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<The Last Samurai> and popular television dramas have been shot. The historical and natural landscape could be used for various scenes.

Suma-dera Temple is known nationwide as an “ancient temple associated with the Genpei War,” home to numerous treasures and historic sites, including Taira no Atsumori’s Aoba Flute, Benkei’s Bell, A...

This tea ceremony, held in Suma—a place associated with the Genpei War—is a popular community event. Suma-dera Temple serves as the main venue, with tea ceremony venues set up at several locations.

A shrine situated on the banks of the Ogo River amidst rural scenery. The main hall, featuring a hip-and-gable roof, is designated as a municipal cultural property.

A temple in the Arima Onsen area. Its wooden statues and other artifacts have been designated as Important Cultural Properties.

The wooden standing statue of the Eleven-Faced Kannon has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. As you walk through the town, a giant Buddha suddenly appears.

Located in the Hyogo-no-tsu area, it is said that Taira no Kiyomori imprisoned Emperor Go-Shirakawa in the vicinity of this temple.

The first temple on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. It is the starting point of the pilgrimage, where Kobo Daishi vowed to establish the pilgrimage route. The main hall, with its majestic appeara...

A Shinto shrine with a calm precinct despite its urban surroundings. A thick shimenawa (sacred straw rope) installed within the grounds serves as a strong visual marker of the shrine setting. The c...

Founded in 201 AD. It is also known as a shrine for matchmaking.

An ancient temple situated atop Mount Maya at an elevation of 700 meters. The temple was founded in 646 by the Indian monk Hōdō. Although it was completely destroyed by fire in 1976 (Showa 51), it ...

An ancient temple of the Tendai sect. 1015 stone steps must be climbed to reach the inner shrine.

Surrounded by pristine forest along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, this shrine has long stood as the guardian deity of Ushimado since before the medieval era. The grounds are imbued with a seren...

This shrine is said to have been founded in 1615. A subsidiary shrine of Matsubara Hachiman Shrine in Shirahama‑cho, Himeji City, it stands atop Shosekiheki, a scenic coastal cliff. Facing th...

Although roughly 500 years have passed since the garden was first created, it remains remarkably close to its original form. It has been designated both a nationally recognized Place of Scenic Beau...

Visible from the famous Tojinbo cliffs, this uninhabited island is known for its dramatic and mysterious scenery. Revered since ancient times as a sacred site of Shugendo, it preserves the spiritua...

It’s located on the heights which covered with green trees. Old townscape’s omotesando becomes courses of the Kanazawa marathon. There are parking lot, toilet, and waiting room.

The temple that has a great view where people can overlook the city area of Kanazawa. The precincts with full of nature have the main temple, halls, vermilion bridge, observation deck, and “karesa...

The shrine which enshrines the first lord of the domain of Kaga, Toshiie MAEDA and his legal wife O-Matsu-no-kata. The Shinmon (shrine gate) is designated as a nationally important cultural proper...

Toshitsune MAEDA is the third lord of the Maeda clan. Tentokuin is his legal wife, Tamahime’s family temple. They Put a marionette show “Tamahime’s Stories” on the stage. Style of the gates are ...

An ancient shrine with a long history called "Shikinaisha" since the middle of the Heian period. In the Edo period, it was called "Kifune Daimyojin". There are three stone lanterns donated by the f...

As the guardian shrine of Narai-juku, this shrine has long been beloved by the people, and is worshipped as the god of long-lasting fortune in battle, safety in the home, and safe travels. It is l...

This video introduces famous cherry blossom viewing spots in Hanamaki City. [Featured Spots] Hanamaki Onsen, Toyagasaki Park, England Coast, around Bishamon Bridge, Shinshoji Temple

Shorakuji Temple is the third temple of Chugoku region's 33 Temple Pilgrimage, Many bamboos and cherry trees surround the temple which is with a magnificent traditional garden and nice views over t...