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Asakusa Tokyo
158 Reviews Sensoji Temple is believed to be the first temple ever built in the Tokyo area and was originally founded by a fisherman, Haji Nakatomo, who is said to have built the temple after finding a statue of...
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Gion (Geisha district) Kyoto
64 Reviews It's not a long walk but it really holds a historical look. building looks new but in the old japanese style. Restaurants there are little above the average price wise. at the end of the road you will...
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Universal studio Osaka
26 Reviews in japanese that ture but still loads for fun for those who have never been to universal stuido of usa. just access the site of universal sutio and you will understand everthing , it is a very...
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Nagoya Castle Nagoya
28 Reviews With its famed golden shachi dolphin roof decorations, Nagoya Castle is the de-facto symbol of the city. Built in 1612, the main edifice was reconstructed in 1959 on its original foundation after...
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12 Reviews Kobe is home to one of Japan's three most famous Chinatowns (Yokohama and Nagasaki being the other two), so when the Chinese New Year arrives (setsubun), the Chinatowns are great places to visit, and...
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Peace Park and Memorial Museum Hiroshima
128 Reviews I once stayed with a friend who lived a stone's throw away from the Peace Museum in Nagasaki and since then, I have always wondered what it was like to live near a building charged with so much...
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Todaiji Temple Nara
75 Reviews Todai-ji ("Great Eastern Temple") is reputedly the largest wooden structure in the world, and it houses what must be one of the largest bronze statues of Buddha around, the Daibutsu or Great Buddha....
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Snow Monkey Park Nagano
4 Reviews Without a doubt, one of the coolest spectacles in all of Japan is to watch the wild snow monkeys of the Japanese Alps sit out a snowy winter day soaking in the hot waters of a naturally-heated onsen....
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Korakuen Garden Okayama
12 Reviews Korakuen Garden is considered to be one of the three best gardens in Japan since the Edo Period. It was constructed by Tsuda Nagatada by orders of the daimyo Ikeda Tsunamasa and took thirteen years to...
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Itsukushima Shrine Miyajima
30 Reviews If you are in the Hiroshima city, you must visit Itsukushima-Jinjya in Miyajima. It's the shrine (not a temple) with famous red torii (gate) in the water, but has lots more than just the...
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Shinjuku Tokyo
72 Reviews This was a stunning experience with all the different varieties of cherry trees in full blossom. Incredibly beautiful! The garden is run by the Ministry of the environment now but it has a long...
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Kiyomizu Temple Kyoto
98 Reviews I really loved the short visit I made to this place. i like the atmosphere of this narrow streets with souvenirs shops along your way up the hill to the temple. the temple is realllllly huge and you...
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castle Osaka
62 Reviews Visit the Castle... its very interesting. Its a fairly long walk from the Rail Station, but its an interesting walk and the Castle is quite unusual which is why it should be seen. Pity to go all the...
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Aquarium Nagoya
7 Reviews The most interesting thing for me in this Aquarium is the dolphins performance. They really brilliant. Cool !! Beside that you can see the big whales and you can find nemo and dory also in here...
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Meriken Park & Harborland Kobe
24 Reviews in this area, you can do a lot. there is the mosaic mall just on the other side from kobe tower, all the cafe and restaurants there have the sea view. i wrote a review about the aswome fisherman...
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Miyajima Hiroshima
33 Reviews I was skeptical about the appeal of Mt. Misen since one round trip ticket costed me 1800 yen, which was by far the most expensive ropeway I had ever used. "No view is worth this much, " I remember...
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Nara Park Nara
33 Reviews There is around 1000 Deers rooming Nara , they eat somthing called Shika Senbei which is rice crackers specially made for them. they costs 150 en and sold every where. But take cares they are...
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Zenkoji Temple Nagano
5 Reviews The main hall is typical Buddhist architecture from the mid Edo Period. The principle image is enshrined inside the altar in the innermost temple. Admission to the inner temple is 500 Yen, and...
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Kibiji District (Kibi Plains) Okayama
6 Reviews Saijo Inari is known as one of the three great Inari Shrines in Japan (Fushimi Inari in Kyoto and Toyokawa Inari in Aichi being the other two). It is unique, because the complex is composed of a...
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Five-Tiered Pagoda Miyajima
8 Reviews The beautiful curved roofs of the Goju-no-to Pagoda and strinking vermilion colouring are a familiar sight on the island of Miyajima. Standing on a hill overlooking the bay and Itsukushima Shrine, the...
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Imperial Palace Tokyo
61 Reviews this is the second of the famed double bridge in the Imperial Palace Front plaza area. There are two bridges over a moat separating the Kokyo Gaien and the Imperial Palace - these are called...
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Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) Kyoto
102 Reviews Three-storey Zen Buddhist temple. Each floor was done in different architectural style - the ground floor is Heian imperial architecture, the second floor typifies warrior aristocracy and the top...
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Dotombori Osaka
22 Reviews Dotombori is a street in Namba alligned with eateries, arcades, and shopping centers. Many people do come for food and shopping, but the area itself is actually an attraction of sorts. The restaurants...
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Shrines & Temples Nagoya
12 Reviews 1900-year-old shrine with lush evergreen forest is best known by one of the three Imperial Regalia, Kusanagi sword. The shrine saw the modification after the Meiji Restoration. It is a nice place to...
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Mount Rokko Kobe
7 Reviews A highland pasture spread on the peak of Mt. Rokko. Sheep, donkeys and ponies are free to graze, and visitors can come in close contact with the animals. Children can learn and try to take milk from...
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Okayama-ken is located in the Chugoku region on Honsyu island, and borders Hyogo-ken, Tottori-ken, and Hiroshima-ken.It faces Kagawa-ken in Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea and includes 90 islands in the sea.1. Where to visit1) Korakuen Garden2) Okayama Castle3) Kurashiki historic area4) Tivoli Theme Park5) Hiruzen Kogen6) Shizutani School7) Yubara hot spring8) Okutsu hot spring9) Yunogo hot spring10) Biccyu-Matsuyama Castle11) Kibi[Back to Japan]
Wakayama-ken faces the Pacific ocean, and is located in the southwestern part of the Kii peninsula which is the biggest peninsula in Japan. It has beautiful nature and historical treasures. With beautiful green mountains and a wonderful coast line whose length is 600km. There is a beautiful river between the mountains and the sea. The gorgeous scenery in Wakayama attracts visitors year-round. Kumano sanzan and Koyasan have awed people for ages and were granted World Heritage status.[Back to Japan]
Yamaguchi-ken is located in the Chugoku region on Honsyu island Japan. The capital is the city of Yamaguti located in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki.It is at the southwestern tip of Honsyu, facing the Sea of Japan and also Kitakyusyu across the Kanmon Strait.1. What to see, what to do1) Nature and tourist resortAkiyoshidai( one of the big thee Karst Plateaus), Akiyoshido(one of the big three Limestone Cave), Omishima island, Nagatokyo 2) Tourist attraction and Historical buildings Hagi Castle Ruins, Iwakuni Castle, Akama Shrine, Kintaikyo bridge 3) Hot spring Yuda hot spring, Yumoto hot spring, Kawatana hot spring4) Festival and traditional art, handicrafts and entertainments Kaikyo Matsuri[Back to Japan]
Kyusyu is the most southerly of Japan’s main island linked to western Honshu by the road and rail via undersea tunnel.Kyusyu has a lot of tourist attractions you can enjoy, and offers you the following suggested destinations.You can reach all the destinations fast and easily by the trains bused and ferries.1)Fukuoka-ken- Fukuoka is a gate-way from countries in Asia- Kitakyusyu- Yanagawa- Dazaifu2)Saga-ken-Karatsu-Arita-Imari3)Nagasaki-ken-Nagasaki-Shimabara-Unzen-Sasebo4)Oita-ken-Beppu-Yufuin5)Kumamoto-ken-Kumamoto-Aso6)Miyazaki-ken-Takachiho-Nichinan7)Kagoshima-ken-Kirishima-Kagoshima-Ibusuki8)Okinawa-ken[Back to Japan]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu is Kamakura's most important shrine. It was founded in 1063 near the Yuigahama coast and enlarged and moved to its current site in 1180 by Minamoto Yoritomo, the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura government. It was moved here to to make it the core of the planned city of Kamakura. It was destroyed by a fire in 1191, but rebuilt with the present layout.The shrine is dedicated to to Hachiman who is the patron god of the samurai. The main shrine was reconstructed in 1828 in Edo style. To the east of the shrine is Kamakura National Treasure House Museum which contains temple treasures and valuables own by the shrine. . Included among them are: Seven portable-shrines made in 17th to 18th century, ancient swords, a folding screen on which various stages of war between the Minamoto and Taira clans are painted, a twelve-layered robe for court ladies, a suit of armor,...
When first arriving to Osaka the city struck me as modern and very busy. The same pulse you find in Tokyo's Shibuya was also beating here. Until I found the quiet and relaxed Shi-tennoji. It was somehow reminding me of Nara. And I spent a fair time walking around here. I sat down near the pond with the turtles, must have been hundreds of them in there, and wrote in my journal. (Admission free)From the temple I walked about 15-20 minutes to Tennoji-koen. A magnificent park and also a zoo and botanical garden. The sun was extremely warm for being early May. This was an excellent day away from the traffic and rushing people in the city centre.
On August 6th, 1945 disaster stroke Hiroshima. And it stroke hard. 150m southeast of the A-bomb dome the atomic bomb detonated. Time showed 8.15am. Then it stopped. 114 000 people died instantly. But for years to come people would become ill from radiation... thousands and thousands more would die from leukemia. The A-bomb dome used to be the Hiroshima Prefectural Products Exhibition Hall. The building sustained major damage, its interior was completely burned and all 30 persons who were in the building at that time died. In 1967 it was decided that the remains of the building forever would stand as a reminder of what horror an atomic bomb causes.
Fukuoka-ken faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto ken and facing Yamaguchi-ken across the Kanmon Strait.Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyusyu, Fukuoka and Kitakyusyu, and much of Kyushu's industry. It also includes a number of small islands near the north coast of Kyushu.(( What to see, what to do ))1. Nature and tourist resortMout Hikosan, Hiraodai(one of the big three Karst Plateaus), Shikanoshima island, Nokonoshima island, Reverside area Yanagawa2. Tourist attraction and Historical buildingsSpace World, Dazaifu tenmangu Shrine, Hakozakigu Shrine, Hikosan Shrine, Shotoen Garden, Kokura Castle, Mojiko Retro area3. Hot spring Harazuru hot spring, Futsukaichi hot spring4. Festival and traditional art, handicrafts and entertainments Hakata Dontaku, Hakata Gion Yamagasa, Kokura Gion Daiko, Wassyoi Hyakuman Natsumatsuri, Hakata Ningyo[Back to Japan]
Nagasaki-ken is located on south-weatern coast of Kyusyu region.Nagasaki borders Saga-ken on the east, and is otherwise surrounded by water, including Ariake Bay, the Tsushima Straits, and the East China Sea.It also includes a large number of islands such as Tsushima and Iki. Most of the Nagasaki-ken is near the coast and there are a number of ports such as Nagasaki and the United States naval base at Sasebo.Nagasaki-city is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki-ken. It was a center of European influence in medieval Japan from first contact through the isolationist era until the opening of Japan and the resultant modernization of Japan during theMeiji Restoration.It became a major Imperial Japan Navy base during the Firsit Sino Japanese War and Russo-Japanise War and eventually was the second city on which an atmic bomb was dropped during World War 2. [Back to Japan]
Kamakura is a city located in Kanagawa-ken in Kanto region, surrounded by mountain on three sides and the open water of Sagami Bay on the fourth, Kamakura is a natural fortress. During the Heian period it was the chief city of the Kanto region, and from the 12th through 14th centuries the Minamoto shoguns ruled Japan from here under what is known as the Kamakura Shogunate.Kamakura is now mainly known for its temples and shrines. The most famous site is Great Buddha at Kotokuin temple.Other main sites you can enjoy are Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine, Hase-dera temple, Kencyo-ji temple, Enkaku-ji templeHonkaku-ji temple. [Back to Japan]
Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo
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Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto
6 Reviews and 743 Opinions We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,...
The Ritz-Carlton Osaka Osaka
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Q: Hi there, Will arrive in Tokyo, Narit Airport for a layover and wanted to take advantage of seeing something. I will arrive at...
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