Culture & History

Nachi Falls, Nachi Grand Shrine and then Seiganto-ji Temple, a facility which brings together the mountain and worship

A unique 19th-century elementary school building designed with a blend of Japanese and Western styles

Enjoy dining and sake in a relaxed setting at a 150-year-old cafe

Although it took Nobunaga Oda 3 years to complete Azuchi Castle in 1576, all that remains now are the stone walls for this Special Historic Site

An elegant art museum where you can enjoy the residence and artistic works of a traditional craftsman of Hida at the same time

See the gigantic art of Yayoi Kusama! Enjoy the works of artists with a deep relationship with Matsumoto City

A shopping street with the feeling of an old castle town surrounding Hikone Castle

Enjoy 9 different Japanese gardens right next to the World Heritage site, Himeji Castle

A historic shrine that has been admired by the citizens of Utsunomiya as “a place of the soul”

A museum containing the records of the atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki, the second site affected in Japan

Major works of Kutaniyaki porcelain are lined up here. This is an art museum of gorgeous chinaware that is the pride of Ishikawa Prefecture

A Western exterior with a traditional Japanese-style interior. A venerable brewery with a beautiful kura (warehouse)

An elegant collaboration among the beauty of Japan, Mt. Fuji and Tsujigahana dyeing experienced amid Mother Nature

Enjoy art inside a kura warehouse. A collection remaining within a ryokan patronized by artists

A sacred shrine enshrining the God of Water within the impressive Momoyama architecture of its main building

The historic castle ruins where the Ote-mon main gate welcomes you as a symbol of Obi