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Momijidani Park

Momijidani Park

Momijidani Park (紅葉谷公園, Momijidani-Kōen) is one of the most famous maple leaves valley parks in Japan. The park is locat...

Hiroshima
Nijo Castle

Nijo Castle

Nijo Castle is one of the most accessible UNESCO spots in Kyoto, being just a short walk from Nijojo-mae Station. The former ...

Kyoto
Jigokudani Monkey Park

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Jigokudani is famous for its hot springs and the macaque monkeys that bathe in them. It is the only place in the world where ...

Nagano
Kamakura Daibutsu

Kamakura Daibutsu

Kamakura's Daibutsu is a beautiful bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha that was erected in the Kotoku-in Temple in the middle of...

Kanagawa
Kumano Nachi Taisha

Kumano Nachi Taisha

The Kumano Nachi Taisha is a Shinto shrine and part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed holy sites and pilgrimage routes in t...

Wakayama
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
Takeda Castle

Takeda Castle

Takeda Castle is a ruined castle in the city of Asago, in the northern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is located north o...

Hyogo
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
Chureito Pagoda

Chureito Pagoda

The five-story Chureito Pagoda is located on a hill in Arakurayama Sengen Park in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is part of the Ara...

Yamanashi