Mount Fuji
World Heritage Site: Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is 3,776 meters high and is the highest mountain in Japan, situated in the southeast part of Yamanashi at the border of Shizuoka. With unrivaled magnificence and a beautiful cone shape, Mount Fuji has often been selected as the subject of paintings and literature. It is world famous […]
Osaka – The Danjiri Festival, Kishiwada
Kishiwada City is in southern Osaka. It has developed as a castle town since Kishiwada Castle, also called Chigiri, was built in the 16th century. It is famous for the Kishiwada Danjiri matsuri Festival held in the fall. The main event of the Danjiri-matsuri Festival is the dashing of the mikoshi, or portable shrine, on […]
Kyoto – Kiyomizu-dera Temple
The sightseeing center of Kyoto, preserving a variety of architecture and gardens, as well as many cultural masterpieces. The eastern part of Kyoto’s city center is called Higashiyama, located at the west end of the Higashiyama Mountain Range. As early as the middle of the 14th century, many shrines, temples and aristocrats’ villas were built […]
Tohoku – The Nebuta Festival
A historic old port town with a modern feel. The excitement of the Nebuta-matsuri Festival can be felt throughout the year. The city of Aomori is located at the base of the Tsugaru-hanto Peninsula, and is the political, economic, and cultural center of the prefecture of which it is the capital. Aomori has a history […]