This shrine in the south of Kyoto is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates straddling the mountain paths,...
This shrine in the south of Kyoto is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates straddling the mountain paths, forming mysterious tunnels 4km long in total. This is the headquarters shine for some 30,000 Inari shrines all over the...
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Furano is one of Japan's most inland town, famous for its lavender fields and skii resorts. A 20-year, long-run Japan...
Furano is one of Japan's most inland town, famous for its lavender fields and skii resorts. A 20-year, long-run Japanese TV drama series (Kita-no-kuni-kara) set in Furano has made this town in the middle of Hokkaido a very popular travel...
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Hakodate's crowning gem is the view of the harbor city at night from the top of Mr. Hakodate. Most believe that the v...
Hakodate's crowning gem is the view of the harbor city at night from the top of Mr. Hakodate. Most believe that the view is not only one of the top three night views in Japan (the other two being Kobe and Nagasaki) but one of the top thr...
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Goryokaku in Hakodate is a former Western-style fort built in 1866 in the form of a five-pointed star. Under the Kana...
Goryokaku in Hakodate is a former Western-style fort built in 1866 in the form of a five-pointed star. Under the Kanagawa Treaty of 1854, Hakodate was one of the first ports to open itself up to international trade, and this fort was des...
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Abounding in wild forests and free pools of hot spring, the Shiretoko Peninsula in far eastern Hokkaido is one of Jap...
Abounding in wild forests and free pools of hot spring, the Shiretoko Peninsula in far eastern Hokkaido is one of Japan's 100 Wild and Scenic Spots. The peninsula was designated as Shiretoko National Park in 1964 and declared a World Her...
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On the northwestern side of the Shiretoko Penisula, facing the Sea of Okhotsk, Utoro offers a variety of accommodatio...
On the northwestern side of the Shiretoko Penisula, facing the Sea of Okhotsk, Utoro offers a variety of accommodations with hot springs. Although the costal area looks like a lonesome fishing village, Utro is also the place to get aboar...
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This tunnel for JR Line is well known among researcher of spiritual phenomenons. Since its construction in 1910s, a n...
This tunnel for JR Line is well known among researcher of spiritual phenomenons. Since its construction in 1910s, a number of strange incidents have been reported, including illness of people working at the nearby station. When a 1970 ea...
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The sprawling Osaka City can be viewed from the top of the Umeda Sky Building, a futuristic twin-tower complex locate...
The sprawling Osaka City can be viewed from the top of the Umeda Sky Building, a futuristic twin-tower complex located at the center of the Kita district of Osaka. Affectionately dubbed "Arc de Triomphe of Osaka", the 170 meter-high comp...
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This tour on an amphibious bus takes you 60 minutes on land and 30 minutes on water through central Osaka. The so-cal...
This tour on an amphibious bus takes you 60 minutes on land and 30 minutes on water through central Osaka. The so-called 'duck' tour, first of its kind in Japan, offers great views of the Midosuji street, Osaka Castle, Mint Bureau and Sa...
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The Osaka Museum of History is located just across the street from Osaka Castle. The exhibits spread over 4 floors at...
The Osaka Museum of History is located just across the street from Osaka Castle. The exhibits spread over 4 floors at the top of a 13-story building, and you can get excellent views of Osaka Caslte. Visitors first take the elevator to...
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This is a large public park built on the site of the 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka. Some facilities used in the expo...
This is a large public park built on the site of the 1970 World Exhibition in Osaka. Some facilities used in the expo still remain, including the Japanese Garden, the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, and the symbolic Tower of the Sun. The compo...
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If you are interested in culture, history and tradition in Japan, head over to Ueno. The main attraction in this area...
If you are interested in culture, history and tradition in Japan, head over to Ueno. The main attraction in this area is Ueno Park, which boasts the largest number of visitors. The country's first Western style park, this is home to larg...
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