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  • Nebuta Museum WA-RASSE
    Nebuta Museum WA-RASSE
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    The Aomori Nebuta Festival boasts a history of more than 300 years and has been designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan. A lot of people from all over the world gather at the festival that held from 2nd to 7th August every year, and on the 7th August as the last day, the nebutas are placed in boats and ferried around the sea as fireworks light up the night sky. Nebuta Museum WA-RASSE is a tourist facility where visitors can experience the charm of the Aomori Nebuta...

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  • Sapporo
    Sapporo
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    Sapporo (札幌市) is a large city in northern Japan. Sapporo has the fifth largest population and third largest area in Japan. Many people know Sapporo as the host of the 1972 Winter Olympics. It is also the site of the yuki matsuri Snow Festival each winter, which usually attracts 2 million tourists from all over the world.

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  • KOBE MARITIME MUSEUM
    KOBE MARITIME MUSEUM
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    Designed with a beautiful white space frame roof portraying a sailboat and waves across the open sea, KOBE MARITIME MUSEUM was founded in 1987, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the opening of the current Port of Kobe in 1868. The museum underwent renovations and reopened in 2020 with the slogan “The Journey of Kobe and Its Port.” The transition of Kobe City with the times and the history and future of the ocean, ships, and the port are told through various materials, models, videos, and...

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  • Fujisan World Heritage Center
    Fujisan World Heritage Center
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    Designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 2013, the beautiful appearance of Mount Fuji has long been worshipped and continues to be a source of art. At the Fujisan World Heritage Center, you can appreciate the worldview of the sacred mountain through various images, lights, and sounds under the theme of faith and art. There are also souvenir shops and cafes featuring Yamanashi's specialty products, as well as spots where you can take photos of a superb view of Mount Fuji.

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  • Ponshukan Sake Museum
    Ponshukan Sake Museum
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    The Ponshukan Sake Museum is inside Echigo-Yuzawa Station. Here, you can enjoy famous Niigata products such as sake and rice to your heart’s content at sake tasting sessions and the souvenir stands.

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  • Matsumoto Castle
    Matsumoto Castle
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    Matsumoto Castle stands watched over by the lofty mountains of the Northern Alps and Utsukushigahara Highlands. The national treasure was completed around 1593-1594, making it the oldest existing five structure-six story castle in Japan.

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  • Hokkaido Cuisine
    Hokkaido Cuisine
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    Some special dishes in Hokkaido

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  • Tanegashima Space Center
    Tanegashima Space Center
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    Visitors to JAXA Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane-cho can look around its facilities on their own or join a guided tour led by a full-time guide.

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  • Gokayama Gassho-style Village
    Gokayama Gassho-style Village
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    Gokayama gassho-style village was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995. 23 gassho-style buildings currently remain in Ainokura gassho-style village, and 9 remain in Suganuma gassho-style village. Most of them are around one to two centuries old, and the oldest of them are said to have been built 400 years ago. The area’s mountain village culture is steeped in the tradition of gassho-style houses and its history is passed down to the present day.

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  • Ashikaga Flower Park
    Ashikaga Flower Park
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    At the Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga city, Tochigi Prefecture, is famous for the light up of Japanese wisteria flowers, and the "Garden of light flowers", which was selected one of Japan’s best three illuminations. The night light up in a fantastic atmosphere is really amazing. Especially in the garden filled with flowers that bloom in all seasons, the "Miraculous Wisteria" that has seen over 150 springs is reminiscent of the "soul tree" in James Cameron's "Avatar" and was chosen by CNN as...

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  • Cape Higashi-Hennazaki
    Cape Higashi-Hennazaki
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    Cape Higashi-Hennazaki is a long, beautiful cape stretching approximately two kilometers on the eastern tip of Miyako Island. The breathtaking ocean view has been designated as one of the country's Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monuments. The scenery experienced from the lighthouse standing at the end of the cape is especially moving. Many flowers bloom in every season along the constructed walking trail, such as the tennoume plum blossoms, designated as the prefecture's...

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  • Karatsu Castle
    Karatsu Castle
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    Karatsu Castle was built by Terasawa Shima-no-Kami Hirotaka, vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, over seven years starting from 1602. It is said that materials from the dismantling of Hizen Nagoya Castle were used when building the castle. The sands extending from the east and west of the castle look like the outstretched wings of a crane, earning it the alternative name "Maizuru (Dancing Crane) Castle". It is also a famous place for cherry blossom trees and wisteria.

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