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Goryokaku Park

Goryokaku Park

Goryokaku Park is an iconic star-shaped fort located in Hakodate. The fortress was originally constructed in 1855 to protect ...

Hokkaido
Cat Alley In Onomichi

Cat Alley In Onomichi

Jemma King

Neko no Hosomichi or Cat Alley in Onomichi is hidden away between the sloping streets that wind around the town. It connects ...

Hiroshima
teamLab Planets

teamLab Planets

teamLab Planets in Toyosu, Tokyo, is a body immersive museum where reality and fantasy blend into one work on art with you as...

Tokyo
Shibuya Halloween 2024

Shibuya Halloween 2024

Jemma King

Halloween has been steadily building momentum in Japan over the past few years, with this Tokyo event in October a highlight....

Tokyo
Todaiji

Todaiji

Todai-ji Temple, also known as the Great Eastern Temple, was originally built in 752 at the behest of Emperor Shomu. It is on...

Nara
Bladesmiths of Sakai

Bladesmiths of Sakai

Alena Eckelmann

There are 75 families members of the Sakai blade-making guild. Their workshops are located in the old part of Sakai, a stretc...

Osaka