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Moegi no Yakata

Moegi no Yakata was built in 1903. It was originally the residence of the American Consul General. The light green exterior is a beautiful and unique feature of the home. The inside is just as lovely. Check out the arabesque-patterned stairs and intricately-detailed mantelpiece. You can also get a wonderful view of the rest of […]

Area: 神戸, 北野異人館, and Hyogo

Activities: 観光 and 史跡

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Children’s Peace Monument

The monument was built through charity from all over Japan in 1958 as a cenotaph for Ms. Sadako Sasaki, a girl who passed away at a young age of 12 years old due to leukemia, the after effect of the atomic bomb, and for the children who became victims of the atomic bomb. In the […]

Area: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima

Activities: 観光 and 史跡

Gokayama

Iwase House

The gassho-zukuri house was built about 300 years ago over a period of eight years. The five-story house has a frontage of 26.4 m, a depth of 12.7 m, and a height of 14 m, making it quite impressive when viewed up close. In fact, it is the largest gassho-zukuri in Japan. Since the house […]

Area: Gokayama and Toyama

Activities: 観光 and 史跡

Katsuren Castle Ruins

Area: Katsuren Castle Ruins and Okinawa

Activities: 観光, 史跡, and 世界遺産

Nakijin Castle Ruin

Area: Nakijin Castle Ruin and Okinawa

Activities: 観光, 史跡, and 世界遺産

Shirakawago

Wada Family Residence

This is the Wada family residence, a prominent family that prospered in the niter trade during the Edo period and was the feudal lord of the area. It is the largest gassho-zukuri house in Shirakawa-go, and its elegance and beauty makes it one of the pillars of Shirakawa-go. Although it is more than 300 years […]

Area: Shirakawago and Gifu

Activities: 観光 and 史跡

神戸

Kazamidori no Yakata

Built in 1909, Kazamidori no Yakata was the mansion of a successful German merchant who made a great amount of his fortune while he was still young. The thick brick exterior of this Ijinkan is symbolic of elegant nouveau art that originated from Germany. A weathercock, or Kazamidori, rests upon the triangular roof and is […]

Area: 神戸, 北野異人館, and Hyogo

Activities: 観光 and 史跡

Shirakawago

Gassho-zukuri Minkaen

This open-air museum consists of 25 disused gassho-zukuri houses that have been relocated from various locations in Shirakawa-go and are being preserved and opened to the public; 9 of the 25 houses have been designated as important cultural properties. The park contains a shrine, a water mill, a stable, and other buildings that recreate the […]