Best Visiting Spot List

A picture of life in Japan perfectly blended into nature

An exact reproduction of the Meiji-Era Shimbashi Station, the first railway terminal in Japan.

Witness Japanese paper dyeing, a traditional craft that is designated a cultural heritage of Bunkyo Ward, here at Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan, or Japanese paper folding center.

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

A museum introducing Edo hanabi (fireworks) and brimming with the atmosphere of the era.

A leafy plateau with a refreshing feeling

View the world six meters below the water surface

A lake found at the opening of the Oku-Nikko region. Enjoy the changing of the seasons from the lakeshore at the foot of Mt. Nantai.

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

Learn about the defenses of this castle town and building fireproofing

Learn everything there is to know about the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

An entertainment hall, which holds popular entertainment such as rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling), manzai (comic dialog), rokyoku (traditional reciting) and kodan (vaudeville sotrytelling). One of its appeals is that the audience is up close to the performers.

Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties

A facility where you can experience the nature and history of remote wilderness of Oku-Nikko

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

It is a convention and art center built to disseminate comprehensive cultural information.

Here at Bodaigi Pond, you can view a satoyama (mountain foothill) landscape. It is a tranquil spot where you can hear the chirping of birds.

A mortuary temple for the imperial household

This is a museum where you can learn the aesthetics of the samurai spirit. You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well.