A famous winter event in Kyu-Kyoryuchi
This famous shrine blossoms in full glory from season to season with its flowers
The only existing merchant house in Kobe Former Foreign Settlement
With ancient living and meditation quarters
The orderly lineup of 1001 thousand-armed Kannon is superb
Offer a prayer to Japan's largest Buddha statue in its oldest temple
See “Thunder of the Dragon” during special viewings
Nara’s Great Buddha is seated here
A shrine to the beautiful Mount Miwa, worshiped since ancient times
A famous spot for cherry blossoms which line a path along the Okawa River
50 minutes from Kyoto. Fine trails with superb views looking down on lake Biwako.
Check out an Ageya (elegant-restaurant) of the red-light district from the Edo period
Every Tuesday is free ladies' day this season!
It has good access and takes only about 2 hours from Osaka. Slopes are compact but you never get tired with the course designs.
An ancient ritual practice in which several deer are chased down to have their antlers trimmed
Located just one meter away from the sea, this is a public open-air bath that Shirahama Onsen is famous for. According to the ancient history books, such as the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) and the Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), Prince Arima visited this place about 1,350 years ago.
The head temple of Jodo Shinshu Hongan-ji School and affectionately referred to as ”Onishi-san” in the Shichijo Horikawa district.
A three-tiered pagoda and world heritage site, 1200 years old
Happy Hako-Chan and friends' are Hakodateyama Ski Resort's theme characters.