Location List

Iwami Tatamigaura is a scenic spot that was designated a National Natural Monument in 1932. An immense flat terrain of rocks unfolds as one walks out of the cave, and various fossils can be seen am...

The Kumagai Residence is a home once owned by a wealthy merchant family. The social status of the merchant at the end of the Edo Period can be seen from the size and the decorative interior of the ...

The only hot spring district in Japan to be in an area designated as a Historic Streetscape Preservation District. The hot spring is also a part of the World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine ...

Oni no Shita Burui is a large gorge stretching a little over 2 kilometers that was created by a rapidly flowing river carving out the mountainside over a long period of time. The V-shaped valley is...

The Itohara Family is one of the three Tesshi Houses that has lived in Okuizumo for nearly 400 years. Tesshi were the heads of the official ironworkers, who managed everything from collecting mater...

The Kuchiba family residence is located in the former samurai residence district of Hagi Castle’s castle town. The Kuchiba family was a high-ranked samurai, and their home is a valuable example of ...

“Magura no Oiwago” is a boulder field (blockfield) with rocks as large as approximately 7 meters in diameter. The site has been designated as a National Natural Monument of Japan.

Construction of the old Yamaguchi Prefectural Office and Prefectural Assembly Hall was completed in 1916. Today, these buildings are a museum with exhibits about the past and present of Yamaguchi P...

The five-ringed pagodas, said to be the tomb of Yang Keifei, are estimated to have been made in the late Kamakura Period. Considered as stone pagodas in a most complete form, the pagodas have been ...

Called “Tomo Shichikyo Ochi Iseki (literally meaning “the site in Tomo where 7 exiled lords stayed),” a cluster of 9 buildings that once prospered as Homeishu Breweries is preserved. In 1940, the s...

Imaicho is a compact, beautifully preserved Edo period merchant town that has been designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Japan. Many traditional r...

Shinmachi-dori Street is located in the town of Gojo in Nara prefecture. This area used to be one of the key points of transportation between Osaka and Kii. Houses in this area, built between the E...

Imanishi Shoin was originally used as the residence of a Buddhist monk of the Kofuku-ji Temple and handed over to the Imanishi family in 1924. Since then the house has undergone several repair cons...

The building which is currently being used by the Takasago Chamber of Commerce and Industry was originally built in 1932 as the head office of Takasago Bank. In 2005, the building was designated a ...

The Iwasa Residence was built in 1904 as a Japanese farmhouse. The exterior walls are painted with black plaster (stucco) coating and the roof’s thick vergeboard give the house a dignified look. Th...

A multi-use hall built in 1911. The renowned novelist Soseki Natsume was the guest speaker at the opening ceremony. Registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan, the hall is a wooden truss s...

Akashi Castle was an Edo period Japanese castle located in Akashi City, Hyōgo Prefecture. It underwent major repairs in 1739, and was largely demolished by the Meiji Government in 1874. The castle ...

Surrounded by classic white-painted earthen walls, the residence includes the main structure, a temple dedicated to Fudo Myo-o, a shrine dedicated to Inari, and dozo-style mortar storehouse. The wh...

There are two tea rooms next to the Sakai City Museum: Shinan and Obaian. Shinan was originally built in Shiba Park, Tokyo, in 1929. It was donated and moved to Sakai in 1980. Designed by Rodo Ogi,...

Brick and concrete reservoirs in the north of the city of Sakai. The two reservoirs, with a total area of 662 m2, are covered by a brick vault. The entrance has an arched opening crowned by a diamo...

In addition to its history as a mountain asceticism temple, Seigakuin is known as a temple school where Ekai Kawaguchi, the first Japanese to cross the Himalayas from late Edo Period to early Meiji...

With a history spanning more than 1,100 years, Aburahi Shrine has been venerated by many people for a long time. During Sengoku Period (age of warlords) in the 15th and 16th centuries, the shrine w...

A samurai's house with many trees that have colored leaves in autumn. Has full of Japanese atmosphere. The interior of the house like a wooden door looks good and various types of filming are possi...

Originally built in 1881, the former Hamawaki Church was dismantled in 1931 and reconstructed in the Gorin district where it stands today as the Gorin Church. In 1985 it was almost dismantled, but ...