「Cultural assets/historic sites」Tourist Attractions
Tsumagoshuku
Tsumago-juku is a post town located in Nagano Prefecture along the Nakasendo, and it is the 42nd of the 69 stations connecting Edo and Kyoto. With Ise Mountain to the west a...
The Nomura Family Samurai House
The "Nomura Family Samurai Residence," the only publicly accessible samurai house at the Nagamachi Samurai District, is an attraction featuring an esteemed samurai residence...
Hida no Sato
Hida no Sato is an open-air museum featuring over 30 traditional gassho-zukuri houses that have withstood heavy snowfall, representing Hida's architectural heritage. Each ho...
Miwa Town Udattsu no Machinami
Wakimachi Udatsu Townscape is a precious historic district that features about 430 meters of buildings from the mid-Edo period to the early Showa period. Blessed with the wa...
Bocchan Train
The "Botchan Train" is a diesel locomotive based on a steam engine that was beloved by the citizens of Matsuyama for 67 years starting from 1888. It gets its name from Natsu...
Hiyono Sato Okuwatayama
The secret kiln village of Okawauchi-yama is located in Imari City, Saga Prefecture, and was known during the Edo period as the official kiln of the Nabeshima family of the ...
Ryogoku Kokugikan
Ryogoku Kokugikan is the "home of sumo," where the Grand Sumo Tournament is held three times a year. This multipurpose hall, which can accommodate up to 10,000 people, is al...
National Diet Building
The National Diet Building is the center of Japan's legislature, located a 3-minute walk from Tokyo Metro's Nagatacho Station. Construction began in 1920 and was completed i...
Osaka Central Wholesale Market
The Osaka City Central Public Hall, completed in 1918 based on a donation from stockbroker Einosuke Iwamoto, is a beautiful iron-framed brick building in the Neo-Renaissance...
Zouheikyoku
The Japan Mint is an independent administrative法人 that was established in Osaka in 1871 (Meiji 4), producing coins, medals, and metal crafts. At the time of its founding, ...
Nintoku Tennei Ryo Kofun
The Nintoku Tenno Ruins is the largest keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan, located in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, with a total length of approximately 486 meters. It is ...
Ouchi-juku
Ouchi-juku, located in Minamiaizu, Fukushima Prefecture, was once an important post town on the Aizu Nishi Kaido, a highway connecting Aizuwakamatsu and Nikko Imaichi. The s...
