This chime keeps telling time and is a symbol of Kawagoe, a warehouse town brimming with Edo-era atmosphere.
The gateway to top ski resorts and a hub for Snow Country culture, hot springs, and literature.
Reconstructed in Takada Park, the Sanju Yagura houses a gallery of artifacts and an observation room
The Nicholai-do Cathedral (commonly spelled as Nikorai-do in Japan) is a Byzantine-style cathedral with a characteristic dome roof. In addition to a tour to see cultural assets, you can also participate in a mass service.
View the spring cherry blossoms in full bloom from the Azuma-bashi bridge, or board the Waterbus for some sightseeing along the Sumida river.
A temple of flowers, with a circuit-style garden
The skyscraper that stands 296 meters high. It's a spot full of attractions such as a large panorama that spreads from the observation floor on the 69th floor and shopping!
Your journey begins at this convenient and reliable access station. Travel to Ise Shrine, a sacred site in Japan.
It was build at the former school building of Jiyugakuen. It was designated as a National Important Cultural Property in May of 1997.
One of two Daihonzan (head temples) of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, with modern buildings in the spacious temple grounds. You can practice Zen meditation here.
One of the nation's largest movable road bridges built over the mouth of Sumida River.
It is one of the largest mosques in Japan. The interior of the building is furnished with beautiful decorations, including stained glass mounted windows.
The Moyai statue is well-known as a meeting place at the Shibuya Station. It is a unique stone sculpture that has different faces carved on the front and the back.
This shrine is mentioned in the ancient book Nihongi
Hikawa Maru, an ocean liner of Nippon Yusen (NYK Line or Japan Mail Shipping Line), is one of the historical cargo-passenger ships and was built in 1930 for the purpose of running a regular route to Seattle. Today, the liner is open to the public and the visitors can enter the guestroom, the dining room, wheelhouse, the engine room, and other areas.
A bridge built over the Sumida River after World War II with a panoramic view of skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Enshrines Heihachiro Togo, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who defeated the Baltic Fleet.
The Statue of Liberty in the Odaiba area is a replica molded from the Statue of Liberty in Paris, France.
This is a branch temple of the Naritasan Shinshoji Temple on the land of Kawagoe and is famous for its goma-kito (a ritual of consecrated fire) and the flea market on the 28th of every month.
Newly renovated in 2002, it is an international passenger terminal that Japan boasts about to the world.