Tag: “Japan”

10 places found.

  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space

  2. Nishimera, Japan

    A tiny village in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. Tucked in the middle of 3 mountains and home to 1400 great villagers.

  3. Kitakata

    Kitakata is in the Fukushima Prefecture, North of Japan in the middle of the island, between Fukushima (Pacific Ocean coast) and Niigata (Japanese See coast). Is a quiet and small town famous for his great Ramen, a noodle soup.

  4. Chinzan-so

    Chinzan-so ("Camellia Mountain Estate") is the former estate of Prince Yamagata, a Meiji-era politician. Its expansive manicured grounds are enveloped by the hustle-and-bustle of the Tokyo's ultra-urban surrounds, and stepping through the gates is like stepping back in time 100 years.

  5. Umeda Sky Building

    The observation deck of this quirky office tower has the best views of Kansai's most populous city. Go just before sundown, and watch as the city slowly comes alive.

  6. The Open Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses

    Deep in the heart of Hattori Ryokuchi Park, The Open Air Museum of Old Japanese Farm Houses provides a time warp to a bygone Japanese era. 11 old houses have been brought from all over the country and carefully reconstructed in a beautiful, peaceful setting that seems miles - and centuries - away from gritty, bustling Osaka.

  7. Japantown

    No, it’s not like Tokyo. And yes, it’s actually a shopping mall.

  8. Yodogawa river

    Huge and calm great river going through Osaka, originating from the north. One of the symbols of the city as important festvals and fireworks take place every year on its banks.

  9. Hikone-jo

    Located in the city of Hikone, on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture, the castle is its centerpiece and symbol. Hikone-jo, 彦根城, (“jo” means “castle” in Japanese) is designated a National Treasure, only one of four castles in Japan to bear this distinction.

  10. Benesse House and Benesse Art Site Naoshima

    Set on a small island in Japan's Inland Sea, Benesse Art Site combines the themes of "Nature and Art" in a complex that includes a luxury hotel and two museums: "Benesse House Museum" and "Chichu Art Museum".

    The hotel: "Benesse House" is an hotel with four facilities, Park, Beach, Museum and Oval. All these facilities have guestrooms.

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