Location List

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...

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.

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

The shrine is famous for its torii gate in the sea and an optical phenomenon known as Shiranui (mirage of fire), which appears at night over open water from the end of August to mid-September.

With a history of over 130 years, the Misumi West Port built in the Meiji Period has been preserved well, including a colonial style house and a masonry quay which has been designated as a National...

A river ferry boat ride to enjoy the plum and cherry blossoms blooming over stone walls.

An old-fashioned public hot spring in a small village.

The brick building, the mine entrance, and the huge machine room are preserved as they were from the 1880’s to the 1950’s.

A garden that has been designated as a National Scenic Beauty.

Approximately 3,500 Koinobori (carp streamers) fly as if swimming over the river during the Koinobori (carp streamers) Festival from April to May every year.

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