Shirakami sanchi

Primeval beech forests Shirakami Sanchi is an extensive mountain range running along the Aomori and Akita prefectural border in the northern Tohoku Region of Japan. The whole area is an Area of outstanding natural beauty, and among the area of 130,000 ha, the central core area (16,971 ha) was registered …

Seigantoji

  Seigantoji Sanjunoto             Japan web magazine’s recommend Seigantoji DATA Address: Nachisan Nachikatsura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Transport: 30min from JR [Kii katsuura] Stn by Kumano kotsu bus to [Nachisan]. Walk from Takimae bus stop or Jinja teramae stop. Phone: 0735-52-5311 Seigantoji

Chusonji

  Hiraizumi, Chusonji temple Chusonji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the main temple of the Tendai sect in the Tohoku (northeastern Japan). It was founded in 850 by En-nin.   Konjikido (Golden Hall) is one of two buildings that survive from the original …

Iwami Ginzan

Iwami Ginzan Ryugenji Mabu Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine View Iwami Ginzan in Full screen Iwami Ginzan and Omori town Components the mining area of Ginzan Sakunouchi (銀山柵内) the Daikansho site Yataki Castle site (矢滝城跡) Yahazu Castle site (矢筈城跡) Iwami Castle site (石見城跡) the mining settlement of Ōmori Ginzan (大森銀山) the …