Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Chichu Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located on the island of Naoshima (Naoshima Town, Kagawa Prefecture) in the Seto Inland Sea. Designed by architect Tadao Ando, it opened in 2004. Its unique architecture, almost entirely buried underground, was designed with consideration for the natural environment and landscape.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Sanage Shrine is an ancient shrine located at the foot of Mount Sanage in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. It has long been worshipped as the local guardian deity and protector of the mountain. While the exact date of its founding is unclear, its name appears in local legends and ancient documents, making it a historic shrine...

Yubu Island (Taketomi Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yubu Island is a small island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, located close to Ishigaki Island, and belongs to Taketomi Town. Once home to a small population, it was developed as a tourist spot in the mid-20th century and is now home to a tropical botanical garden...

[Overview (History, Features, and Attractions)] Nezu Shrine is a historic shrine located in Nezu, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The current shrine buildings were constructed during the Edo period, and the main hall and worship hall in particular retain their Edo-period style well, earning them a designation as an Important Cultural Property. It has long been the local guardian deity...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yagiyama Zoo (Taihaku Ward, Sendai City) is a municipal zoo that displays a wide variety of animals on a spacious site that makes use of the natural terrain. Developed as a place of relaxation for the public, the zoo's exhibits are characterized by their emphasis on a balance of conservation, education, and exhibitions. The zoo recreates an environment close to nature...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum is an experiential facility in Abashiri, Hokkaido, themed around drift ice. In addition to exhibits on the formation of drift ice and the nature and creatures of the Sea of Okhotsk, visitors can also experience actual drift ice up close in a refrigerated facility...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yoshino Shrine (Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture) is a shrine located in Yoshino, a region with deep ties to the Northern and Southern Courts period, and is particularly known for its connection to Emperor Godaigo. The beautiful vermilion-lacquered shrine building, renovated during the Meiji period, stands out against the tranquil backdrop of Mount Yoshino's lush natural surroundings.

Mikane Shrine (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mikane Shrine is a small shrine in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, widely known for its blessings of financial luck and business prosperity. The shrine enshrines deities related to metals and wealth, including Kanayamahiko-no-mikoto...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Abashiri Prison Museum (Abashiri Prison Museum) is an outdoor history museum located in Abashiri City, Hokkaido. It recreates and preserves the architecture of Abashiri Prison (formerly Abashiri Prison) from the Meiji to Showa periods, the lives of inmates, and the history of the prison system using actual architecture and materials. Originally an actual prison...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The former Kaichi School (Kyukai Gakko) is a Western-style school building in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, representative of the Meiji era. Built in 1876 (Meiji 9), the two-story wooden building incorporates a pseudo-Western architectural style, and today retains its original classrooms and furniture.