Search results for Cultural heritage
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Hana-no-Miyako Park
- Mt. Fuji
- Located by the side of the closest lake to Mt. Fuji, this park at 1,000 meters above sea level is always covered with seasonal flowers. O...
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Kiyomizu Temple
- Kyoto
- The height of the ”Kiyomizu Stage” is equivalent to that of a 4-story building, and the view of the city from Kiyomizu Stage ...
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Shirakawa-go
- Hidatakayama
- The style of architecture known as Gassho-zukuri (Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof) and the townscape of Shirakawa-go are...
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Nikko Toshogu Shrine
- Nikko & Kinugawa
- The temple was built in 1617 for worshiping Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first shogun of the Tokugawa government. Known for ”Nemuri Neko (...
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Magome-juku Historic Post Town
- Gifu
- Magome is a once prosperous historic post town located at the southern tip of Kiso Valley. The post town is located on a 600-meter long s...
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Kasuga Grand Shrine
- Nara
- This is a World Heritage site. Beginning with the Fujiwara clan in the Heian period (794 to 1185) until now 3,000 lanterns around the shr...
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Tea plantation and My.Fuji
- Mt. Fuji
- Imamiya, a famous spot fot photographing Shizuoka Prefecture's famous tea plantations. The tea plantation's vertical rows sprea...
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Itsukushima Shrine
- Hiroshima & Miyajima
- A rare scene that has no match anywhere in the world; a shrine which appears to be built on the sea. It is said that Taira no Kiyomori ch...
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Nachi waterfall
- Wakayama
- One of the three biggest waterfalls in Japan, with a 133m fall, 13m width, and a 10m deep pool at its base. Every year on July 9th and De...
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Nijo Castle
- Kyoto
- Designated a national historic site, the castle served as the Tokugawa Shogunate’s Kyoto base during the Edo Period. The architectu...