Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tendo Onsen is a hot spring resort in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. It is a tourist destination that combines a historic hot spring town with the distinctive features of a "Shogi town." Hot spring inns and hotels are clustered around the station, and with easy access from urban areas, it's a convenient base for day trips or overnight trips.

Adventure World (Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Adventure World is a complex theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, that combines a zoo, marine park, and amusement park. Within the park, you can observe animals in the safari zone and see sea creatures such as dolphins and killer whales...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kokura Castle is located within Katsuyama Park in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and dates back to the early Edo period. The castle tower was lost after a change of feudal lord and war damage, but was restored after the war, and the interior of the castle is now open to the public as a museum...

# Ishiyama-dera Temple (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) ## Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Ishiyama-dera Temple is an ancient temple located southwest of Lake Biwa in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. It is characterized by a group of temples built on the slopes of rock. It is believed to have been founded as far back as the Nara and Heian periods, and has been a place of faith and culture for many years. Since the Heian period...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tsutenkaku is an iconic observation tower in Shinsekai, Osaka, and its retro atmosphere makes it popular with people of all ages. The original tower was built in 1912 and became a popular new tourist attraction at the time, but was demolished during the war as part of a metal donation program. The current tower was built in 1956...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Gero Onsen (Gero City, Gifu Prefecture) is one of Japan's most famous hot springs, and has long been considered one of the "Three Great Hot Springs of Japan (Arima, Kusatsu, and Gero)." The town stretches along the Hida River, and is known for its charming hot spring townscape and numerous inns. The spring water is mainly mildly alkaline...

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal): Umeda Sky Building is a landmark high-rise building in Kita Ward, Osaka City, designed by Hiroshi Hara. Completed in 1993, this twin-tower complex features a unique form, with the two towers connected at the top by a walkway and a large roof. The "..." at the top...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The former foreign settlement is a historic district in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was developed as a foreign settlement after the opening of Kobe Port in 1868 (the first year of the Meiji era). It features orderly grid-like streets, modern stone and brick architecture, and...

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) Kitano Ijinkan is the collective name for a group of historic Western-style buildings spread across Kitano-cho, Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Many of the residences (ijinkan) built by foreigners who settled in Kobe following the opening of the port from the Meiji to Taisho periods remain, allowing visitors to get up close and personal with the lifestyles and Western architectural design of the time...

Cape Ashizuri (Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Cape Ashizuri is located near the southernmost tip of Shikoku, and boasts a magnificent landscape of cliffs jutting out into the Pacific Ocean and a vast horizon. It has long been considered an important navigational landmark, and a lighthouse and observation deck have been built at the tip of the cape.