Heritage Sites and Historic Landmarks in Japan
「Cultural assets/historic sites」Tourist Attractions
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, ...
Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Castle Park is a vast urban park with an area of approximately 105.6 hectares, located in the center of Osaka City. Within the park, you can find the main tower of Osa...
Northern Culture Museum
The Northern Culture Museum preserves and opens to the public the former grand residence of the Ito family, one of the most affluent farming families in Niigata. The approxi...
Sado Gold Mine
Sado Gold Mine is a historical site that boasts a 400-year history as Japan's largest gold and silver mine. It was opened in 1601, and during the Edo period, it was a direct...
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...
World Heritage Ainu Village of Traditional Housebuilding
The World Heritage Site "Aikura Gassho-zukuri Village" is a beautiful place that preserves Japan's original scenery. It features gassho-zukuri buildings that date back appro...
Ichijo-dani Asakura Site
The Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins is a valuable archaeological site where the remains of the castle town ruled by the Asakura clan during the Sengoku period have been excava...
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...
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...
