Culture Sado Kinzan Sado Kinzan is located off the shore of Niigata Prefecture on Sado Island. Once hailed as a major contributor to Tokugawa’s flourishing finances, the..
Culture Tagata Shrine Tagata Shrine, located in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, is famous for its fertility festival every March 15. Each year, a newly carved wooden phallus..
Culture Matsumoto City Museum of Art Appreciation, representation, learning and communication are the four" "fundamental themes" "of the Matsumoto City Art Museum (Matsumoto-shi Bijutsu-kan),..
Culture Monet's Pond The "Monet Pond", which until a few years ago did not have its own name, is well hidden in the lands of Gifu Prefecture. In 2015, the pond gained fame..
Transportation Kanazawa Station Kanazawa Station (金沢駅) is a major railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company, the private railway opera..
Culture Yahiko Shrine The Tahiko-Jinja, also called Iyahiko-Jinja, is a Shinto shrine in the village of Yahiko in the Nishikanbara District of Niigata Prefecture In the current..
Culture Matsumoto Castle 5 (5Reviews) Also known as "Crow's Castle" because of its unusual black exterior, Matsumoto Castle is one of the three most beautiful castles in Japan, along with..
Culture Nishiyama Park 5 (1Review) Nishiyama Park was built in 1856 by the Seventh Lord of Sabae Han (feudal area), who established this park not for his family or subjects, but for t..