Historic Towns in Japan
「Townscape/Bikan Historical Quarter」Tourist Attractions
Shirakawa-go Historic Village
Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri village is located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, where a unique architectural style known as Gassho-zukuri has been preserved for hundreds of years t...
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter features an enchanting townscape with white-walled storehouses, earthen walls, and beautiful rows of willows, creating a perfect harmony b...
Tottori Sand Dunes
The Tottori Sand Dunes boast an astonishing landscape shaped by the beauty of wind and nature. The dunes, which constantly change shape due to the wind, create natural art p...
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is a representative tourist spot in Yokohama that utilizes historical brick buildings constructed between the late Meiji period and the early Ta...
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...
Tokyo Skytree®
Tokyo Skytree® is the tallest freestanding broadcasting tower in the world, located in Sumida, Tokyo. Since its opening in 2012, it has attracted many tourists as a new land...
Tsunoshima Bridge
The Tsunoshima Bridge, located in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is one of Japan's most beautiful bridges, having opened in 2000. Spanning a total length of 1,780 m...
Mizuki Shigeru Road
Mizuki Shigeru Road is a street that stretches approximately 800 meters from Sakai Minato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum, established in 1993. In 2018, it was...
Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown is located in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and has developed since the opening of Yokohama in 1859 by Chinese immigrants. Today, it is bustling as ...
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...
Toki no Kane (Bell of Time)
The symbol of Kawagoe, the "Toki no Kane" (Bell of Time), is a historic bell tower that rises above the town's traditional warehouse-style buildings. It was founded about 40...
Oshino Hakkai
Once, the area that is now Oshino Village was a lake. After numerous volcanic activities from Mount Fuji, the water gradually receded between the foothills of Fuji and the M...
