Hogon-in Buddhist Temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto, is known for its beautiful new maple foliage early in summer.

Sengaku-ji Buddhist Temple in Tokyo is the resting place of those who committed seppuku (hara-kiri) in connection with the Ako Incident (Chushingura).

Hanano-ie ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) in Arashiyama, Kyoto, stands at the site of a former house of Suminokura Ryoi, a wealthy local merchant in the 16th-17th century.

An old villa Rokasensuiso standing by Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, is a nationally-designated important cultural asset.

The art museum of Zeze ware in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, was built on the site of a climbing kiln for revived Zeze ware.

Ryotei (Japanese restaurant) Uochu in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, sells a refined Japanese garden.

Mikimoto Kokichi was the first in the world to begin cultivating true round spherical pearls.

Hama-rikyu Japanese Garden features a Shioiri central pond filled with seawater and Kamoba duck hunting area.

Futamigaura in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, used to be a place for a water cleansing ritual for the visitors to Ise Shrine.

Denzaburo Fujita is the founder of the Fujita financial conglomerate based in Osaka.

The house of the Reizei family in Kyoto is the one and only house of court noble in existence.

Sankei-en Japanese Garden in Yokohama City features 17 prominent wooden buildings relocated from all over the country.

Japan was attacked two times by the Mongolian army in the second half of the 13th century.

Yokohama Chinatown with a history of over 150 years is Japan’s largest Chinatown.

Yokohama Port is one of the five ports being opened in the mid-19th century based on the treaty with the great powers of the West.

The Japanese film “Poppoya” was shot at Ikutora Station on the JR Hokkaido Nemuro Main Line as its main setting.

Hoshino Resorts Tomamu in central Hokkaido had overcome many difficulties.

Furano City and its vicinity are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hokkaido.

A traditional Japanese garden annexed to Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan, Tokyo, is known to those in the know.

Ana-hachiman Shinto Shrine is believed to be beneficial to relieve the convulsions of infants.

The Kyoto State Guest House is a modern Japanese architecture.

“Suwano-chaya” teahouse in the Imperial Palace East Garden was originally built in the Fukiage Garden in 1912.

Those who needed to meet successive Tokugawa shoguns in Edo Castle were required rigorous security checks beforehand.

The Ise Jingu Shinto Shrine in Mie Prefecture was by far the most popular tourist destination in Japan in the Edo period.

The official name of Ise-Jingu in Mie Prefecture is Jingu meaning “The Shinto Shrine”.

Kangi-en in Oita Prefecture was one of the leading private schools in Japan.

“Yushima Seido” Confucian temple in Tokyo is the birthplace of Japan’s modern higher education.

Kuromon fish market in the so-called Minami in Osaka is made up of 160 shops and restaurants.

The major tourist spots in Japan are filled with the sightseers from all over the world.

Hibiya Park, adjacent to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, is the first modern Western-style park in Japan.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Park lies on the site of a former daimyo’s mansion in Edo, present Tokyo.

Temizuya (Chozuya) means a roofed basin filled with clean water, which is used for the purification.

Rikugien in Komagome, Tokyo, is one of the best daimyo teien ( feudal lord’s gardens ) in Japan.

The Joren Falls on the Izu Peninsula is named after Joren-ji temple, which once stood beside the falls.

The bell of Onjoji Temple, known by the name of Miidera, features beautiful sound.

Onjoji, commonly known as Miidera, in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, is said to be the Temple of Phoenix.

Ao-no-domon in Yabakei, Oita Prefecture, is a hand-dug tunnel by a merciful Buddhist monk.

Ginkgo trees are found everywhere in Japan.

The 21_21 Design Site in Roppongi, Tokyo, disseminates the information about design to the world.

The Umeda Sky Building has become one of Osaka’s most popular tourist destinations.

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.