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, located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a shrine known for bringing good fortune in wealth. Easily recognizable by its gleaming golden torii gate, it attracts visitors from all over Japan seeking blessings for successful investments, lottery winnings, and business prosperity. This article covers its signature item, the "Fukuzutsumi Omamori" (fortune-bringing charm), proper prayer etiquette, goshuin (shrine stamps), and the hours of the shrine office...

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.

Arayayama Shrine (Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Arayayama Shrine is a shrine located in Fujiyoshida City that is said to have played a part in Mount Fuji worship since ancient times. While the details of its founding are unclear, it has long been a place of worship for people who worship Mount Fuji.

Miyagase Dam (Aikawa Town, Aiko District, Kanagawa Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Miyagase Dam is a multipurpose dam located in Aikawa Town, Aiko District, Kanagawa Prefecture (and surrounding areas), with purposes including flood control, water supply, and power generation. Surrounded by mountains and lush greenery, it is home to Lake Miyagase, an artificial lake.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Sapporo Art Park is a comprehensive arts facility and outdoor sculpture park located in Minami Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Opened in 1986, it takes advantage of its naturally rich hilly location to house an art museum, outdoor sculpture garden, studios, experience workshops, an outdoor stage, and more...

[Suntory Museum of Art (Minato-ku, Tokyo)] ■ Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Suntory Museum of Art is a corporate art museum that displays the art works owned by Suntory to the public. Its collection and exhibits focus on Japanese crafts, tea ceremony utensils, paintings, calligraphy, and lacquerware. For many years, it has been dedicated to the theme of "living...".

Kinkaku-ji (Rokuon-ji) — Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kinkaku-ji, officially known as Rokuon-ji, was built in the late 14th century as a mountain villa by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. After his death, it was converted into a Zen temple (of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism, Shokoku-ji school). The reliquary hall, the "Kinkaku (Shariden)," is located on the outside...

Yebisu Garden Place (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yebisu Garden Place is a large-scale complex in the Ebisu district of Tokyo. It was created by redeveloping the site of a former beer factory (Yebisu Beer Factory), and includes commercial facilities, offices, cultural facilities, a hotel, and more.