Culture & History

A Tour of Asakusa (Old and New Japan)

Feel the mystical energy of the Meiji Shrine

Daikakuji: The temple with the oldest man made pond in Japan

Take a refreshing moment in the greenery of the Imperial Palace

A 1,300 year old shrine for the God of bountiful crops and prosperous business

Get a glimpse of old Japan in Yanaka with its 70 temples

The golden World Heritage site that glitters in the midst of each seasonal landscape

Facing Tokyo Bay, this park was a hunting ground of a Edo period “shogun”

Get a glimpse of Japanese culture at Sensoji Temple, the oldest temple in Tokyo, and Nakamise-dori with its many shops

Kiyomizu-dera is Kyoto’s most popular tourist attraction

Kagurazaka still has the atmosphere of the entertainment district from the good old days. Take a stroll along the stone-paved roads and find a restaurant from the Michelin guide.

An invaluable historic museum that continues to convey the horrors of the atomic bomb

This World Heritage Site is a symbol of people’s prayers for world peace

A place for learning about the war and the atomic bomb, and for contemplating on peace

The Daibutsu is the highlight feature of this fascinating ancient Nara temple

A gigantic industrial heritage site which was once the largest ore beneficiation plant in East Asia