Location List

Built in the late Muromachi Period (16th century), the former Furui Family Residence was used as a house until 1967. With thatched roof, it is built with a hip-and-gable construction. A large ston...

This elegant Japanese house was built in the late Edo period (1781–1867). The single-story wooden structure showcases traditional craftsmanship with meticulous attention to detail. The spacious gar...

Built in the early Taisho era, it has a structure with a verandah with a mud edge, and remains of this type of structure are rare in the central Hokkaido region. A characteristic feature of this h...

Opened in 1914 for the purpose of transporting coal, the station was abandoned in 1985 with the closure of the Manji Line. It has been maintained as a railway park since 1986, and SL locomotives, r...

This inn is located in a village hidden deep in the mountains, and was originally a private house, so you can take pictures of the traditional lifestyle. There is a wooden deck outside that you ca...

Pottery is called "Yachimun" in Okinawa. A building of a photograph is not a house. It is a special kiln. It is called"Nobori gama"

The Isawa Dam, located on the Isawa River of the Kitakami River system in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, serves multiple purposes: flood control, securing river flow for environmental conservation, s...

Tokusuien was established in 1957 as a memorial garden to commemorate the completion of the first cylindrical water distributor and to honor the pioneers of the Isawa Plain’s development. The garde...

Atago-yama Shrine, locally known as “Atago-sama,” stands atop a prominent iwakura (sacred rock) in Oshu’s Isawa area. Since the Edo period, it has been deeply revered as a deity protecting against ...

Okinawa World is Okinawa Prefecture’s foremost theme park and presents the local history, culture and nature all in one location. The parks main attraction is Gyokusendo. A 5-meter long limestone c...

Artificial beach in the south of Okinawa main island

The nearest hotel from Ishigaki urban area. There is a Maesato beach right in front of the hotel.

Santaki (“Three Falls”) is a fan-shaped waterfall located on the Yokosawa, a tributary of the Kitamata River in Oshu City. Surrounded by natural forest, it comes into view after a short walk along ...

Koromo-no-Taki (“Robe Waterfall”) is a two-tiered waterfall, with the upper section approximately 15 meters high and 14 meters wide. Its name is said to originate from a legend in which a celestial...

Called Oganzaki as well as Uganzaki. A cape located on the peninsula in the west of Ishigaki island.

Dewa Shrine is said to have been founded when General Sakanoue no Tamuramaro prayed to Haguro Gongen during his campaigns against the Emishi and, after his victory, enshrined the deity here. Legend...

The Esashi Jinku Festival, originating from the Hibuse Fire Prevention Festival in the Iwayado district of Esashi, Oshu City, has been held since 1974 as a celebration involving the entire local co...

Mizusawa Racecourse, located in Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, offers views of the Kitakami River to the front, Mount Tabashine to the right—associated with Yoshitsune legends—and Mo...

Mizusawa Park, located in central Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is an urban park believed to have been developed in 1878 under the design of Minomushi Sanjin. It contains approximately 50...

The Hyakushika Daigunbu (“Hundred-Deer Grand Dance”) is a large-scale performance where multiple styles of Taiko-style Shishi Odori (Deer Dance) from Esashi, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, come toget...

The north side of the Seichō Government Office complex is modeled after an earlier period, around the 8th to 9th centuries, when the Tohoku region had not yet been fully brought under central contr...

Kyara Gosho (“Kyara Palace”) is the only building in Japan that follows the shinden-zukuri architectural style of the Heian period. It is a faithful reconstruction, based on historical records, of ...