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  Narai-juku

  Nagano

  After travelers came over the worst of the Torii Pass, what waited for them was a post-station town known as ”Narai of the Thousand...

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  Funaya at Ine Bay

  Kyoto

  230 boathouses facing the Sea of Japan stand in a row on the waters of Ine bay. On the first level of these traditional buildings, there ...

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  Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine

  Kyoto

  Very popular with tourists from overseas! Thousands of torii gates, the symbolic archway to Shinto shrines, have been lined at the entran...

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  Usui third bridge

  Gunma

  Nicknamed ”Meganebashi (spectacles bridge)”, it is the largest brickwork arch bridge in Japan, at 91 meters in length and 31 ...

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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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  Tofuku-ji Temple

  Kyoto

  This temple has the oldest and biggest ”Garan” (Holy place where priests train) in the world. The templeholds many paintings...

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  Gioji Temple

  Kyoto

  This nunnery temple is featured in “Heike Monogatari”, a famous Japanese historical text. The story tells of a Shirabyoshi da...

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  Nikko Toshogu Shrine

  Nikko & Kinugawa

  The temple was built in 1617 for worshiping Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa government (1603-1867). Known for "Nemuri ...

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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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