Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shibamata Taishakuten (officially Daikyo-ji Temple) is a historic temple located in Shibamata, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo. It's a popular tourist spot offering a traditional downtown atmosphere, complete with the charming shopping street along the approach to the temple. As an ancient temple dating back to the Edo period, visitors can admire the main hall, mountain gate, and woodcarvings and Buddhist statues on the grounds...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, is a permanent museum where visitors can experience the world of Studio Ghibli. Opened on October 1, 2001, the building and exhibits, overseen by Hayao Miyazaki, feature a warm, maze-like layout reminiscent of Ghibli films.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Motsuji Temple is an ancient temple located in Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture. It is an important temple site that conveys the religious culture of the time when the Oshu Fujiwara clan flourished during the Heian period. It is particularly famous for its Pure Land garden with a central pond, now known as the Motsuji Garden, featuring a vast pond, islands, and waterways...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Dogashima is a scenic spot in Nishiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture. It features a magnificent coastal landscape with steep sea cliffs, countless small islands, and a series of sea caves. The scenery, created by the strange rock formations and caves carved by wave erosion over a long period of time, has been a popular attraction since the Edo period.

Geibikei Gorge (Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Geibikei Gorge is a scenic gorge located in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture. Its steep cliffs line both banks, and the scenery of its quietly flowing stream changes with the seasons. The name of the gorge, "Geibikei," comes from the lion-shaped rock formations on the riverbank...

Iwami Ginzan (Oda City, Shimane Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Iwami Ginzan is one of Japan's most famous silver mine ruins, located in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture. It was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. Discovered in the early 16th century, production increased dramatically from the Sengoku period through the Edo period. It played a major role in domestic and international distribution...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yokohama Landmark Tower is a landmark skyscraper located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Completed and opened in 1993, it stands 296.3 meters tall with 70 floors above ground and three below. It was once the tallest building in Japan (until 2014) and...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Miyama Kayabuki-no-Sato (Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a satoyama village filled with traditional thatched-roof houses. The landscape, where the satoyama lifestyle and culture still thrives, changes with the seasons, making it popular with both domestic and international tourists and photography enthusiasts. Once a rural village...

概要（歴史・特徴・魅力） 玉藻公園（たまもこうえん）は、香川県高松市の中心部、高松港に面して広がる都市公園で、旧高松城（通称：玉藻城・高松城）の城跡を整備したものです。海水を引き入れた「海城（うみじろ）」として知られる珍しい構造の堀（海水...

白鬚神社（滋賀県高島市） 概要（歴史・特徴・魅力） 白鬚神社（しらひげじんじゃ）は、琵琶湖の北西岸（滋賀県高島市）に鎮座する古社で、湖中に立つ大きな鳥居が象徴的な景観を作り出しています。創建は古く、伝承によれば古代にまで遡るとされ、漁業や...