Kanda Myojin images in Full screen Only ten to fifteen minutes walk from Akihabara, the sacred town for Otaku, you can find the historical shrine, called Kanda myojin or Kanda shrine. One of the Edo Three Great Festivals “Kanda Festival” alongside “Sanno Festival” (Akasaka Hie Shrine), “Fukagawa Festival” (Tomioka Hachimangu …
Tsujunkyo Bridge: A bridge not for human traffic, but to move water. There are no parapets or ledges here. I lean over the bridge ever so slowly and pull myself back, shocked at how far the ground is below. Click to view Tsujunkyo bridge in full-screen Tsujunkyo bridge (Japanese) …
Kataokake old house, Nara “Kataokake old house” is an old residence in Uda, Nara Prefecture. There are 9 old houses in the area and it is said that the oldest house was built in 1670. Kataokake old house in Japanese Japan web …
Shirakawago Japan web magazine’s recommend Shirakawago DATA Address： Shirakawamura, Onogun, Gifu Transport： Hokuriku highway – Tokai hokuriku highway, 15min from Shirakawago IC. Phone： 05769-6-1013 Shirakawago
Nezu Jinja images, Full screen Bunkyo Tsutsuji Matsuri Bunkyo Tsutsuji Matsuri(Japanese) “Reitaisai” – Nezu Jinja’s regularly held Festival An annual festival held every year on 17th and 18th September. Nezu Jinja in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Japan web magazine’s recommend Nezu Jinja DATA Address： 1-28-9, Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Access： 5-minute walk …
Itsukushima shrine Ootorii (Grand shrine gate) Grand shrine gate and Itsukushima jinja as seen from sea The population of the island is about 1800 people, compared with more than 3 million worshippers and tourists in a year visit island from the inside and outside the country. However, it is quiet …
Shizutani school located in very isolated area in Okayama prefecture was founded by Lord Mitsumasa Ikeda of Bizen in 1670. “Shizutani” means “quiet valley”, and near the school, there is a quiet valley along the tiny road. The Shizutani school was one of the oldest free public school in Japan. …
Gokayama Ainokura syuraku Japan web magazine’s recommend Gokayama DATA Address： Ainokura, Nanto-shi, Toyama Transport： 10 min from Gokayama IC (Tokai hokuriku highway). Phone： 0763-66-2468 Gokayama
The world’s oldest wooden building Horyu-ji (法隆寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga (斑鳩), in the northwestern part of Nara （奈良）Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by the Emperor’s son, Prince Regent Shotoku （聖徳太子）(574-622), and its full name is Horyu Gakumon-ji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, named …
Kumamoto Castle Impregnable castle One of the most beautiful and impressive castle in Japan, Kumamoto castle was built in 1607 by Kiyomasa Kato. It took seven years to construct. Kiyomasa Kato was a daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo period, and was known as an excellent architect of castles and …
