Location List

This is a valley-shaped terrain sandwiched between the ridges extending from Mount Yasuman and a settlement surrounded by the sea. This area became a component asset of the "Hidden Christian Sites ...

This is a slope leading to the Glover Garden and the Oura Church. Souvenir shops line the street, bustling with large numbers of tourists during the day, but at night, the atmosphere changes drasti...

Standing high on a hill overlooking Nakagusuku Bay, the castle consists of six enclosures. In 1440, Gosamaru, then lord of Zakimi castle, was relocated there. He is said to have extend the Nakagusu...

Located at the southern tip of Awaji Island. Fukiagehama Beach is a white-sand beach where several films and TV dramas have been shot. No cityscape on the opposite shore. Swimming is not allowed.

As the name Shiromidai (castle viewing base) suggests, an interesting view of the Himeji Castle can be seen from the park which has been designated as one of the 10 best places to view the Himeji C...

It is said that all residents except for one family were Christians on the island of Kashiragashima. During the Goto Kuzure (persecution of Christians on Goto Islands), all the Christians escaped f...

The sole remaining church on Nozaki Island built thanks to efforts by Christians in Nokubi and Funamori Villages. It is the first brick church designed and built by Yosuke Tetsukawa. In 2018, the c...

With a history of over 130 years, the Misumi West Port built in the Meiji Period has been preserved well, including a colonial style house and a masonry quay which has been designated as a National...

The brick building, the mine entrance, and the huge machine room are preserved as they were from the 1880’s to the 1950’s.

ohura catholic church

A mountain in Kamo City. 326 meters high.

Sado gold mine maintain Edo state

Park with great nature in Higashiyama area.

Sakitsu Church is a Catholic church inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2018 along with the rest of Sakitsu village. It forms a part of the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region World Her...

Located south of Kamigamo Jinja Shrine, a world heritage shrine, Shake Machi (shake=family of Shinto priest, machi=town) is a district that developed in front of the shrine gate from the Muromachi ...

Yakushiji Temple was constructed by Emperor Tenmu in the late 7th century. Yakushiji is characterized by its symmetric layout, with the main hall (Kondo) and lecture hall standing in the center bet...

Horyuji Temple was founded in 607 by Crown Prince Shōtoku and Empress Suiko. Horyuji Temple’s grounds are separated into two main precincts, the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan) and the Eastern Preci...

Various historic architecture such as Todaiji Temple and Kofukuji Temple which are World Heritage sites are lit up from July 1 to October 31 every year.

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Head temple of Hosso Sect of Buddhism.

Yoshino appeared as a place where historical incidents occurred for several times in old days.

glover garden

There is Dorogawa hot spring and Mitarai canyon on the foot of Ominesan.

Overlooking the west coast on a 125-meter high hill, Zakimi Castle was erected during the 15th century. Around 1422, Gosamaru, then lord of Yamada Castle, four kilometers northeast of Zakimi, build...