Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tono Furusato Village is an open-air folk museum-like facility in Tono City, Iwate Prefecture, that preserves and exhibits the thatched roof houses, household tools, and folk culture of the traditional farming communities of the Tono region. The village is dotted with relocated and restored thatched-roof houses from the Edo and Meiji periods, giving visitors a taste of the past.

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) Shibuya 109 is a leading fashion building for young people located in Dogenzaka, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. Opened in the late 1970s, it has long been a popular hub for fashion and culture for women in their teens and twenties. "109"...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Akigawa Valley is a natural scenic spot that refers to the area around the Akigawa River that flows through Akiruno City, Tokyo. Despite being relatively close to the city center, it retains its natural scenery, including clear streams, lush greenery, rocky areas along the streams, and waterfalls, allowing you to enjoy the changing scenery of the seasons...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Izanagi Shrine is an ancient shrine located in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, dedicated to Izanagi-no-Mikoto, the creator god who appears in Japanese mythology. Located on Awaji Island, which is said to be the setting for the creation of Japan and the gods, the shrine has been a place of faith since ancient times...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium (Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture) is a ski jumping competition facility that was built as one of the main venues for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. Since hosting the Winter Olympics, it has continued to host domestic and international competitions, training camps, and general tourism.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tochigi City's "Kuranomachi" (Storehouse Town) is a district that still retains the streetscape of a town that flourished as a commercial district during the Edo and Meiji periods. Rows of white-walled storehouses (kura-zukuri), merchant houses with lattice doors, and tiled roofs line the main streets, strongly retaining the atmosphere of a traditional commercial district. The Uzumaki River (Uzu...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Seikan Tunnel Memorial Museum (Sotogahama Town, Aomori Prefecture) is a facility showcasing the construction history and technology of the Seikan Tunnel, which opened in 1988. The Seikan Tunnel is an undersea tunnel connecting Honshu (Aomori Prefecture) and Hokkaido (towards Hakodate). Its total length is approximately 53.85 km, of which approximately 20 km is undersea.

Kitakata Ramenkan (Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) Kitakata Ramenkan is a tourist facility where you can enjoy the charms of Kitakata ramen all in one place. Kitakata is known for its traditional curly noodles and light soy sauce-based soup, and the city is home to a wide variety of ramen shops, from long-established establishments to unique establishments...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Osarizawa Mine is a historic mine site located in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture. It was once one of Japan's leading mines, producing precious and non-ferrous metals (copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc, etc.). After a long history of mining, it is now open to the public as a tourist tunnel and museum...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Okunoshima is a small island in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, floating in the Seto Inland Sea and a tourist destination rich in nature. Before the war, it was the site of a secret facility involved in the production of chemical weapons (poison gas). After World War II, the "Poison Gas Museum" was established to preserve the remains and records of the facility.