World Heritage Himeji Castle (姫路城)
Himeji Castle was extensively renovated by Ikeda Terumasa between 1601 and 1609, and was completed as a magnificent castle with over 400 years of h...
National Treasure Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle's castle tower has a rare structure, a composite castle tower that combines the "castle tower" from the Sengoku period with the "T...
Matsue castle tower that is existing
The greatest attraction of Matsue Castle is that it still has a castle tower that still exists today, conveying the appearance of the castle from t...
Kochi Castle is the only castle in Japan that has the entire Honmaru
It is said that Kochi Castle is the only place where all of the Honmaru structures still exist. Overcoming many crises such as natural disasters...
Matsuyama Castle with an existing castle tower
Matsuyama Castle was started to be built in 1602 by Kato Yoshiaki, one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, and took about 25 years to complete. The...
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome, is a world-renowned monument located in Hiroshima City. It is a ver...
Inuyama Castle, a National Treasure with an existing castle tower
Inuyama Castle, which stands on a small hill on the banks of the Kiso River in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, is a precious castle designated as a...
National Treasure Hikone Castle with an existing castle tower
Construction of Hikone Castle began in 1604 by Naotsugu (later Naotaka), son of Ii Naomasa, one of the four great generals of the Tokugawa clan. It...
Castle Bitchu Matsuyama Castle in the Sky of existing castle tower
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is an impregnable mountain castle built on Mount Gagyu, about 430 meters above sea level. The castle tower is designated as...
Three lords Castle of Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle was built in 1612 by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu as part of a nationwide construction program. The vast grounds, surrounded by huge ston...
One of Japan's three greatest castles, Osaka Castle (大阪城)
Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but was attacked and captured by Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Summer Siege of Osaka. Later, Tokugawa...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The museum consists of two buildings, the main building and the east building. The main building mainly exhibits the damage caused by the atomic bo...
Okayama Korakuen of Japan's three famous gardens
Night even if you're pm August, lights good atmosphere is very beautiful. Access from Okayama Station is about 10 minutes walk away and get off...
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle was built by the famous general Kato Kiyomasa over a period of about seven years, starting in 1601. Also known as Ginkgo Castle, it...
Praying for Peace - Hiroshima Peace Park
When you enter the park, the first thing you see is the Atomic Bomb Dome (formerly the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall), which has ...
Uguisu-bari - Nijo Castle (二条城)
Nijo Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603, was born as a flat castle to demonstrate the authority of the Edo Shogunate. It was built with the i...
Maruoka Castle (Kasumiga Castle)
In 1576, during the Sengoku period, Katsutoyo, the nephew of Katsuie Shibata, built the castle on the orders of Nobunaga Oda as a preparation for t...
Kure Maritime Museum (Yamato Museum)
You can learn about the history of the war at that time, from the one-tenth size battleship Yamato to the Zero fighter plane. There is also the ...
Uwajima Castle
It is also famous for Hidemune, the eldest son of Date Masamune, who entered the castle and built the castle tower and castle town. Uwajima Cast...
Japan's Tallest Stone Walls! Marugame Castle
The inside of the castle is free, but there is a charge only inside the castle tower. The castle tower is not big, but it was rebuilt with wood,...
Ryoan-ji Temple, Famous for Its Karesansui Garden (龍安寺)
In addition to the Hojo Garden, which is known as the "Ryoan-ji Rock Garden," there is also a pond garden centered on Kyoyoike.
The oldest of the common people of school old Shizutani School
Photo was taken in early July. The time of the autumn leaves are very beautiful, such as ginkgo and autumn leaves. Autumn leaves time at night i...
Takeda Castle Ruins, the Castle in the Sky.
Takeda Castle Ruins is a mountain castle built on the summit of Mt. Kojo, 353.7m above sea level, and was abandoned about 400 years ago. However, t...
Wooden castle tower - Iga Ueno Castle
Iga Ueno Castle is one of Japan's 100 Great Castles, whose five-story castle tower collapsed in a storm in 1612 and was not rebuilt for a long time...
Reconstructed wooden castle tower - Ozu Castle
Ozu Castle is a beautiful castle located on a hill on the banks of the Hijikawa River in Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture. The current castle tower is on...
Kakegawa Castle
During the Sengoku period, Kazutoyo Yamauchi was the lord of the castle for 10 years. Kazutoyo, who was in the prime of his career, carried out lar...
Okayama Castle
Okayama Castle was constructed a castle by Ukita Hideie in 1597. It is a concrete structure for Ishiyama Gate and castle tower was burned in th...
Japanese Garden Yushien
Spreading across the heart of Daikon Island, an island in Lake Nakaumi in Izumo Province, Yushien Garden is a strolling Japanese garden with a pond...
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a museum in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, that handles materials related to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki Cit...
Imabari Castle - one of Japan's three great water castles
It is one of the "Three Great Water Castles of Japan" with a vast moat that draws in seawater from the inland sea. The unusual moat, where saltwate...
The Historic Streetscape of Tonemachi in Tsuwano Town
Tonomachi Street is an area lined with former samurai residences, named after the Tsuwano Domain's residence. Colorful carp swim leisurely in the c...
Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art
The great advantage of the Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art is its innovative architectural design and the concept of an "open museum." The black re...
Kinojo which became a model for the island of demon Momotaro story
And Mont seems to have been restored recently, stone wall seems to have left things at that time been excavated. There are also powerful earthwor...
Yayoi Period - Yoshinogari Ruins
The Yoshinogari Ruins are Yayoi period ruins that straddle Kanzaki City and Yoshinogari Town, Saga Prefecture. In the 1980s, an excavation survey a...
Kumayama Ruins Climbing
Kumayama has been a mountain of worship since ancient times, and the Kumayama ruins are thought to have been built in the early Nara period. The ru...
Tottori Castle
Located on Kyushozan in Tottori City, Tottori Castle is a complex of mountain and flatland castles that was the center of the Tottori domain for ab...
Mojiko Retro
Mojiko Retro is a district located in Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, that still retains the strong traces of the time when it flou...
Gifu Castle and Mt. Kinka Observatory
Gifu Castle is a mountain castle that stands on the summit of Mt. Kinka at an altitude of 329 meters. During the Sengoku period, it was the residen...
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle was founded in the 14th century and served as the political, economic and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom until the early 19th c...
Hisaya-odori Park
Hisaya-odori Park is a vast green park that runs through the Sakae area, the center of Nagoya City, for about 2 km from north to south. The park is...
Suirokaku, an elegant red brick building (水路閣)
Suirokaku is a brick arch aqueduct built to allow a branch of the Lake Biwa Canal to cross the grounds of Nanzenji Temple. Designed by Sakuro Tanab...
A beautiful reconstructed wooden castle - Gujo Hachiman Castle
Gujo Hachiman Castle is a beautiful castle that stands on a small hill and offers a panoramic view of the castle town below. The current castle tow...
Outlook is great! Tsuyama Castle (Kakuzan park)
Tsuyama Castle in Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama but was demolished in the Meiji era, it is currently Bitchu tower is rebuilt, as Heshan Park, the time...
Hiroshima Castle
The biggest feature is that the stone walls of the main citadel, which survived the bombing, remain as they were at the time, and the reinforced co...
Okazaki Castle, the castle of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Okazaki Castle, located in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, is known as the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Tenbun 11 (1542). The current castle to...
9 National Treasures! Tokugawa Art Museum - Tokugawa Garden
The Tokugawa Art Museum is located in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, and is a museum that mainly collects and exhibits treasures handed down by the Owari Toku...
Shimabara Castle
Shimabara Castle was built by Matsukura Bungonokami Shigemasa over a period of seven years, beginning in 1618 (Genwa 4). It was a magnificent castl...
Iga-ryu Ninja Museum, a popular spot for children!
The museum provides easy-to-understand explanations of the mechanisms used in ninja houses and the wisdom of the ninja. There are not many exhibits...
Sasaune tunnel of Fukiya copper mine
Part of the Yoshioka mine, a very wide space is spread and proceed through narrow entrance tunnel Sasaune. You have been very cool even in summer...
Joeiji Sesshu garden
The Sesshu Garden at Jyoeiji Temple is said to have been commissioned by the monk artist Sesshu to be used as a garden for Myokiji Temple, which wa...
Edo Castle
Fujimi Tower is the only three-story tower remaining in Edo Castle. It was once the largest castle tower in Japan, but now only the stone walls ...
Shibuya's Iconic Scramble Crossing & Hachiko Statue
Shibuya Scramble Crossing is globally famous as the world's busiest intersection. When the light turns green, huge numbers of pedestrians surge acr...
Nakijin Castle
This castle was built around the 13th century and predates the Ryukyu Kingdom. The castle walls, which were built by skillfully utilizing the natu...
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is built on Mt. Torafusu with an altitude of 48.9m, and the Kino River flowing in the north is used as a natural moat. It is a kaik...
Sekigahara Battlefield
The museum provides a multifaceted introduction to the history of the Battle of Sekigahara, the battle situation, and the activities of each milita...
The waterfront is beautiful! Ohori Park
Ohori Park is a water park located in Fukuoka City's Chuo Ward, and is a large park in the center of Fukuoka City. As its name suggests, there is a...
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins, located in Nakagusuku Village, Okinawa Prefecture, is a mountain castle located on a limestone hill at an elevation of 150...
Heian Jingu Shrine
Heian Jingu Shrine was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the transfer of the ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto, to Heian. This s...
Kozan-ji Temple, whose Buddha Hall is a National Treasure
Kosanji Temple is a Soto Zen temple located in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is known for its Buddhist temple, which has been designated a...
Ueda Castle Ruins Park
Ueda Castle Ruins Park is a historical park developed on the site of Ueda Castle, which was built by Sanada Masayuki and his son Yukimura during th...
Osaka Living Past and Present Museum
The permanent exhibition is divided into two parts: "Time Slip to the Edo Period'' on the 9th floor, and "Osaka in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa per...
Akashi Castle and Akashi Park
Akashi Castle, built in 1618-1619 by order of Tokugawa Hidetada, is a strategic location for the defense of the western provinces. Its sturdy, high...
Kannon-in Temple Garden
Half of the garden is a Japanese garden with a pond, which was created by Mitsunaka Ikeda, a feudal lord in the middle of the Edo period, in Tottor...
Shisendo, a Serene World with the Sound of Shishi-Odoshi
Shisendo is a garden that represents the literati culture of the Edo period and is designated as a special scenic spot of the country. The garden i...
The Imperial Court - Kyoto Imperial Palace
Since 2008, the Kyoto Imperial Palace has been open to the public without prior application, and a free walking route has been set up in addition t...
Odawara Castle
The castle tower is an imitation of a reinforced concrete structure. The top of the castle tower is an observation deck. Odawara Castle was buil...
Hamarikyu Gardens
Hama-Rikyu Gardens is a metropolitan garden located in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, built in the Edo period as a villa for the Tokugawa Shogunate. It features...
Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins
The Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins are the remains of a huge Sengoku period city spanning approximately 4km across a valley. Excavations have reveal...
Samurai residences and former residence of Koizumi Yakumo
The Lafcadio Hearn Former Residence is where Hearn lived for about five months as a newlywed in Matsue. It is a simple wooden house with a Japanese...
Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
The museum is divided into two buildings: the Main Building (for interactive exhibits) and the New Building (for historical exhibits). Renovated in...
Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle, located in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known as the "Castle of Success" as it is the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu spe...
Magose Pass on the Kumano Kodo
The stone-paved road continues endlessly through the Owase cypress forest surrounded by giant Owase cypress trees. The stone pavement was built 1,3...
Mohri Garden
Located in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the Mori Family Garden is a cultural asset consisting of a magnificent structure built in the Meiji per...
Kokura toast! Compal Osu Main Store
Located in Nagoya's Naka Ward, near Osu Kannon Temple, Compal Osu Main Branch is a long-established coffee shop that represents Nagoya, founded in ...
Onigashima Cave
The cave's interior recreates the demon's great hall, living room, and the demon guard's waiting room, creating a cool atmosphere even in summer. S...
Hirokane-House that has made its fortune in the copper mine in Edo
It is famous as a location for the movie "Yatsuhakamura ". It is a beautiful stone wall is a very elaborate in particular. You can feel the lif...
Zuiganzan Enkoji Temple (圓光寺)
Enkoji Temple is known as a Zen temple as well as the temple where the Fushimi version printing business was carried out. The Fushimi version is a ...
Takayama Jinya
Takayama Jinya is located in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, and is the site of the Gundai and Daikansho government office that governed Hida Provi...
Fukuyama Castle
Fukuyama Castle was built by Mizuno Katsunari in the early Edo period and is a beloved symbol of Fukuyama City. It is designated as a national hist...
Sunpu Castle built by Tokugawa Ieyasu
Sunpu Castle is located in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and is known as the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent his later years as ...
Hirado Castle
This castle was built in the early Edo period by the Matsuura clan, lords of Hirado Domain. Overlooking Hirado Port and overlooking the Kyushu mai...
Indigo House
Located in Aizumi-cho, Tokushima Prefecture, Ai no Yakata is a historical building that once housed an indigo merchant. Here, you can learn in dept...
Katsura Imperial Villa, a Masterpiece of Japanese Gardens
The original gardens and buildings from the early Edo period have been preserved, conveying the essence of the imperial court culture of that time ...
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
The greatest advantage of Shugakuin Imperial Villa is its unparalleled magnificent scenery and the quiet and calm viewing environment by reservatio...
Okunoshima became Rabbit Island
It was also the site of the production of chemical weapons after World War I, and there are ruins of related facilities as well as the Okunoshima P...
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Koishikawa Korakuen is located in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, and was built in the Edo residence of the Mito Tokugawa family in the early Edo period. It is...
Shizugatake Lift Foothill Station - Shizugatake
Shizugatake is a historic mountain where the Battle of Shizugatake took place during the Sengoku period. If you take the lift from Sanroku Station,...
Benefits for academic success, love, and longevity - Otowa Falls (音羽の滝)
Otowa Falls is a famous spring located beneath the temple complex of Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, a World Heritage Site. Spring water from Mt. Ot...
Japanese Mythology - Heavenly Rock Cave
Amanoiwato (Erihara no Mizuana) is a famous water spot that is quietly opened on the slope of Mount Osaka in Ise-Shima National Park. Approximately...
Hikone Castle Genkyuen
Genkyuen Garden, located in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, is a feudal lord's garden built in the early Edo period, located north of Hikone Castle....
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