Cathedral of the Resurrection in Hakodate, Hokkaido
St. Nikolai, Whose Name Is Preserved In The Nikolai Cathedral, Also Went To Hakodate When He First Came To Japan
Sapporo Clock Tower, Hokkaido
If I Had To Name A Disappointing Tourist Attraction In Japan, Sapporo Clock Tower Would Be At The Top Of My List
Otaru Museum, Hokkaido
Locomotive Depot No. 3 At The Otaru Museum Is The Oldest Existing Locomotive Depot In Japan
Otaru, Hokkaido
Warehouses That Once Symbolized Prosperity Are No Longer Used As Warehouses, As Most Of Them Have Been Turned Into Museums And Stores
The Steel Fire Watchtower, Built In 1927, Is Already In Shambles And Is Apparently Currently Undergoing Activities To Preserve And Repair It
Otaru Sumiyoshi Jinja, Hokkaido
There Is Also A Monument To Matsuo Basho, Which Made Me Wonder If Basho Had Visited Hokkaido On His Way To Oku-no-Hosomichi, But That Is Not True
Okamoto Hachiman Shrine, Tokyo
An Atmospheric Torii Gate Stands At The Bottom Of The Stairs Leading To The Okamoto Hachiman Shrine
Nishi Arai Daishi Temple, Tokyo
Only During The Hokusai Commemoration, Nishi Arai Daishi Opens Its Collection Of Katsushika Hokusai's Paintings To The Public
Sanpo-ji Temple, Tokyo
It Is Difficult To Feel The Former Vigor Of The Sanpo-ji
Chomei-ji Temple, Tokyo
The Statues Of The Four Heavenly Kings, Made With Four Heads, Look Like Characters From A Video Game, A Little Too Cute To Be Dignified
Sakitama Kofun Tumulus Group, Saitama
Inariyama Kofun Tumulus In The Sakitama Kofun Tumulus Group Is Large And Can Be Climbed
Water Castle Park, Saitama
In A Park Built By Filling In The Outer Moat Of Oshijo Castle, There Stands A Lovely Building That Looks Like Something Out Of A Wes Anderson Movie
Tsuki Jinja Shrine, Saitama
Despite The Unusual Guardian Rabbits, The Shrine Building Reflected In The Window Glass Was Quite Plain
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo
Between Okayama Korakuen Garden And Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden Started Calling Itself Korakuen Earlier
Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple, Chiba
The Shogyoden Hall At Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Is A Sturdy Treasure House Built To Pass On The Relics Of Nichiren To Future Generations
Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Hall, Chiba
Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Hall May Be A Grand Trick To Make You Want To Go To Nagano Prefectural Museum Of Art
Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple, Tokyo
Despite Its Beautiful Bright Vermilion Color, There Were Not Many People Around, And The Pagoda Was Just Standing There Quietly
Five-story pagoda of Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple, Tokyo
It Is Nothing But Sheer Luck That The Five-story Pagoda Of Honmon-ji Did Not Burn Down
Tokyo Camii, Tokyo
Tokyo Camii, A Mosque In Yoyogi Uehara, Is A Spot Worth Seeing
Former Residence of the Hotta Family, Chiba
It Is Said That As Many As 17 Clans Crowded Together In Chiba Prefecture During The Edo Period
Akagi Jinja Shrine, Chiba
A Thick Shimenawa Looks Like A Ginseng
Sankeien Garden, Kanagawa
Originally, Stupas Were Placed At The Center Of Buddhist Temples, But In Japan, They Are Rarely Placed At The Center
Sankeien Was Originally Built By Hara Tomitaro, A Wealthy Silk Trader, Who Moved Old Buildings To The Grounds Of His Mansion
Seitenkyu Temple, Saitama
The Person Who Built The Taiwanese-style Taoist Temple, Seitenkyu, Has No Connection To Sakado
It Took 15 Years To Build This Taiwanese-style Temple, With Construction Materials As Well As Craftsmen Brought In From Taiwan
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo
The Rainbow Bridge's Girders Are 52 Meters Above Sea Level, So There Are Over 1 Km Of Approach Sections At Both Ends
Minato City Center for Traditional Culture, Tokyo
The Minato City Center For Traditional Culture Was Originally Built As A Geisha Call Office For The Geisha Quarter
Shibamata Taishakuten, Tokyo
Shibamata And The Movie 'Otoko Wa Tsuraiyo' Have Become Inseparable
Matsumoto Castle, Nagano
The Castle Tower, A National Treasure, Was Once Auctioned Off And Nearly Dismantled
East Wing of Keio University's Mita Campus, Tokyo
Although It Pretends To Be Historic, The East Wing Of Keio University's Mita Campus Is Only About 20 Years Old
Former Hitachi Aircraft Tachikawa Factory Transformer Substation, Tokyo
The Remaining Bullet Holes In The Wall Are Still Raw
Reiun-ji Temple, Tokyo
More Concrete Temples Were Built Because Of The Great Kanto Earthquake
Taisho-ji Temple, Tokyo
The Gate, Which Is Reminiscent Of The Gate To Ryugu Castle, Is Called Ryugu-mon
Jindai-ji Temple, Tokyo
The Thatched-roof Gate Is The Oldest Structure In Jindai-ji Temple
Iinuma Kannon, Chiba
Originally, Pagodas Were Meant To Enshrine Buddha’s Ashes
Choko Jinja Shrine, Chiba
Gods Governing The Wind Exist Throughout The World
Tokawa Station, Chiba
Choshi Dentetsu Also Sells Naming Rights For Station Names
Hachiman Daijinja Shrine, Tokyo
The Large White Lanterns Displayed At The Hachiman Daijinja Shrine Looked Like Ghosts
Mitaka Tram Shed Kosenkyo Bridge, Tokyo
The Mitaka Tram Shed Kosenkyo Bridge, Built Nearly 100 Years Ago, Is Scheduled To Be Demolished In The Near Future
Komaba Park, Tokyo
A Japanese Garden Extends Beyond The Frosted Glass Of The Former Residence Of Marquis Maeda
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