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Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park
In fact, the Ainu were not officially recognized as an indigenous people by the Japanese government until 2019...
Arakurayama Sengen Park
With one of the most iconic views of Mount Fuji, Arakurayama Sengen Park shouldn’t be misSed on trips to Yamanashi Prefecture...
Hasedera Temple (Nara)
Hasedera Temple in Nara Prefecture is the main temple of the Buzan sect of Shingon Buddhism, giving rise to 3000 member temples in Japan...
Kyoto
Japan’s capital for more than 1000 years, the story of an ancient nation is written all over Kyoto’s cobbled streets, endless temples and gardens, and in the traditional way of life preserved by tea merchants and geisha houses...
Miyajima
Built around 200 meters offshore, the giant red gate looks as though it’s floating in the sea during high tide, while low tide lets you walk right up to touch its imposing cedar wood pillars...
Asakusa
from the 7th century golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy) enshrined in Senso-ji temple’s main hall to the faded postwar pachinko parlors of the adjacent Rokku entertainment district, it's all one captivating time-warp...
Sanjusangendo
You wouldn't know it from the outside but the elongated hallway secretly houses 1001 life-size armed Kannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, in a sight that's as impressive in scale and detail as China’s Terracotta Warriors...
Ryoanji Temple
For some the rock garden and raked gravel represent islands in the sea, for others mountains rising above clouds, some even see animals...
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Known for its thousands of blazing vermillion torii gates, the Fushimi Inari Shrine draws visitors up and around its winding trail to worship the Shinto god Inari, the “kami” of rice and harvest - more commonly revered for bringing in those blessed dollar dollar bills...
Otoyo Shrine
While Komainu statues, regal lion-dogs who stand guard at the gates of shrines and temples, are a familiar sight throughout Japan, Otoyo Shrine has an altogether different security detail...
Kushida Shrine
For those familiar with Fukuoka’s festival scene, the shrine is one of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa’s main venues and the starting point of the final day’s float race...