Museums Nikko's Italian Villa Memorial Park Tomoko Kamishima The former Italian Embassy Villa in Nikko is now open to the public as a park.
12 Gardens & Parks Niigata's Saito Family Summer Villa Tomoko Kamishima In 1918, a wealthy merchant in Niigata, Saito Kijuro (IV), built a beautiful summer villa; carefully and spaciously planned for the viewing of its superb
14 Gardens & Parks Numazu Imperial Villa Memorial Park Peter Sidell In Numazu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Imperial Villa Park is an enjoyable former imperial residence surrounded by a lush, slightly wild expanse
15 Gardens & Parks Shisendo: Villa, Garden, and Temple Larry Knipfing Shisendo has an interesting history, and thus, is difficult to pinpoint: Is it a villa? Is it a garden? Is it a temple? The answer is - all three.
Culture Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park Tamozawa Imperial Villa is a former imperial summer residence in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed for Emperor Taishō in 1899 and..
Culture Discover the Satoyama Gregory Patrisse Although the region is 90% mountains, towns and villages are still present... In Hida area, Takayama and Shirakawa-go are the two most popular touristic
Historical Heike no Sato Mandy Bartok Gokanosho actually means five villages, a name that was taken from the... still descendants of the Taira clan living in Gokanosho and the five villages
Museums Wada Gassho House Justin Dart 300 years old and one the largest gassho houses in Shirakawa-go, Wada House was one of the most important buildings in the village before it became a UNESCO