Heritage Sites and Historic Landmarks in Japan
「Cultural assets/historic sites」Tourist Attractions
Amanoyasukawara
Tenshankawara is a mystical power spot located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is a large cave that unfolds about a 10-minute walk along the Iwadogawa River from the N...
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,...
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...
Okinawa World (Cultural Kingdom, Gyokusendo)
Okinawa World is a tourist spot where you can enjoy the natural beauty, culture, and history of Okinawa all at once. Among its attractions, the Tamatsukuri Cave, which has b...
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...
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...
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 ...
Hashima Island
Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island), is an uninhabited island located approximately 40 minutes by boat from Nagasaki Port, which once thrived as a c...
Oura Cathedral
Oura Cathedral is a Gothic-style church built in the foreign settlement of Nagasaki during the late Edo period, and it is the oldest existing church architecture in Japan. C...
