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  • Koboyama Park (Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Koboyama Park is a low mountain satoyama park in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is popular among locals for its easy hiking trails, observation deck, and seasonal flowers. It is a place where folklore surrounding Kobo Daishi (Kukai) has remained for a long time, and the park...
  • Zenpoji Temple (Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yoshimine-dera Temple is an ancient Tendai Buddhist temple located on the slopes of Mt. Matsuo (commonly known as Mt. Yoshimine) in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City. It is said to have been founded during the Heian period. The temple grounds, built on top of the mountain, offer a panoramic view of Kyoto city, and are home to cherry blossoms, hydrangeas, and other flowers.
  • Okinoshima (Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Okinoshima is a sacred island off the coast of Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. It has long been revered as a key location for maritime traffic and maritime worship. The island itself is a sacred site where Okitsumiya Shrine of Munakata Taisha Shrine is enshrined, and has long been dedicated as a place of worship...
  • Zao Juhyo (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)

    ## Zao Juhyo (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture) ### Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Zao Juhyo is a natural phenomenon that can be seen in winter in the Zao mountain range (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture). Supercooled water droplets contained in strong seasonal winds adhere to the trees and freeze, eventually causing the ice and snow to stretch in the direction of the wind, creating unique shapes. English...
  • Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo Distillery (Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)

    Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) Nikka Whisky Miyagikyo Distillery is one of Nikka Whisky's (formerly known as "whisky") flagship distilleries, located in a deep valley in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Following on from Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido, founder Masataka Taketsuru...
  • Onigajo Castle (Kumano City, Mie Prefecture)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Onigajo is a scenic spot of sea cliffs, caves, and strangely shaped rock formations along the Kumano Sea in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture. The cliffs and intricate caves created by erosion from long years of waves and wind create a striking contrast between the dark rocks and the blue sea. Since ancient times, Onigajo has been a natural...
  • Ikegami Honmonji Temple (Ota Ward, Tokyo)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Ikegami Honmonji Temple is a large Nichiren sect temple located in Ota Ward, Tokyo. It has long been a sacred place of worship for the remains of Saint Nichiren. It is said to be the place where Nichiren spent his final years and passed away at the end of the Kamakura period, and many temple buildings and pagodas have been erected there since then.
  • National Theatre (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The National Theatre (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) is a national theater established to preserve and promote traditional Japanese performing arts (Kabuki, traditional Japanese music, dance, Joruri puppet theater, Noh, Kyogen, etc.). Since its opening in the 1960s, it has staged a wide range of programs, from classical to contemporary traditional performing arts...
  • Wakkanai Port North Breakwater Dome (Wakkanai City, Hokkaido)

    Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Wakkanai Port North Breakwater Dome (commonly known as the North Breakwater Dome) is an arch-shaped concrete breakwater located in the port of Wakkanai City, Hokkaido. It is a civil engineering structure constructed in the early Showa period to protect the port from waves. Its unique appearance is characterized by a continuous arch stretching approximately 400 meters in length...
  • Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum (Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture)

    Let me confirm. The "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum" you specified is listed as being in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, but the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is actually located in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture (founded by Takenaka Corporation). Which location would you like us to introduce you to?.
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  • Mount Hiko (Soeda Town, Fukuoka Prefecture)

  • Inubo Station (Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture)

  • Notsuke Peninsula (Betsukai Town, Notsuke District, Hokkaido)

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