Culture & History

A shrine dedicated to the Patron of Learning where students preparing for exams come from all over the country to pray here.

A majestic shrine famous for the autumn Takayama Festival. Enjoy the splendor of the yatai floats adorning the festival

Time travel to the Edo Era just 10 minutes away on foot from modern Shinagawa Station!?

Kabuki-za, the world’s foremost theater for kabuki

A 1800 year old shrine located in the center of the commercial area of Sannomiya

With fashion, music and art all rolled up in one place, this is Osaka’s area for trends!

Kofukuji Temple, Japan’s oldest Chinese temple which brings forth the trading city of Nagasaki in the Edo Era to the current day

A monzeki temple, associated with the Imperial family, whose dry landscape garden in harmony with the four seasons is splendid

You will want to visit the final resting place of the Tokugawas along with Tokyo Tower

A village with the feeling of the ancient times filled with historical tourist spots such as burial mounds and relics

It’s the best season to visit all year long! A tourist spot filled with highlights

The main temple of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. It stands in the deeply forested cedar mountain

The history of the kamikaze pilots and their possessions from the Second World War

A museum where you can see the giant branch of a massive 1660-year-old Jomon cedar tree on Yakushima Island

A museum exhibiting the beautiful cultural collection of the distinguished Date family

Welcome to the world of “yokai” (monsters)! Here, 174 “yokai” characters will welcome you