Culture Naritasan Temple Naritasan Shinshoji Temple (成田山新勝寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple complex founded in the 10th century. This historic sit...
Culture Ouchi-juku Ouchi-juku was a small post office in the Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaido trade route. Merchants who were passing...
Culture Zenkoji Temple Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Prefecture is considered one of the most popular temples in Japan and is the largest in the country ...
Culture Osaka Castle Park Osaka Castle Park is a public urban park and a historic site in the prefecture of the same name. It is the second largest par...
Culture Kabuki-za Theatre When you think of Japanese theater, you also think of kabuki: demonic-looking masks, elegant kimonos and drums. Often stories...
Culture Chidorigafuchi The Chidorigafuchi Trench is one of the best places in Tokyo to see the cherry blossoms in spring, from late March to early A...
Culture Jigokudani Monkey Park Jigokudani is famous for its hot springs and the macaque monkeys that bathe in them. It is the only place in the world where ...
Culture Kintai Bridge The Kintai Bridge, built in 1673, is a historic wooden arch bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. Located at the foot of Mount Yokoya...
Culture National Diet The National Diet Building was constructed between 1920 and 1936 and is where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet....
Culture Horyuji Temple Japan is filled with a wide variety of temples, ranging from modest to opulent and from massive to small. Horyuji in Nara sta...
