Location List

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...

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 ...

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.

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