Location List

bullfighting as holly ceremony

Private University for design

red supension bridge which is the oldest bridge in Akita prefecture.

The herb garden with about 180 species. You can view Tazawako lake from the restaurant.

ten minutes from Kakunodate station of JR line. Location of Korean drama "Iris". Tangible cultural properties of Akita prefecture.

Shrine located in south side of Kakunodate

Wood building constructed after World War II

bridge of Shihoro line of Japan National Railways ( former JR Hokkaido) made with concrete. It would be underwater in high water level season during June to October.

Roadside station

Matsuura-Railway station

Omura-city shrine

Located two kilometers south of Shurijo Castle, Shikina-en Gardens was the second home of the Ryukyuan kings and was also called the southern residence. Built around 1800, it welcomed envoys from t...

A long time ago, the Ryukyus were divided in three kingdoms. One of these kingdoms was the Hokuzan kingdom located in northern Okinawa and ruled from Nakijin Castle. Elevated on a 90-100-meter hi...

Katsuren Castle was built by Lord Amawari in between the 12th and 13th centuries. Amawari raised prosperity by developing rice farming, actively promoting international trade, and positively introd...

Members of Japanese Navy Corps Engineers, Yamane Division dug a tunnel complex for the Navy’s Okinawa headquarters bunker in 1944. The semi-circular tunnels hardened by post and concrete were 450 m...

The Japanese-style garden laid out by Date Clan in 1868 is one of the scenic spots in the country, particularly for its beautiful Japanese wisteria and irises. A pergola was uniquely designed for w...

Tatara Ohashi Bridge, one of the world's biggest cable-stayed bridge links Omishima (Ehime) and Ikuchishima (Hiroshima). The seaside park is just off the bridge. There are info center, shops for lo...

Imabari Castle was constructed in 1604 by Todo Takatora, an ace castle builder at that time. The castle, built on the seaside plain and surrounded by the triple seawater moats, is one of the rare c...

I form a basin-formed plateau among mountain ranges of the 500-600m grade. I consist of 180-420m above sea level of the plateau surface, mainly Paleozoic limestone, and the stalactite cave eroded ...

In light of Tottori’s twice rescue of Korean sea vessels, this garden was constructed to celebrate the history of friendship between Korea and Tottori Prefecture with commemorative plaques, Korean ...

New soba offered from early November. Buckwheat kernels are carefully ground in a stone mortar and combined with the finest quality Japanese yam and local spring water. This shop also offers the ch...

Yumeminato Tower and Yumeminato Park are both on the south side of Sakaiminato’s Takenouchidanchi, where the San’in Yumeminato Fair was held. Yumeminato is well known as Sakaiminato City’s main par...

Designed on the theme of the Man’yoshu, a vast poetry anthology from the 8th century, this modern museum is thoughtfully designed, with vibrant displays depicting daily life at the time along with ...

Ranging over four buildings with wheelchair access, this museum holds treasures from the Nara period (710 to 784 AD), plus Buddhist and decorative art from around Japan with explanations in English...