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Glover Garden, Nagasaki 8

Glover Garden, Nagasaki

Lily

Considered to be Japan's oldest example of western architecture, the residence was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2015.

Nagasaki 4
Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara

Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara

Celine Villeneuve

Today, it appears on the UNESCO list of World Heritage historic monuments... The primary forest of nearby Kasuga-yama is also designated as World Heritage

Nara 4
Awaji Bunraku Puppet Theatre

Awaji Bunraku Puppet Theatre

Bonson Lam

Bunraku’s contribution throughout time, and to modern entertainment, has been recognized by UNESCO, granting it Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Hyogo 6
Toji Temple Market

Toji Temple Market

Cordelia Ding

Held once every month at Toji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is... Personally I would suggest visiting the market in the early hours, at around

Kyoto 2
Exploring Shimane Prefecture

Exploring Shimane Prefecture

Mandy Bartok

s prefecture list in terms of population, but scores high on historic sites... Shimane is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Iwami Ginzan,

Shimane 1
Tenkawa Shrine in Nara

Tenkawa Shrine in Nara

Hiroyuki Akaishi

Mystical "Tenkawa Shrine", standing at the center of the sacred triangle linking three sacred sites, Yoshino, Kumano and Koya, is well known for being

Nara 8
Kurosawa Akira & Yasujiro Ozu

Kurosawa Akira & Yasujiro Ozu

Sleiman Azizi

structure designated as a National Treasure as well as being listed as a UNESCO... World Heritage Site, Himeji Castle is also known as the White Heron Castle

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