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A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

The Naritasan Shinshoji Temple has attracted many worshipers for more than 1,000 years. There are many assets designated as an Important Cultural Properties on its vast temple grounds.

The head shrine of all the Kasuga-jinja shrines all over Japan, it is located on Mt. Mikasa, which has been treated as a sacred area since ancient times. In 2018, the shrine commemorated its 1,250th anniversary.

The graceful standing statue of Gigeiten is a must-see attraction

Displaying works by master artists

It is the palace where the generations of Emperors and Empresses of Japan have lived starting in the Meiji era (1868-1912) to this day. You can visit the palace site as long as you obtain prior permission.

The National Diet Building is the center of law-making in Japan. Visitors can tour the building and observe the creativity and originality that were poured into the design of the building, including its stained glass windows and ceilings.

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Super-tall floats light up the night sky

Built in 1926, this was the residence of a silk yarn trader. You can have tea there while feeling the season.

The oldest shrine in Kyoto

A foreign residence of highly exotic, colonial design

For those who want to succeed like Hideyoshi did

Famous as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage

Komagata Bridge on the Sumida River is 150 meters long and has over 80 years of history.

Known for its relation to the Fujiwara clan, this shrine boasts spectacular views of autumn foliage

Many people visit to receive divine blessing from the “kachi daruma”, said to bring good luck

The Hakone Shrine with its vermillion-lacquered torii (Shinto shrine archway) and its Japanese cedars is a shrine with a holy presence that tells you about history

Akasaka Palace, or the State Guest House, is a neo baroque-style building with a stately, gorgeous look. It welcomes state and official guests from all over the world.