Book festivals are held every fall in Jinbou-cho book town, Kanda, Tokyo.

The Museum of Science in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, is run by Tokyo University of Science.

The so-called Shimoda-Fuji in Shimoda City on the Izu Peninsula is a unique extinct volcano.

Contrary to expectation, there is a cliff in Surugadai in the heart of Tokyo.

Gyokusen-ji Buddhist Temple in Shimoda City was the first US Consulate General in Japan.

Omuro-yama hill in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a scoria cone.

The old Amagi Tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

Jindai-ji in Chofu City, Tokyo, is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Tokyo.

Higashiyama-onsen hot spring resort in Aizu City is blessed with convenient transportation.

Jisho-ji (Ginkaku) is the key base of the Higashiyama culture, the cradle of Japanese culture.

Tetsugaku-no-Michi in Kyoto is the promenade running along the branch of Biwako-Sosui canal.

Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is the head shrine of Inari shrines in Japan.

Kinkaku Golden Pavilion and annexed gardens represent the Buddhist paradise in this world.

Ho-nen, a venerable Buddhist priest, practiced asceticism at a hermitage in Kyoto late in his life.

Rokkaku-do Buddhist Temple in the heart of Kyoto is the birthplace of Ikebana flower arrangement.

Sensoji Buddhist Temple is known as one of the leading tourist spots in Tokyo.

Noguchi Hideyo is widely known as a bacteriologist who studied the cause of yellow fever.

Rinkaku in Aizu City is a tea house related to the Sen family who completed the tea ceremony.

Wakamatsu Castle also known as Tsuruga Castle was a fierce battlefield of the Boshin War.

The population of what is called Tokyo metropolitan area is 37 million.

"Bandaisan" in Fukushima Prefecture is one of the most famous mountains in the Tohoku Region.

"Takato-soba" means characteristic buckwheat noodles found in Aizu region, Fukushima Prefecture.

"Ouchi-juku" had been an important post town till the second half of the 17th century.

A sazae-do is a uniquely designed Buddhist temple, which once was popular in eastern Japan.

Kiyosu Bridge, spanning the Sumida River, is said to be the most beautiful bridge in Tokyo.

Tokyo Metropolitan Inokashira Park features a long history as well as distinct seasonal changes.

Wakkanai, Hokkaido, is the northernmost city in Japan.

Rishiri Island, together with adjacent Rebun Island, is Japan's northernmost inhabited island.

The Kyoto Imperial Palace had been the residence of successive emperors until the 19th century.

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Osaka is the Grand Head Shrine of the 2,300 Sumiyoshi Shrines in Japan.

The Great Buddha of Ueno, Tokyo, has followed a checkered fate.

Takeshita Street in Tokyo is always bustling with teenage girls.

There was JR Mansei-bashi Station in the immediate vicinity of JR Akihabara Station.

The Maruishi Building in Kanda, Tokyo, built in 1931, is still an active tenant building.

Old-fashioned restaurant districts are found here and there in the heart of Tokyo.

The Hachiman-bashi (the former Danjo-bashi) in Koto-ku, Tokyo, is Japan's oldest iron bridge.

Shibuya Sky is the rooftop observatory of the east wing of Shibuya Scramble Square.

There are some cultural heritages, built by the Ouchi clan, in the suburbs of Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Omi-jima Island in Yamaguchi Prefecture is rich in extremely beautiful scenery.

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is the central shrine of the guardian deity of Tenjin worship and learning.

There are small shrines everywhere in the urban areas of Japan's large cities.

Kamishichiken is the oldest kagai (geisha district) in Kyoto.

A pair of mysterious mounds of sand called Tatezuna is found at Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto.

Yohara lying in an uvala in a mountainous region of Yamaguchi Prefecture is a unique hamlet.

The Meiji Seimei Kan in Tokyo is a leading old Western building in Japan.

Motonosumi Shrine, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, attracts non-Japanese visitors in particular.

Odoi is an earthen mound built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to surround Kyoto's old city center.

Kiyosumi Garden in Koto-ku, Tokyo, is arranged with many garden stones from all over the country.

The Chichibu Night Festival is one of the most famous Hikiyama festivals in Japan.

Kudan Kaikan, which is a historical multipurpose hall, was completely rebuilt in 2022.