Location List

Kajiya Castle is said to have been constructed at the end of the Heian Period as a base for the Matsuura Clan. Only the Otemon Gate and stone walls remain on the castle site today.

A famous mountain castle in Japan, the Gassan Toda Castle served as the seat of the powerful Amago clan from 1396 to 1566. It was regarded as the most impregnable castle in all of Japan, but in 156...

The Nakao Castle Park is located at the former site of a mountaintop castle, the Nakao Castle. With the red bridge as its landmark, the park is full of flowers throughout the year and offers a magn...

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 ...

Ishida Castle (a.k.a. Fukue Castle) is the remains of a castle structure in Goto, Nagasaki. The construction of the castle started in 1849 and was completed 15 year later in 1863, with more than 50...

Yonago Castle was built sometime in the late 15th century and became the leading fortification in the San-in region after additional constructions. It was built on top of Mt. Minato, a point of str...

Opened in May, 1972. A great facility for training for seminars right in front of Mt. Iwate. In addition to accommodation houses and training rooms, it has a ground, tennis courts, a softball groun...

The hub for industries, cultures and sports in Iwate Prefecture. Has a spacious site for multi-purpose uses including event halls （3,600㎡ in total, accommodating about 8,000 people), exhibition h...

Opened in 1998. The facility is directly connected with Morioka station on Japan Railway (JR). Has a large hall that is suitable for multi-purpose uses, from musicals and operas to large-scale conc...

high school located near seashores on Sea of Japan side

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...

Was a mountain castle built on 356-meter Mt. Inokuchi during the Sengoku Period around 1334-1338. Kuruwas (castle compounds) on the mountain top are surrounded by sturdy stone walls.

The corner towers, the gate in the stone wall, Honmaru Goten (palace), and other facilities have been restored.

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...

Iwami Tatamigaura is a scenic spot that was designated a National Natural Monument in 1932. An immense flat terrain of rocks unfolds as one walks out of the cave, and various fossils can be seen am...

The Kumagai Residence is a home once owned by a wealthy merchant family. The social status of the merchant at the end of the Edo Period can be seen from the size and the decorative interior of the ...

The only hot spring district in Japan to be in an area designated as a Historic Streetscape Preservation District. The hot spring is also a part of the World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine ...

Oni no Shita Burui is a large gorge stretching a little over 2 kilometers that was created by a rapidly flowing river carving out the mountainside over a long period of time. The V-shaped valley is...

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...

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 ...