「Cultural assets/historic sites」Tourist Attractions
Kakunodate Samurai Residences
Kakunodate is a picturesque town located in Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, where beautiful streets from the Edo period still remain. Known as the "Little Kyoto of Michinoku...
Takayama Shrine
Takayama Jinya is a location where the governors and officials of the Edo period conducted their administration, and the term "Jinya" refers collectively to the offices, the...
Saigo Takamori Statue
The statue of Saigo Takamori, a great figure born in Kagoshima, stands proudly near the top of Shiroyama. Saigo is well-known as a prominent leader of the Meiji Restoration,...
Naki-jin Castle Ruins
Nakijin Castle Ruins is a historic site built as the residence of the king of the northern kingdom during the time of the Three Kingdoms of Okinawa. It is located in the nor...
Hagi Castle Town
Hagi Castle Town is a historic area that developed around Hagi Castle, which was built by Mori Terumoto in 1604. This town retains a strong atmosphere of the Edo period, wit...
Seifa Utaki
Seifa Utaki is the most sacred site of the Ryukyu Kingdom and was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" in...
Hida Takayama Old Town
The "Old Town" of Hida Takayama consists of three main streets that developed as a merchant town and served as the center of a castle town. Under the eaves lined with lattic...
