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Travel Kyoto
Former Kaya Town Hall — 1929 Spanish Mission-style town hall in Yosano
Former Kaya Town Hall (旧加悦町役場庁舎) is a 1929 two-storey wooden Spanish Mission–style town hall on Chirimen…
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Travel Nara
Ikoma Sanjō Amusement Park Hilltop Rides and Heritage
Ikoma Sanjō Amusement Park is a hilltop park on Mount Ikoma (642 m) opened in 1929, owned by Kintetsu and…
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Travel Shiga
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto — 17 World Heritage Sites
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, inscribed in 1994, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of 17 temples,…
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Travel Kumamoto
Aso Cuddly Dominion, A Bear-Focused Park in Aso City
Aso Cuddly Dominion is a bear-centred animal park in Aso, Kumamoto, with roughly 800 animals (100 species),…
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Travel Oita
Beppu Onsen travel guide to Oita's hot-spring city and eight districts
Beppu Onsen covers hundreds of hot springs in Beppu, Oita; the city ranks first in Japan for source count and…
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Travel Saitama
Kawagoe City Industry and Tourism Center Koedo Kurari Guide
Kawagoe City Industry and Tourism Center transforms the former Kagamiyama Sake Brewery into shops, a sake…
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Travel Kyoto
Chirimen Street Yosano Historic Chirimen Textile Street in Kyoto
Chirimen Street (ちりめん街道) is the 700‑metre north–south stretch in Yosano, Kyoto Prefecture, designated an…
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Travel Kyoto
Kitano Tenmangū National Treasure shrine and plum garden in Kyoto
Kitano Tenmangū in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as Tenjin, contains a National…
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Travel Tokyo
Shibuya — Tokyo youth culture, shopping and transport hub
Shibuya is a Tokyo district centred on Shibuya Station, a major commercial and youth-culture area known for…
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Travel Okinawa
Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory Murikabushi 105cm Telescope
Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory (石垣島天文台) on Ishigaki Island operates a 105 cm 'Murikabushi' telescope,…
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Travel Shimane
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Townscape Tunnels and History
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is Japan's largest historic silver mine near Oda in Shimane Prefecture; a 2007…
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Travel Tottori
Wakamatsu Mine: Chromium Mining Heritage in Tottori
Wakamatsu Mine in Nichinan, Tottori was a major Japanese chromium mine active from 1899 to 1995; its remains…