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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Akita Kanto Festival is a traditional festival held every summer in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. It is a representative summer festival that is said to have originated as a prayer for a good harvest and a memorial service for ancestors. Numerous round lanterns are hung from bamboo poles (kanto), and the lights, which resemble ears of rice, are...

Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Idemitsu Museum of Arts is a private art museum based on the Japanese and Oriental art collection of the Idemitsu family, the founders of Idemitsu Kosan. Its collection includes a wide range of excellent works, including tea ceremony utensils, paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, and lacquerware.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Moegi Village is a small themed village located in Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, that blends seamlessly into the natural surroundings of the Kiyosato Plateau. Dotted with log cabin-style shops, cafes, galleries, craft studios, and restaurants, it offers a pleasant stroll surrounded by forests and flowers.

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) Shizutani School is a feudal domain school from the Edo period located in Shizutani, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. It is known as one of Japan's oldest educational institutions for the common people. Established in the 17th century (Edo period) as part of the educational policy of the Ikeda clan, the lord of the Okayama domain, it taught the teachings of Confucius and Chinese classics to the children of samurai and common people.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Daisetsu is a vast mountain range that stretches across central Hokkaido and is the core of Daisetsuzan National Park. The area of Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District, includes the northern and middle slopes of Mount Daisetsu, and is home to deep valleys (such as Sounkyo), alpine flower fields, marshes, primeval forests, and fire...

Omagari Fireworks (Daisen City, Akita Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Omagari Fireworks (National Fireworks Competition) is one of Japan's leading fireworks displays, held annually in Daisen City (formerly Omagari Town), Akita Prefecture. Believed to have originated around 1910, the event has grown from a local festival into a national competition. It is held in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture (formerly Omagari Town), and is held annually in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture. It is said to have originated around 1910 and has grown from a local festival into a national competition.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kadowaki Suspension Bridge is a tourist suspension bridge spanning Jogasaki Coast (Jogasaki) in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Perched on a cliff facing the Pacific Ocean, the bridge offers a close-up view of the dynamic scenery of the rugged reefs, azure sea, and splashing waves.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Osezaki is a small cape jutting out into Suruga Bay in Nishiizu, Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. At the base of the cape is the ancient Ose Shrine, a popular place for praying for safety at sea and the protection of the fishing industry. Because of its topography, the bay provides calm waves and clear water.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Negishi Forest Park is a lush urban park located in Yokohama's Naka Ward. Originally part of the grounds of Negishi Racecourse, which dates back to the Meiji period, the park is characterized by its topography and historical remains, which retain the appearance of the racecourse. The expansive lawns and groves of trees intertwine...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Lake Biwa Canal was a large-scale civil engineering project built during the Meiji period to channel water from Lake Biwa toward Kyoto. Developed in the late Meiji period (construction began in 1885 and completed in 1890), the canal was used for daily water needs, fire prevention, irrigation, as well as for shipping and hydroelectric power generation.