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  Ine no Funaya

  Posted in: Kyoto, Kansai

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  Ine is a small fishing village located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. There are still about 230 "funaya," or traditional wooden boat houses, stretching for five kilometers along the Ine Bay. These houses are built right on the water and the boats are housed in the first floor while the second floor is a living space. The funaya houses stand in a row around the bay creating a scenery unique to Ine town, which somehow evokes a nostalgic feeling.

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  Zuihoden, the Mausoleum of Date Masamune

  Posted in: Tohoku, Miyagi

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  Zuihoden is a mausoleum as the final resting of Date Masamune. It was designated a National Treasure in 1931 as a gorgeous mausoleum to convey the Momoyama cultural traditions, built by own will of Masamune, but it was burned down during World War 2 in 1945. The current building was reconstructed based on the building before burning. Besides Masamune’s Zuihoden, there are the Kansenden and Zennoden, which were built for the second and third generation of Date lords.

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  Dogo Onsen

  Posted in: Shikoku, Ehime

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  Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama, Ehime is an extremely popular tourist spot. Another recommendation is healing yourself at the nearby Asuka no Yu hot springs and Isaniwa Shrine, and going on an eating tour in the shopping district.

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  Arima Christian Heritage Museum

  Posted in: Kyushu, Nagasaki

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  Arima Christian Heritage Museum is a facility that tells the story of the Hara Castle Ruins, one of the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in June 2018. The museum's exhibits present, in an accessible way, the course of Christianity in Japan, from the first introduction and flourishing of Western culture to the oppression and eventual decline of Christianity. They include videos that present historical facts and artifacts that have been...

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  BẢNG GIÁ KHUYẾN MÃI TP.HCM – TRUNG QUỐC

  Posted in: Flight news

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  Nhân dịp kỷ niệm 31 năm thành lập tại TP.HCM, China Southern Airlines xin gửi lời tri ân đến sự đồng hành của quý khách

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  National Parks in Hokkaido

  Posted in: Hokkaido

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  National Parks in Hokkaido

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  Iya Valley

  Posted in: Shikoku, Tokushima

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  The picturesque scenery of Iya in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture is known as one of the three most unexplored regions of Japan. The Iya River runs through the Iya Valley, popular for its autumn foliage. If you look down at this deep-cut V-shaped valley from above, you'll see the emerald green river running through, in dazzlingly far distance below.Iya Valley has been awarded as two stars Michelin Green Guide and it is also the only place in Japan that have been chosen by the US travel...

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  Matsue Castle

  Posted in: Chugoku, Shimane

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  Discover tea ceremony and Japanese culture in a historic castle town with samurai residences and other traces of the Edo Period.

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  The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka

  Posted in: Osaka, Kansai

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  The museum was established by Osaka City when the Ataka Collection, including two national treasures and 12 important cultural properties, was donated by the 21 companies of the Sumitomo Group. Since then, with mainly Chinese and Korean ceramics, a Japanese ceramic collection and donated works being added, the museum now boasts the largest collection of oriental ceramics in both quality and quantity in Japan.

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  Ogoto Onsen

  Posted in: Shiga, Kansai

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  At a pH value of 9.0, the hot spring water of Ogoto Onsen in Shiga Prefecture is a simple alkaline hot spring that exceeds standard levels and has a skin smoothing effect after bathing. The gentle water is safe even for people with sensitive skin and pregnant women.

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  Shimoda Onsen

  Posted in: Kyushu, Kumamoto

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  Shimoda Onsen is located just inland from the west coast of Amakusa, an area famous for its beautiful sunsets. The water in the hot spring baths is sourced entirely from the source spring and is said to be beneficial for healing cuts and for recovery from exhaustion. It has a long history, with the first hot spring baths believed to have appeared here some 750 years ago. There is also a legend that the spring burst forth from a spot where an injured egret was soothing its wounds.

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  Etchu-Yatsuo Tourist Center

  Posted in: Chubu, Toyama

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  Passed down for centuries from the 1740s, the Hikiyama Festival in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, is a spring tradition. It represents the merchant culture of Yatsuo that thrived from production and trade of raw silk, silkworm eggs, Japanese paper, and charcoal. The rich culture of Hikiyama floats and local performing arts has been handed down as a symbol of the prosperity of Yatsuo. In the museum, visitors can enjoy traditional Hikiyama-Bayashi music together with three beautiful Hikiyama...

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