Search results for Illumination
Held all across Japan primarily around the Christmas season, illuminations are part of the poetry of the season and announce the coming winter. We’ll also introduce light festivals held in different seasons together with blooming cherry blossoms, autumn leaves, and falling snow.
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Kifune Shrine
- Kyoto
- Kifune is an old shrine that worships a dragon god who controls water. It has had a long history of believers from the ancient times. The...
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Sagano Bamboo Forest
- Kyoto
- These bamboo forest paths are frequently used as a filming location for various movies and TV dramas. During the traditional early winter...
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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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Tsunoshima Bridge
- Yamaguchi
- Tsunoshima Bridge was opened to the public on November 3rd, 2000. The straight bridge over the ocean makes you feel as if you were in a m...
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Arakura Mountain Sengen Park (Arakurayama Sengen Park)
- Mt. Fuji
- Arakura Sengen Shrine is one of the foremost scenic destinations of Fujiyoshida City. Climb the 397-step staircase located near the main ...
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Blue Pond (Aoiike)
- Furano, Biei, Sounkyo Gorge
- This scenery, which has become world famous after being used as a wallpaper for the MacBook Pro, is actually a pond that was formed by ch...
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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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Fujikawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival
- Mt. Fuji
- Near the Nashigawa River, the main event area is at Momoji-kairo (maple corridor), an avenue of about 60 massive, brilliantly red maple t...
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Shibu Onsen (Hot Springs)
- Nagano
- Right along the Yokoyugawa river rests this quaint, old-fashioned hot springs town. Visitors will be greeted by the sight of steam rising...
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Ritsurin Garden
- Kagawa
- Designated as a special scenic place of Japan, this garden is the largest of its kind. The garden contains beautiful ponds and miniature ...