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.
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...
Table of Contents1. Tendai Buddhist temple founded by Ennin, the founder of the Buddhist sect of Buddhism2. Revival over two generations of the Oshu Fujiwara clan3. After the fall of the Oshu Fujiwara clan, it came under the protection of the Kamakura shogunate and the Date clan4. Highlights of Mōtsu-ji4.1 Mōtsu-ji Temple <...
Table of Contents1 Temples in Matsushima associated with the Date clan1.1 A beautiful garden also known as the "Moss Temple" or the "Rose Temple"1.2 A garden that changes with the seasons1.3 Entsuin Temple <Information...
Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art, a representative tourist attraction in Aomori, opened in July 2006 and is known locally as "Kenbi" (Prefectural Art). Located next to the Sannai-Maruyama ruins, its architectural design...
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...
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...
Iwate is one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan that Iwate boasts. Mt. Iwate is also known as Iwate Fuji, and is a symbolic presence for Iwate Prefecture. The spectacular view of the mountain can be viewed from Morioka City, and...
Azuma Kofuji, one of the volcanic groups in the Azuma Mountains Azuma Kofuji is one of the volcanic groups in the Azuma Mountains, which have a long mountain range in Fukushima Prefecture. Around the area are horseshoe-shaped caldera terrain and the mysterious Goshikiumazu...
Table of Contents 1 Momoyama Architectural Shrine, designated as a national treasure 1.1 The Osaki clan revived as Osaki Hachiman, which was enshrined by Hachimantaro, also known as Minamoto Yoshiie, as Osaki Hachiman 1.2 Date Masamune's hands from Osaki to Sendai 2 Years of the Dog and the Years of the Pig...
