Location List

Omizuen was a garden that belonged to Lord Kinoshita of the Ashimori Clan. It is one of the largest gardens in Okayama Prefecture and features a circular promenade around a pond. The garden has bee...

One of only 12 castles in Japan that has an original keep, Bitchu Matsuyama castle was built in 1240 and restored in 1683. It stands on top of a mountain at an altitude of 430 meters, making it the...

The residence of Buzaemon Nozaki, who built his fortune in the salt-making industry in the late Edo period (1603–1868). On a land of about 10,000 square meters are many buildings, such as the gates...

Closely associated with the figure believed to have inspired the famous Japanese folktale Momotaro, the Kibitsujinja Shrine is a National Treasure of Japan, officially listed as “The Main Sanctuary...

memorial　bridge

Near Karatsu Castle.

Shigenobu Okuma, twice prime minister of Japan and founder of Waseda University, was born in Saga. At Kaishokoji in Saga city (modern day Mizugae), where Shigenobu spent his childhood, there is a c...

Tottori Castle was originally built in 1532 and served as the regional center of power during the Sengoku Period. During the Edo Period, it was owned by the Ikeda Clan. Today the stone walls and a ...

The ruins of Takamatsu Castle, also called Tamamo Castle, is now the Tamamo Park. The castle site has been a National Historic Site since 1955, and the castle is known for being one of three castle...

The castle was built in 1718 by Matsura Atsunobu, the sixth lord of Hirado. Although it was dismantled during the Meiji Restoration, the main keep of the castle (a.k.a. Kameoka Castle) stands on a ...

Located on Oita Prefecture's Kunisaki Peninsula around Kitsuki Castle, Kitsuki is said to be Japan’s smallest castle town. The city has two hills with a valley in between. There are two slopes, Suy...

Jinya is a type of administrative headquarters in the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo Period. The Kaibara Jinya was built in 1714 as the residence for Kaibara's feudal clan lord (Nobunaga Oda's y...

The Ohama Beach (literally meaning “big beach”) is a white-sand beach in a traditional Japanese style with pine trees alongside the sand. The Sumoto Castle Ruins is on the mountain right behind th...

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...

Construction costs covered by donations from prefectures belonging to Sasebo Naval District (12 prefectures in the Kyushu, Shikoku, and Okinawa regions), this decorative hall was built in 1923. Aft...

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.

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 ...

An area with a traditional atmosphere from the Edo Period.

Designated as one of Japan’s top 100 rice terraces, the Bansho Tanada offers a peaceful rural landscape.

Designated as a National Important Cultural Property, Yachiyo-za reveals what the Kabuki Theater was like in the Edo Period.