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634 meters high! Tokyo's new landmark "Tokyo Skytree"
Tokyo Skytree was built in 2012 as a new radio tower to replace Tokyo Tower. Standing at 634 meters tall, it stands alongside Tokyo Tower as a new symbol of Tokyo.
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[Fukushima Prefecture] The Goshikinuma Lakes in Urabandai, where you can see a variety of colors
Lake Goshikinuma, officially known as the Goshikinuma Lake Group, is located in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture. Located within Bandai-Asahi National Park, this area, located to the north of Lake Inawashiro on the south side of Mount Bandai, is known as Ura-Bandai.
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Senshu Park, the best cherry blossom viewing spot in Akita City
A park with the remains of Kubota Castle, the Satake clan's castle, Chiaki Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture is the remains of Kubota Castle, the castle of the Akita Domain lord, Satake clan. It was designed by Nagaoka Anpei in 1884 and was developed as a park...
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[Tokyo] Japan’s oldest museum “Tokyo National Museum”
The oldest museum in Japan, the Tokyo National Museum, located in Ueno Park in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is an independent administrative institution that collects, preserves, and exhibits Japanese and Asian cultural assets.
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[Yamagata] Uesugi Shrine, which enshrines Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Shrine is one of the most popular tourist spots in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a 10-minute bus ride from JR Yonezawa Station, and a 5-minute walk from Uesugi Shrine. In 1887, Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi...
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Mokoshiji Temple, the world heritage site with Japan's oldest garden, the Jodo Garden [Iwate Prefecture]
Motsuuji Temple, located in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, is a Tendai sect temple with its main image of Yakushi Nyorai statue, and is said to have been founded in 850 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin. ...
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[Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture] Entsu-in, a moss temple in Miyagi with a beautiful garden created by Enshu Kobori
Temples associated with the Date family in Matsushima Endoin, located in Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture, is the family temple of Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune, and its main image is Holy Kannon Bodhisattva. Omotesando, Zuiganji Temple, a temple revived by Date Masamune...
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[Aomori] Many works by artists from Aomori Prefecture, such as Shiko Munakata, Shuji Terayama, and Yoshitomo Nara...
Aomori's most famous tourist attractions The Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art is an art museum that opened in July 2006 and is called "Prefectural Beauty" by locals. Located next to Sannai Maruyama Ruins, its architectural design is...
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[Akita] Edo period samurai residence street “Kakunodate Samurai Residence”
A place where the Edo period's streetscape remains The Kakunodate Samurai Mansion is a series of mansions of middle and lower-level samurai during the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Senboku City, Akita Prefecture. From Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture to Senboku, Akita Prefecture...
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[Yamagata] A historic agricultural warehouse complex that is still in use today, “Sankyo Soko”
Agricultural warehouse in the Meiji period Yamai Warehouse is located in Sakata, a city in the northern part of Yamagata Prefecture, and is the symbol of Shonai, a rice-producing region. The rice was built in 1893 (Meiji 26) and was stored...