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Imabari Towel Museum (Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Imabari Towel Museum (official name: Imabari Towel Museum ICHIHIRO; facility name subject to change depending on management) is a facility showcasing the history, techniques, and design of Imabari towels, the pride of Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. Imabari has long been a center of textile industry, especially... -
Azumino Chihiro Art Museum (Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Azumino Chihiro Art Museum is a museum showcasing the work and spirit of picture book illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki (1918–1974), located in a tranquil setting surrounded by the nature of Azumino. Iwasaki Chihiro's soft and warm watercolor paintings express a "child's perspective" and "kindness.". -
Entsuin Temple (Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Entsuin Temple is a Zen Buddhist temple overlooking Matsushima Bay in Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture. It is a historic temple with a history dating back to the Edo period. Known as a temple associated with the Date clan, it boasts dignified architecture, well-maintained gardens, and scenery that changes with the seasons. -
Hachinohe Portal Museum Hacchi (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hachinohe Portal Museum Hacchi is a multi-purpose regional cultural facility located in the center of Hachinohe City. It serves as a hub for local information dissemination, interaction, and creative activities, and includes exhibition spaces, workshop rooms, event spaces, a tourist information center, and a merchandise corner. -
Ashiya Rock Garden (Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Ashiya Rock Garden is a hiking area rich in nature located on the western edge of the Rokko Mountains in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. It features a landscape that blends rocky areas with exposed granite (hard rock similar to granite), mountain streams, waterfalls, and dense forests, making it a convenient spot to visit in a short distance from the city. -
Mazda Stadium (Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima (commonly known as Mazda Stadium or Zumsta) is a professional baseball stadium that opened in 2009 as the home field of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. While inheriting the legacy of the former Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium, beloved by local residents, the stadium offers a sense of realism with spectators and players being close to each other... -
Sendai City Museum (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Sendai City Museum is a public museum that comprehensively introduces the history and culture of Sendai and its surrounding areas. It has a particularly rich collection of historical materials related to Date Masamune and the Sendai domain, as well as weapons and armor, ancient documents, drawings, archaeological materials, and folk tools. -
Ryogoji Temple (Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Futagoji Temple is an ancient temple in Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture, and is one of a group of temples associated with mountain worship (Shugendo and Rokugomanzan) on the Kunisaki Peninsula. Opened as a base for mountain Buddhism between the Nara and Heian periods, it has since remained deeply connected to local faith... -
Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park (Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park is a large national park located in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, overlooking the Akashi Strait (along the coast with a view of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge). It features a spacious lawn with a backdrop of the sea and bridge, flowerbeds and gardens where you can enjoy flowers of all seasons, a children's playground, and walking paths... -
Kurumazaki Shrine (Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kurumazaki Shrine is a shrine located in Sagano (Arashiyama area) in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, and has long been a place of worship for locals. Its founding is said to date back to the Heian period, and over the years it has become a beloved shrine for praying for the performing arts, academic success, traffic safety, and more.
