Location List

<The Last Samurai> and popular television dramas have been shot. The historical and natural landscape could be used for various scenes.

The Himeji City Museum is located east of the Himeji Castle, which is a World Heritage and a National Treasure of Japan. The red-brick building dates back to 1905, when it was built as a military s...

【Closed for renovation for about 6 years starting March 2026.】Built in the 20th year of the Meiji era, it served as a resting and lodging facility for distinguished guests visiting the shrine. Th...

The Hakogi House is said to be the oldest surviving private residence in Japan. It has been designated as an Important Cultural Property by the national government.

This house was relocated from its original site in Kitano-cho, where it was built around 1902 by the British merchant Mr. Hassam. It is open to the public in the spring and fall. It has been design...

Designated as a National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. It is 45 meters long, 2 meters wide, and rises 14 meters above the water. Constructed from shirakuchi wisteria weighing approxima...

A Shinto shrine with a calm precinct despite its urban surroundings. A thick shimenawa (sacred straw rope) installed within the grounds serves as a strong visual marker of the shrine setting. The c...

Akira Kurosawa's "Ran", "Kagemusha", and "007 You Only Live Twice" are the birthplace of many works. There are conditions for shooting.

A well-preserved Edo-period farmhouse once owned by a wealthy farming family. Featuring traditional rooms and an earthen floor, it offers an authentic setting for period dramas and scenes depicting...

A nationally designated treasure from the early Meiji period that was actually used as an elementary school. Featuring Western-style architecture with well-preserved classrooms and corridors, it of...

A Taishō‑era Important Cultural Property preserved in its original location. The wooden school buildings and auditorium function as a single setting, ideal for school dramas, period pieces, and fl...

Operated by Kikumasamune Sake Brewery—renowned for its sake production—this museum showcases the “Sake Brewing Tools of Nada,” designated as an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property by the nati...

A facility operated by the Sakura Masamune brewery that showcases brewing tools, nostalgic signs, bottles, and labels that tell the story of its 400-year history. It also features a restaurant and ...

former Yamagata prefectural office building

This merchant residence, which was once operated as a sake brewery during the Edo period (1603–1867), has been preserved in a state closely reflecting its original appearance. The shop section (eas...

The main house, built in the mid‑Edo period (around 1700–1800), and the detached reception hall—a modern Japanese-style structure designed during the Taisho era (1912–1926) by Tatsuzo Sone and Seii...

Within the approximately 4,000-square-meter grounds grow many plants, including mountain cherry trees 150–200 years old, maples, and azaleas. The garden was created in the Meiji period (1868–1912) ...

This grand traditional residence conveys the lifestyle of a wealthy landowner who prospered in the sake brewing business during the Edo period (1603–1868). The main house was built in 1760, and the...

Once a flourishing town thanks to copper mining, this mountain village was famous as a major producer of vivid red “Bengara” color pigment made from oxidized iron. The uniqueness of Fukiya is that ...

This residence served as the official home of a Kaga Domain magistrate and was built in the late Edo period (late 18th–mid‑19th century). The property covers approximately 1.3 acres and includes...

Construction began in April 1892, resulting in a beautiful brick arch bridge where engineering and artistry blend seamlessly. Rising 31 meters above the riverbed, it is the largest structure of its...

Built in May 1936 by businessman Rentaro Shima, this building originally served as a library known as Kakyo Bunko, first for Awatabe Town and later for Imadate Town. Since 1983, it has been used as...

Covering approximately 28.5 hectares, this expansive park preserves the historic grounds of Kanazawa Castle. Within the park stand several Important Cultural Properties of Japan, including the I...

Situated in the Senba district to the west of Himeji Castle, this former physician’s residence occupies a site measuring roughly 50 by 40 meters and includes a collection of early Showa-period buil...