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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Kuji Amber Museum is a museum specializing in amber located in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture. The Kuji area has long been known as one of Japan's leading amber producing regions, and the museum exhibits locally harvested amber as well as insect and plant fossils (inclusions) trapped within amber.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Esashi Oiwake Hall, located in Esashi Town, Hiyama District, Hokkaido, is a facility dedicated to introducing, preserving, and passing on the folk song and singing culture of Esashi Oiwake. Esashi Oiwake is characterized by its Nagauta-style melody, which sings of the feelings of travelers and life in a fishing town.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Sarobetsu Wetland is a vast low-lying marshland that spreads across northern Hokkaido, centered around the town of Horonobe. It is a subarctic marshland within Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, and is home to high-lying marshes formed by years of peat accumulation and endemic wetland plant communities.

Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Hosooka Observatory is a famous viewpoint in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, offering a panoramic view of the Kushiro Wetlands. The large meandering Kushiro River and the vast marshland spread out below, creating a captivating landscape that changes with the seasons. The early morning fog (Morning Mist) is particularly...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Neo Park Okinawa is a nature-based zoo and botanical park located in Nago City in the northern part of Okinawa's main island. Small animals and birds live free-range or semi-free-range within the spacious park, and a major feature of the park is that visitors can observe them relatively closely, feed them, and enjoy interacting with them.

Megijima (Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Megijima is a small inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea, a short trip from Takamatsu Port. Locals also call it "Onigashima" (Demon Island), and it is notable for its connection to the legend of the demon island in the folktale "Momotaro." The island is home to a number of artifacts from the Second World War...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Komuroyama Park is a park developed around the summit and base of Mount Komuro in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The summit can be easily reached by lift (Komuroyama Lift), and from the top you can enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of Ito City, Sagami Bay, and the Izu Islands.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hinomisaki Shrine is an ancient seaside shrine located on Cape Hinomisaki in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. Located on a cliff jutting out into the sea, it features a location overlooking the Pacific Ocean (Sea of Japan), a vermilion-painted shrine building, and a landscape washed by the sea breeze. Since ancient times, it has been a popular destination...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kamakura Shrine is a shrine located in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, dedicated to Prince Moriyoshi (Moriyoshi Shinno), a member of the imperial family from the late Kamakura period. Founded in the Meiji period, it is a shrine with historical elements that was built during the Shinto revival that took place from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period.

Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Genbudo Cave is a rock landscape in Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, where columnar joints can be seen. It is an exposed basalt dyke formed when lava flowing from a volcano broke into hexagonal columns as it cooled. Layers of neat, black, columnar rocks...