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There are countless places across Japan where visitors can feel the special history and traditions of that location. Let us be your guide to historical buildings and townscapes, temples and shrines, ruins, castles, and traditional ceremonies.
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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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Kawaguchiko Oishi Park
- Mt. Fuji
- Spreading like a purple carpet across the park during summer, the park’s lavender fields with Mt. Fuji in the background are a sigh...
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Rurikoin Temple
- Kyoto
- Rurikoin Temple only allows worship during the special worship period in spring (April to June), and autumn (October to December). The &q...
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Haradani-En
- Kyoto
- It is said that this cherry tree must be seen at least once in your lifetime. More than 400 cherry trees fill the 130,00 square meters of...
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Oshino Hakkai
- Mt. Fuji
- This well, designated as a natural monument, gets its water from the groundwater of Mount Fuji. The former Oshino Lake dried up, and the ...
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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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Ginzan Onsen
- Yamagata
- This hot spring was made famous by the NHK television drama “Oshin”. Gas street lamps burn at night, and the closely packed w...
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Cherry trees of Gion Shirakawa
- Kyoto
- Tea houses often visited by geisha and maiko (geisha in training) line the old-style streets. When the cherry blossom trees bloom, they...
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Takeda Castle Ruins
- Hyogo & Kobe
- As far as mountain castle remains go, Takeda Castle is rare for being the most perfect in the country. Another name for the castle is &rd...
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Kumano Sanzan
- Wakayama
- Kumano Sanzan is located in the southern part of the Kii Peninsula in Kumano and refers to three shrines: Hongu, Shingu and Nachi. It...
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