Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito made a great contribution to the modernization of Japan. After the samurai government ruled by Tokugawa Shogun's Family, the mo...

Cherry blossoms are annually in full bloom from the end of March to the beginning of April in Tokyo though, this year is irregularly earlier than usual by tw...

The main building of this museum is a component of World Heritage 'The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement...

This train station was opened in 1933, and was abolished in 2004. Being constructed between Nippori Station and Ueno Station of Keisei Electric Railway Inc...

Kanzeon-ji Temple in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is one of the three prestigious Buddhist temples in Japan as these were equipped with *Kaidan-in. *K...

Kanei-ji Temple, together with Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba, is the Tokugawa Shogun's family temple. Konpon-chudo Main Hall was built in 1698, long after the fo...

This old concert hall was built in 1890 for the practical use of the students of then Tokyo National Music School, present-day Tokyo University of the Arts. ...

Kano Jigoro, who is called the father of Judo, strived to create Judo in 1881 by integrating several martial arts at that time. He disseminated this newly ...

The foundation of Kanagu-ya ryokan dates back to 1758. The name of Kanagu-ya sounds strange as the name of ryokan for the Japanese, because Kanagu-ya liter...

This excellent building with a decorative terra-cotta exterior in the neo-Renaissance style was built in 1923. The parent company of this building is Shochi...

This library was opened in 2002, as Japan's first national library focusing on children's books. The library building in the picture originally was the Impe...

Edo Castle, the present Imperial Palace, is equipped with some 50 gates and 11 of them are found along the inner moat. Hirakawa-mon Gate in the pictures is ...

The first Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, initiated the castle construction in Edo, present Tokyo, in 1603, and its castle tower was completed in 1606. Th...

This huge facility 6.3 kilometers long, which lies 50 meters underground, is one of the world's largest flood control channels. As this neighborhood forms a...

This Shinto shrine is a component of Kumano Sanzan, three major shrines in Kumano region in Wakayama Prefecture, together with 'Kumano Hongu Taisha' and 'Ku...

A custom to visit the tree major Shinto shrines in Wakayama Prefecture, so-called 'Kumano Sanzan' had spread throughout Japan from the 10th to 18th century. ...

After striving to follow Kumano pilgrimage main routes all the way from Kyoto, Osaka or Nagoya, Kumano-Hongu-Taisha Shinto shrine comes earlier than the othe...

Chinka-bashi, which literally means a bridge designed to be underwater during a flood, is ausable in the dry season. In the rainy season or typhoon season, w...

Kumano Nachi Taisha Shinto Shrine, which is a component of 'Kumano Sanzan' meaning three main Kumano shrines, and adjacent Seigando-ji Buddhist Temple consti...

The southernmost tip of the main island of Japan is the Shio-no-Misaki Point. A panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean opens out to the south, as shown in the...