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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine (Honmiya, Hongu-cho, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture) is one of the three central shrines of Kumano (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha, and Kumano Nachi Taisha). It has long been a center of Kumano faith, attracting worshippers from all over the country. It is a sacred place deeply connected to the Kumano Kodo trail...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Lake Kinrin is a small brackish lake located in Yufuin Town, Yufu City, Oita Prefecture, and is one of the iconic tourist spots in the Yufuin hot spring resort area. The lake's topography is where hot spring water gushes out and groundwater mixes, and during periods of large temperature differences between morning and evening, water rises above the lake surface...

Hakuba Iwatake (Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hakuba Iwatake is a mountain resort in Hakuba Village with a direct view of the Northern Alps (Hakuba Mountain Range). Developed as a ski resort after the war, it is popular as a highland area for skiing and snowboarding in winter and gondola rides in summer.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Botchan Train is a revival tourist train that runs through Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Its exterior recreates the atmosphere of the small locomotive featured in Natsume Soseki's novel "Botchan." Its charming wooden-style passenger cars and red locomotive-like form create a retro feel, and it is a popular spot for visiting Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama...

Kirifuri Plateau (Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kirifuri Plateau is a plateau area that stretches south of Lake Chuzenji and the Nikko Mountain Range in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, at an elevation of roughly 1,200 to 1,400 meters. Formerly developed as a summer resort and ranch, it is now known for its seasonal natural scenery (including the early summer Nikko...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shuzenji is a tourist destination centered around a historic hot spring town and temples in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Its origins date back to the Heian period, when Shuzenji Temple, which is said to have been associated with Kobo Daishi (Kukai), and it developed as a hot spring resort and tourist destination through the Kamakura and Edo periods. The old town...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Aomori Nebuta Festival is one of the Tohoku region's most famous summer festivals, held annually in early August (usually August 2-7) in Aomori City. There are various theories about its origins, but it is said to have originated in ancient times as a prayer for good harvests and protection from evil, and is known for its warrior paintings and historical...

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal): The Yokohama Museum of Art is a major museum of modern and contemporary art located in the heart of the Minato Mirai 21 district. Opened in 1989, the museum's architecture was designed by the world-renowned Kenzo Tange, and features a large atrium and spacious exhibition spaces. Its collection includes 20th-century...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Miyagawa Morning Market is a morning market located along the Miyagawa River, which flows through the center of Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, and is one of Hida Takayama's most famous tourist spots. With a long history said to date back to the Edo period, the market sells local agricultural products, mountain produce, pickles, processed foods, folk crafts, woodwork, and more.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Echigo Yuzawa Onsen is a hot spring resort representing Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture. It has been popular as a therapeutic hot spring resort since the Edo period, and with the development of the railway since the Meiji period, it has developed into a health resort and summer resort, and in the winter, a base for a ski resort...