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Kenchoji Temple
This Chinese ranking, known as the Five-Mountain System (or “Gozan”), was introduced towards the end of the Kamakura Period and, in turn, Gozan temples flourished as artistic and literary centers for the nobility and samurai class...
Iki Island
Located in the Tsushima Strait, north of the mainland of Nagasaki, Iki is actually an archipelago made up of several inhabited and uninhabited islands...
Hiroshima Castle
While many Japanese castles share similar architectural designs, Hiroshima Castle has every imaginable feature associated with a medieval fortress: a large moat, massive stone walls, as well as bridges and baileys to boot...
Tsushima
Head to a unique Japanese island that’s physically closer to South Korea than it is to Japan and you’ll find yourself on Tsushima...
Goto Islands
The Goto Islands, referred to as simply Goto or the Gotos by Nagasaki’s foreign population, consist of five main islands set atop the East China sea...
Tokugawa Garden
The Tokugawa Garden may slip through the net for many tourists to Nagoya but don’t exclude this haven for wildlife and Japan’s seasonal bloom show from your itinerary...
Kitamoto
Although today Kitamoto is an unassuming commuter city, signs of its history as a post station on the old Nakasendo, a route from the Edo period connecting Tokyo to Kyoto can be spotted if you look close enough...
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
You can visit the legendary leader's remains here, but it's really the ornate, colorful buildings set against a deep-green forested backdrop that steal the Japan-is-incredibly-gorgeous show...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Easily accessible from Hiroshima Station on a 20-minute tram ride, the closest exit is “Genbaku Dome-mae”— where the symbol of this memorial site becomes instantly visible...
Sakitama Kofun Park
"Kofun" is the Japanese word for an ancient burial mound, which Sakitama Kofun Park has aplenty...
The Hundred Caves of Yoshimi
The caves were designated as a National Historical Monument in 1923 and offer a rare glimpse into how the Japanese people of the past prepared themselves for the afterlife...