Location List

You can stay in an old Japanese house.

The view from the observatory overlooking Karatsu Bay and Nijinomatsubara is breathtaking. Cherry blossoms and azaleas can also be enjoyed in spring.

Bansuiso was built as a residence and guesthouse in 1922 by Count Sadakoto Hisamatsu, who worked as a military attaché and lived in France for 15 years. Reflecting the count’s appreciation for Fren...

Tottori Castle was originally built in 1532 and served as the regional center of power during the Sengoku Period. During the Edo Period, it was owned by the Ikeda Clan. Today the stone walls and 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...

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

The building and the street lined with mud-plastered walls are often used in Samurai movies and drama series set in the Showa Period. The gate of the building was brought from the Kameyama Castle. ...

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...

Called “Tomo Shichikyo Ochi Iseki (literally meaning “the site in Tomo where 7 exiled lords stayed),” a cluster of 9 buildings that once prospered as Homeishu Breweries is preserved. In 1940, the s...

The building which is currently being used by the Takasago Chamber of Commerce and Industry was originally built in 1932 as the head office of Takasago Bank. In 2005, the building was designated a ...

Built in 1931. A former elementary school is reused as a community center for local people. As the inside of the building was renovated, the gate, exterior and corridor have the same atmosphere as ...

Renovated in 2020. Has a shop on the 1st floor and a restaurant on the 8th floor.

The path to the waterfall basin is well-maintained. Although the waterfall is not so large, the scene of the water flowing down in a fan-like form is beautiful.

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Originally built in 1881, the former Hamawaki Church was dismantled in 1931 and reconstructed in the Gorin district where it stands today as the Gorin Church. In 1985 it was almost dismantled, but ...

Originally built in 1878 and renovated into a red brick church by Yosuke Tetsukawa, a Japanese architect, in 1910 as the third church on the site. The church was designated as an Important Cultural...

It is said that all residents except for one family were Christians on the island of Kashiragashima. During the Goto Kuzure (persecution of Christians on Goto Islands), all the Christians escaped f...

A wooden schoolhouse built in 1885. Restoration and repair work was done in 2013 and 2014.

A museum consisting of two buildings. The House of Hyogo Origins is the history museum building, where visitors can learn about the history and attractiveness of the 5 regions in Hyogo. The First H...