The Historical Village of Hokkaido is an open-air museum in Sapporo with buildings from the Meiji and Taisho periods, during…
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, also known as Tsuruga Castle, is a traditional fortress located in Fukushima Prefecture. It now houses a museum…
If you are interested in Japan's history and want to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Edo Period, you…
Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion) was constructed by a shogun from the 15th century. You can still see his quest for beauty…
A 'machiya' is a traditional wooden house that is especially typical of Kyoto city. It was the artisans and merchants…
The Chion-in temple in Kyoto is a Buddhist temple and is the home of Jo-do Buddhism. It was founded in…
The Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto was established by the powerful warrior-politician Taira-no-Kiyomori in 1164, and it is especially famous for…
The Heian Jingu shrine was instituted in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100-year anniversary of the return of the capital to…
Kasuga Taisha Shrine was founded in the 8th century by the Fujiwara family and used to be completely rebuilt every…
The Kofukuji Temple was moved to its current location in Nara from Kyoto in 710, the year when the capital…
The Horyuji temple in Nara was founded in 607 by Prince Shotoku and has the oldest wooden buildings in the…
Read about the history of the iconic Osaka Castle, and what you can see there today!
The Great Seto Bridge links the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. It is one of the largest bridges in the…
Kumamoto Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kumamoto City, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. It is regarded as…
Okinawa was an independent kingdom named the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879, and Shurijo Castle was the seat of…
The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka is located near Osaka station and well-worth a short visit. The view from the…
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum lets its visitors learn about the devastation that followed after the atomic bomb fell on…
Himeji Castle was the first registered World Cultural Heritage site (in 1993) in Japan. It is said to be a…
Nijo-jo Castle in Kyoto has witnessed some of the most important events in Japanese history in the 400 years since…
In Kanazawa, you can find the old home of the samurai Nomura clan. The building is almost intact and is…