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Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Yokohama Doll Museum is a museum specializing in the collection, preservation, and exhibition of dolls from Japan and abroad. The museum's diverse collection includes Japanese Hina dolls, local dolls, and dress-up dolls, as well as traditional dolls and teddy bears from around the world, and is showcased in both permanent and special exhibits. Children's...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hana no Miyako Park is a park located in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, where visitors can enjoy flowers and nature. With excellent views of Mt. Fuji, the park features expansive flower fields, lawn areas, and walking trails, allowing visitors to enjoy the scenery of flowers blooming throughout the seasons and Mt. Fuji at the same time.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture is a facility that comprehensively introduces Nagasaki's history and diverse cultural exchanges. It covers a wide range of topics, from European and Asian exchanges through Dejima during the isolation period, trade with Western countries, the adoption of Christian culture, the opening of the country and modernization from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era, and postwar reconstruction and urban transformation...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kikaijima is one of the Amami Islands, located in Kikai Town, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture. Its distinctive topography, formed by the uplift of coral reefs, is a draw, boasting a unique landscape created by the white coral land and reefs, and crystal-clear waters. Since ancient times, it has been a major producer of sugar (sugar cane) and...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Chitose Aquarium, Home of Salmon, is an aquarium located in Chitose City, Hokkaido, that primarily exhibits freshwater fish and salmonids. It is a facility where visitors can learn about the importance of preserving the natural environment and waterside areas through the Chitose River basin environment and the life cycle of salmon. The aquarium plays a key role in protecting and communicating the region's rich river ecosystem.

Shimane Aquarium Aquas (Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shimane Aquarium Aquas is a prefectural aquarium themed around the San'in and Sea of Japan oceans. Aiming to deepen understanding of the region's marine environment and ecosystems, the aquarium exhibits, raises, and preserves fish and marine mammals that live in the region's waters...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Stork Village Park in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is a park that utilizes the surrounding natural environment and a base facility for the protection, breeding, and reintroduction of Oriental white storks (Japanese storks, East Asian storks). In the latter half of the 20th century, wild storks disappeared from Japan...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Asuka Village (Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture) was the political and cultural center of the Asuka period (6th to 8th centuries). Its historical landscape is dotted with ancient Japanese ruins, burial mounds, stone structures, and ancient temples and shrines. The name "Asuka" appears in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, and is said to have been associated with the Soga clan.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kappa Bridge is a boardwalk-style suspension bridge typical of Kamikochi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, and a tourist attraction spanning the Azusa River. Kamikochi is located within Chubu-Sangaku National Park, surrounded by the clear waters of the Azusa River, forests of conifers and broadleaf trees, and majestic mountain ranges such as the Hotaka mountain range and Mount Yakedake.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Ghibli Park, located in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, is an outdoor theme park (exhibition complex) where visitors can experience the world of Studio Ghibli works. It is located within the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (also known as Moricoro Park). The first phase will open in 2022, featuring Ghibli...