Meiji-mura is an open-air museum in Inuyama city near Nagoya city in Aichi Prefecture. Over 60 historical buildings were relocated to the one-square-kilometer area to preserve some of the finest exam…

Tofuku-ji Temple is a famous Zen temple, and is one of the five "Kyoto Gozan" temples. It has established in the Kamakura period, 1255. It has a large collection of national treas…

Naruto city has a famous spot where whirlpools occur. The Naruto Whirlpool is a natural phenomenon formed within the ebb and flow of tidal currents in the Seto Inland Sea and Kii Channel. The…

Kifune Shrine is located on Mt. Kurama, which sits in the northern outskirts of Kyoto city. It is a shrine dedicated to the deity of water.The shrine features a very unique Omikuji, or paper …

Located on the east side of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, Hikone Castle is a well-preserved example of early 17th century castles of Japan. Naotsugu Ii began to construct the castle…

Izumo Taisha, located in Shimane Prefecture, is one of the oldest Shinto shrines dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto. It is famous as a “marriage shrine” and many people from all over Japan com…