Heritage Sites and Historic Landmarks in Japan
「Cultural assets/historic sites」Tourist Attractions
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...
Takeda Castle
Takeda Castle Ruins, located at an elevation of 353.7 meters, is a mountain castle believed to have been built by the Tajima governor, Sōzen Yamana, during the Kakyō period ...
Heijo Palace Ruins
The Heijo Palace Site is the center of Heijo-kyo, which was relocated from Fujiwara-kyo in 710, and it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as "Cultural Properties...
Shoka Sojuku
The private school "Matsushita Village School," established by the thinker Yoshida Shoin during the Bakumatsu period, is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The foun...
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...
Shiseki Takamatsu Castle Ruins and Tamamo Park
Takamatsu Castle Ruins and Tamamo Park, designated as a national historic site, is a park that has been developed around the remains of Takamatsu Castle, which served as the...
Harimaya Bridge
Harimaya Bridge is a sightseeing spot in Kochi, celebrated in the "Yosakoi Bushi" song, and is the setting for the love story of the monk Junshin and his daughter Ouma. It i...
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...
