3 days ago1 minThe donjon of Osaka Castle forms the third generation.The original donjon of this castle was built around 1585, by Toyotomi Hideyoshi who unified Japan in the second half of the 16th century....
Sep 121 minThe cable railway of Mt. Takao started in 1927 as the second cable railway service in Japan.Mt Takao, 599 meters high, in Hachioji City, Tokyo, is a popular trekking area thanks to great access from the heart of Tokyo. This cabl...
Sep 81 minThe Railway Museum in Saitama City, north of Tokyo, opened in 2007.The predecessor of this museum which is run by East Japan Railway Company was The Transportation Museum in Kanda, Tokyo, which opened in ...
Sep 11 minRoadside Japanese wax trees in Yanagisaka-Sone, the outskirts of Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.The place of origin of wax trees is in the south of China and Southeast Asia. They came to Kagoshima, Japan, by way of Okinawa from Chin...
Aug 271 minHie Shinto Shrine in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, used to be a tutelary shrine of Edo Castle.It is said that this shrine originally was a branch shrine of Hie Shrine in Kawagoe City, located north of Tokyo. When early Edo Castle w...
Aug 211 minJianzhen, a very high-ranking Buddhist monk from Tang Dynasty, China, died in Nara, Japan, in 763.The Imperial Court in Yamato, present Nara, was Embarrased with how to train the young Buddhist monks, as there was no proper leader in J...
Aug 161 minGokoku-ji Buddhist temple in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, was erected by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the 5th shogun.Being located in the midtown area of Tokyo, this temple still keeps up tranquil atmosphere nonetheless, as if it were in the 17th centur...
Aug 71 minTaiko-bei wall of Sanjusangen-do temple in Kyoto is on the list of an important cultural asset.Momoyama culture featuring magnificent lavishness blossomed in Kyoto and its vicinity in the second half of the 16th century. Toyotomi H...
Aug 61 minMikoshi portable shrine is an object, in which Shinto spirit is temporarily enshrined.An annual Shinto festival is held mainly in summer to drive away epidemics and in autumn to celebrate a good harvest. During these annu...
Aug 61 minHaneda Airport Shinto shrine stands in Tokyo Haneda Airport terminal building.Terminal 1 of Tokyo-Haneda Airport building is surprisingly equipped with a small shrine as shown in the picture. This shrine was establ...
Jul 251 minMizumoto-koen is the largest municipal park in Tokyo.Being located in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, this wetland park lies on the reclaimed land from the riverside area of the Edo River. This site ...
Jul 211 minDenzuin Buddhist temple in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, was the family temple of the Tokugawa shogun's family.Being originated in 1415, this temple was renamed Denzuin in 1603. Denzuin was the Buddhist name of the mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the f...
Jul 141 minChichibu Shinto Shrine is well known for the venue of Chichibu night festival.Chichibu night festival (Chichibu Yomatsuri), which is in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, is the annual festival of this...
Jul 91 minShowa Commemorative Government-run Park stands in Tachikawa City, Tokyo.This extensive urban park was built in the site of former Tachikawa Airport of the Imperial Japanese Army. The first phase of constructi...
Jul 61 minThe old gardens of Daijoin Buddhist Temple in Nara City formed the basic style of Japanese gardens.Daijoin Temple, built by a high-ranking priest of Kofukuji Temple in Nara City in 1087, had been a prestigious temple since it was one of...
Jul 21 minSakurada-mon gate of Edo Castle is on the list of Important cultural assets.Sakurada-mon gate, located at the southernmost point of Edo Castle, the present Imperial Palace, was built as a starting point to Odawara...
Jun 291 minOkubo Toshimichi, a statesman who contributed in Japan's modernization, was assassinated in Tokyo.The Satsuma domain, present Kagoshima Prefecture, was one of the main forces to implement the anti-Shogunate movement as well as Japan's ...
Jun 211 minMiyagi Michio is a well-known koto, Japanese harp, musician.Born in Kobe in 1894, Miyagi Michio lost his sight due to disease when he was seven years old. This made him to go into the field of musi...
Jun 91 minMitsuke means a gate equipped with a guardhouse to capture espionages.The huge Edo Castle is said to have fifty-five gates, and thirty-six of them standing along the inner and outer moats are mitsuke-gates. ...
Jun 11 minThe Pan Pacific Temple Bell of Genkaku-ji Buddhist Temple in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.This temple bell, made in 1690, was donated from Genkaku-ji Temple in Tokyo to Nanyo-ji Temple in Saipan Island in 1937, because Saipan w...
