Destinations
FEATURED AREA
Tourist Sights
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- Sapporo Clock Tower
- Historical Monument
- Hokkaido Sapporoshi Chuou-ku Kitaichijounishi 2-chome Former Sapporo Agricultural College Demonstration Center
The clock tower familiarly, called “Sapporo Clock Tower” was originally constructed as a drill hall for the former Sapporo Agricultural College, the predecessor of Hokkaido University. Originally there was no bell tower but only a mechanism of pulling a rope to ring a small bell, however, the bell tower was constructed in 1881 under the direction of the Governor Kiyotaka Kuroda and since then a Howard pendulum type clock has been in use. It is about 10 minutes on foot from the nearest Odoori Station. The first floor serves as a museum displaying the history of the clock tower and on the second floor you can experience the atmosphere of the historic drill hall and view the workings of the clock.
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- Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Shrine
- Kyoto Kyoutoshi Fushimi-ku Fukakusa Yabunouchi cho 68
This shrine in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, is the head of all Inari Shrines in Japan, which total to around 30,000 shrines. The shrine is particularly famous for its vermillion lacquered Torii gate tunnels, as well as to parishioners visiting the god for business, harvest, and fortune. Many of the buildings on the grounds are also painted with brilliant vermillion lacquer including the front shrine, main shrine, and tower gate, which has been designated an Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The torii gate corridor, said to consist of several thousand to 10,000 torii gates, twists and turns making it quite the spectacle. Beyond that is the rear shrine as well as the entrance to Mt. Inari-san which is dotted with countless small burial mounds. It is one of the most famous spots in the Kansai region to visit for the annual New Year Shrine Visit and draws huge numbers of visitors every year.
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- Kasuga Taisha Shrine
- Shrine
- Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 160
This is a Shinto shrine located in Nara City. Kasuga Taisha Shrine is the grand head shrine of approximately 1,000 Kasuga shrines nationwide. The origins to the shrine lie in the early days of the Nara period, when Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto from Kashima-jingu Shrine was enshrined at Mt. Mikasa. The main shrine of the Kasuga structure which is a National Treasure has four buildings lined up, and in addition to the majestic and splendid south Gate and middle gate, there are many things such as fine and industrial art objects which have been designated as Important Cultural Properties. The Bantoro Festival (Lantern Festival) event is held on the day of Setsubun (Bean throwing night) and on the 14th and 15th of August when around 3,000 stone lanterns and hanging lanterns are lit with fire, and many worshipers come to look at this magical sight.
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- Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
- Aquarium
- Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Kanazawa-ku Hakkeijima
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- Tokyo Skytree (R)
- Observation Tower
- Tokyo Sumida-ku Oshiage 1-1-2
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- Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
- Aquarium
- Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Minato-ku Minatomachi 1-3
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- Kanazawa Castle Park
- Park / Green Space
- Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Marunouchi 1-1
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- To-ji Temple (Kyo-o-gokoku-ji Temple)
- Temple
- Kyoto Kyoutoshi Minami-ku Kujouchou 1
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- Chubu Centrair International Airport
- Complex Facility / Commercial Facility
- Aichi Pref. Tokonameshi Centrair 1-chome
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- Okayama Korakuen
- Garden
- Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Kourakuen 1-5
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- Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
- Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum
- Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Hiranomachi 7-8
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- Tokyo Disney Sea
- Amusement Park / Theme Park
- Chiba Pref. Urayasushi Maihama 1-1