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Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum

Tachiarai City in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture offers two very different museums focusing on the history of kamikaze pilots towards the end of World War II...

Nakasendo Trail (Magome-Tsumago)

The Magome-Tsumago or Nakasendo trail is an eight-kilometer hike that can be completed at a leisurely pace in under two hours...

Kaka no Kukedo Sea Caves

The Shimane Peninsula, located in northeastern Shimane Prefecture, is a place where history, religion and dramatic landscapes intersect...

Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park

In fact, the Ainu were not officially recognized as an indigenous people by the Japanese government until 2019...

Sunrise Express

Running between Tokyo and off-the-beaten-path prefectures like Kagawa, Shimane and Tottori, the overnight train Sunrise Express lets passengers fall asleep in the city and awake in the countryside...

Shimabara Castle

It caused such a strain on the local populace that it was one of the factors behind the Shimabara Rebellion erupting from 1637 to 1638...

Nagoya Castle

If you’re into your samurai history (or you’ve just watched History of Japan on YouTube too many times) then you’ll be excited to know that one of the quintessential big shots of the time, Tokugawa Ieyasu, is responsible for commissioning the original castle...

Ouchi-juku

Ouchi-juku is a time-slip worthy of a Hollywood movie set...

Shuri Castle

Inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2000, the red Shuri Castle is a reminder of the flourishing Ryukyu Kingdom, when overseas trade networks linking China, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula helped create a unique melting pot that gives Okinawa its distinctly colorful vibe...

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Crowds flock from Tokyo Station to the Imperial Palace with Japanese flags in hand and many shouts of “Banzai...

Hirado

Hirado Port had long been the setting for international trade...

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