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Matsue Castle

Matsue Castle

Matsue Castle (松江城, Matsuejō) is the centerpiece of Matsue’s well-preserved castle town. Completed in 1611, Matsue Castle ...

Shimane
Trip to Takachiho

Trip to Takachiho

Chris Cooper

The journey to Takachiho is long and winding and for me involved going up and a volcano and several mountains

Miyazaki
Takato Castle Ruins Park

Takato Castle Ruins Park

Bryan Baier

A park with more than 1500 pink sakura trees where Takato Castle once stood. It's on the list of 100 best sakura viewing loca...

Nagano
Hato Festival 2024

Hato Festival 2024

Kim

Held every year on the 27th and 28th of July, the Hato Festival in Tottori's Kotoura Town has a history spanning more than 70...

Tottori
Yokohama Park

Yokohama Park

Yokohama Park is the second oldest park in Yokohama after Yamate Park and was opened to the public in 1897. With the construc...

Kanagawa
Rinko Park

Rinko Park

Rinko Park (臨港パーク) is a large green space on the eastern side of Minato Mirai, along the shore of Yokohama Bay and overl...

Kanagawa
Eiheiji Temple

Eiheiji Temple

Eihei-ji is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan. E...

Fukui