilometers from east to west. It is just under 7.9 hectar...

Hokkaido
Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Nikko Toshogu Shrine

The Nikko Toshogu Shrine is arguably one of the most important religious sites in Japan and is located in the forests of Toch...

Tochigi