Location List

Originally built in 1878 and renovated into a red brick church by Yosuke Tetsukawa, a Japanese architect, in 1910 as the third church on the site. The church was designated as an Important Cultural...

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...

Kamebishiya is a renowned soy sauce manufacturer creating their products using the traditional “Mushiro Koji Method” since 1753. Their building has been designated as a Tangible Cultural Property o...

The Former Goten Water Source was built as a water purification plant in 1921.　 In 1985, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (at the time) selected the buildings of the Goten Water Source as one of...

An old district dating back to the 17th century, where stone walls, hedges, waterways, and district boundaries have been preserved since the Edo period. The area was designated as a Preservation Di...

The New Kawaguchi Bridge, originally built across the Nakashima River in 1890, was moved to the east side of Dejima and became the current Dejima Bridge in 1910. It is the oldest road bridge still ...

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...

Built in 1614, Suwa Shrine is a major Shinto shrine in Nagasaki, home to Nagasaki Kunchi, a popular festival held from October 7 to 9 every year.

Dozaki church is a full-scale, redbrick, gothic-style church built in 1907 and dedicated to the 26 Martyrs of Japan by Bishop Cousin in 1908. As it was the first church built after the ban on Chris...

A wooden church with white walls and blue windowpanes. Four families of settlers from Nishisonogi began the church in 1881, and thanks to funds raised by 50 families through dragnet fishing, the Eg...

Kawashiri prospered as a port town and its streets are lined with historic cultural assets and important scenic structures, such as the Kawashiri Rice Warehouse Remains and the Funatsukiba Wharf, b...

The site of Taishoji Temple, which was the family temple of the Hosokawa Clan, has a moss garden, a teahouse, and abundant greenery. Located here are four mausoleums dedicated to Hosokawa Fujitaka ...

All seven camphor trees older than 1000 years old, the giant trees now stand over the parking of Fujisakidai Baseball Stadium.

A giant camphor tree which has been designated as a Special Natural Monument of Kumamoto Prefecture. The tree, so large that it looks like a forest, is located in a park.

Called a “living fossil,” the Japanese giant salamander is the world’s largest amphibian with a body over 1-meter long. They became known after Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold shipped a Japanes...

Aoiaso Shrine is a historic shrine which has been designated as a national treasure.

This building, built in 1942, was used as an elementary (primary) school for 70 years.　A two-story wooden building with an iron plate roof, it is very large for a school and has a characteristic h...

The area which used to be an inn town. Has a row of old buildings built in the Edo era （1603–1868）and the Meiji era （1868–1912）on the street approximately 1 km long and can see the remnant of b...

Built around 1930. There is a flowerbed designed by a famous author, Kenji Miyazawa.

About 60-minute drive from Hanamaki station on Japan Railway. Built in 807. Located in the village where has the starting point for climbing Mt. Hayachine. The main hall was built in the Keicho e...

Designated as a important cultural property of Japan, this colonial style building was built in 1880 and used as the U.S. Consulate for 10 years. After being used as a commercial building by severa...

Constructed as the residence of German trader, G. Thomas, in 1909. The house is famous for the weathercock ornament and became popular as the site of a TV drama. Designated as an important cultural...

A colonial style residence built in 1903. The house was the residence of Hunter Sharp, the American Consul-General of Kobe at the time. Moegi is the Japanese name for the green color of the house. ...

The Main Hall of Taisanji Temple is a National Treasure of Japan, originally built in 716. It was rebuilt in 1293 after a big fire in 1285. In addition to the Main Hall, a pagoda, and other facilit...