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 Yamagata Prefecture's most popular tourist spots. It's a 10-minute bus ride from JR Yonezawa Station, a 5-minute walk from the Uesugi Shrine stop. It was founded in 1876 by the feudal lord 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...
Kakunodate Samurai Residences, a place where Edo-period streetscapes remain, refers to a series of residences of middle- and lower-ranking samurai from the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Senboku City, Akita Prefecture. From Morioka City in Iwate Prefecture to Senboku City in Akita Prefecture...
Located in Sakata City in the northern part of Yamagata Prefecture, Sankyo Souko is a symbol of the rice-growing region of Shonai. Built in 1893 (Meiji 26), it was used to store rice...
Mount Iwate, one of Iwate's 100 most famous mountains, is also known as Iwate Fuji and is a symbol of Iwate Prefecture. Its imposing shape can be seen from Morioka city...
Azuma Kofuji, one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range. Azuma Kofuji is one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range, which covers a vast mountain range in Fukushima Prefecture. The surrounding area is home to a horseshoe-shaped caldera and the mysteriously colored Goshikinuma Lake.
Table of Contents1. Momoyama-style shrine buildings designated as national treasures1.1 Hachiman Taro, also known as Minamoto no Yoshiie, enshrined the shrine and the Osaki clan rebuilt it as Osaki Hachiman1.2 Date Masamune transported it from Osaki to Sendai2. Years of the Dog and Pig...
