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  Tensha-en Garden

  Posted in: Shikoku, Ehime

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  Date Munetada, the seventh feudal lord of the Uwajima domain who went by the pseudonym "Shunzan," constructed this garden as a place of retirement. The name of the garden comes from a poem Date Masamune wrote after his retirement. The poem goes, “I spent my younger days on a horse for battles, now the world is peaceful and my hair has turned gray, my aging body exists here because God in heaven forgave me and let me live."

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  Lake Ashi

  Posted in: Kanto, Kanagawa

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  Lake Ashi, with a shoreline of approximately 20 kilometers, spreads out widely with Mount Fuji as a backdrop. This vast lake is surrounded by resort areas with a number of tourist spots, including shrines, an aquarium, an art museum, and historical buildings. There are also many activities to enjoy, such as hot springs, cruises and a ropeway to the mountain top. This area offers many opportunities to enjoy its natural features, as well as local traditions.

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  Nakagoya Astronomical Observatory

  Posted in: Kyushu, Miyazaki

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  Nakagoya Astronomical Observatory in Misato in the Higashi Usuki District of Miyazaki is located on the Nakagoya Ridge at an elevation of approximately 1,000 meters. Due to its clear air and freedom from the effects of light pollution, it is the perfect spot for star-gazing. It was previously named the best star-gazing spot in Japan in the "darkness of the night sky" category of the National Continuous Star Observations that used to be conducted by the Japanese government.

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  Marugame Castle

  Posted in: Shikoku, Kagawa

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  Marugame Castle as a symbol of Marugame City is one of the wooden castle with 400 years old history.

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  "Join Vietjet in Welcoming the New Flight Route from Da Lat to Busan"

  Posted in: Flight news

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  "Join Vietjet in Welcoming the New Flight Route from Da Lat to Busan"

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  Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group

  Posted in: Osaka, Kansai

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  The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group is a cluster of massive tumulus tombs that spread across three cities in Osaka Prefecture, namely Sakai, Fujiidera and Habikino. Having served as an important political and cultural center of Japan from the late 4th century to late 5th century, dozens of burial mounds for emperors and their families are densely concentrated in the area, making it among the largest tomb groups in the country. The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group was also given a place on the UNESCO World...

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  Kobe Kitano Ijinkan Gai

  Posted in: Hyogo, Kansai

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  Kitano is located at the foot of Mount Rokko overlooking Kobe Port. When the port opened in 1868, the Kitano area became a foreign settlement and many Western-style houses were built. In the present day, these mansions are called ijinkan (residence of foreigners) and displayed to the public. The town is an exotic mélange of Western-style and Eastern-style buildings and also has friendship ties with Paris's Montmartre area. Just a 15-minute walk from Kobe's central Sannomiya area, Kitano...

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  Handa Canal

  Posted in: Chubu, Aichi

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  Handa Canal is considered one of Japan’s three best canals. From the Edo period, the canal exported goods such as sake and vinegar from Chita and cotton to Edo (present-day Tokyo). Even today, the area’s streets are lined with black-paneled breweries and scenery that helps you picture how Handa used to prosper as a base for distribution.

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  Usuki Fugu

  Posted in: Kyushu, Oita

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  Enjoy a wide variety of delicious fugu (pufferfish) dishes, from fresh sashimi to the fugu-chiri hot pot and smoky flavored hire-zake (hot sake with fugu fin). Fugu cuisine is one of Usuki's delicacies its merchants have cultivated over many years in this town that historically prospered from trade.

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  Sukayu Onsen

  Posted in: Tohoku, Aomori

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  Sukayu Onsen is an inn with hot spring baths located at the foot of the Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori Prefecture. This hot spring has long been well known for the powerful healing effects of the highly acidic and abundant supply of spring water. This inn also has a self-catering kitchen area for those who come here for long stays. It also has a massive bath area the size of a tennis court.

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  Amano Iwato Shrine

  Posted in: Kyushu, Miyazaki

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  Amano Iwato Shrine, famous for the wishing stone stacks of Amano Yasugawara, is located in the town of Takachiho in Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture. Known as a power spot of Miyazaki, Amano Iwato Shrine attracts many people seeking "goshuin" (shrine red seals) and amulets. This is the land of the legend of Amano Iwato, which is found in the chronicles of Japanese mythology, Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. The shrine complex has two main shrines, Nishi-Hongu and Higashi-Hongu, both of which are...

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  Watatsumi Sushi Restaurant

  Posted in: Kyushu, Miyazaki

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  Watatsumi Sushi Restaurant is located on the 3rd floor of "Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport", the sky gateway to Miyazaki. From Ladies’ Sets to Seafood Rice Bowls and lettuce-wrapped sushi rolls, a Miyazaki original, to caviar and sturgeon meat sushi, the restaurant offers an extensive range of seafood to enjoy. It is the kind of place you can drop in for a casual bite while waiting for your plane.

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