Location List

Located two kilometers south of Shurijo Castle, Shikina-en Gardens was the second home of the Ryukyuan kings and was also called the southern residence. Built around 1800, it welcomed envoys from t...

Okinawa’s most important sacred place is seated overlooking the Chinen peninsula. The site is said to have been made by the legendary creator, Amamikiyo. It is known as a sacred grove for prayer fa...

Katsuren Castle was built by Lord Amawari in between the 12th and 13th centuries. Amawari raised prosperity by developing rice farming, actively promoting international trade, and positively introd...

Cherry blossom season is the main event around Mt Yoshino, with around 30,000 trees of 200 varieties, that bloom all over the mountain from late March to mid-April. Extra buses take visitors up to ...

The Former Site of Heijokyu Imperial Palace is the site upon which Heijo Palace or Heijkyo once stood. The site now features reconstructions of the Imperial Audience Hall where the Emperor’s throne...

The approach to Nara’s most famous and impressive Shinto shrine takes you along an atmospheric forest path, lined with hundreds of stone lanterns. Everywhere you will come across the sacred deer th...

world Heritage

This western-style two-story building was constructed in 1881, and the oldest existing building as schoolhouse in Mie prefecture.

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The house has been designated as an important national cultural asset.