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FOLAKE - BUREAU D’INFORMATIONS TOURISTIQUES
Tourist office
You can't miss it when you get off the train. The staff at the office ...Read more
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SADO KINZAN GOLD MINES
Museums
Discovered in 1601, Sado Kinzan has been a very important place of gold and ...Read more
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SAMURAI DISTRICT
Street square and neighborhood to visit
The samurai quarter of Kakunodate once housed 80 families. It is a unique ...Read more
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AIZUWAKAMATSU CASTLE (TSURUGA-JO)
Castles to visit
Founded nearly 630 years ago, the present Tsuruga-jo Castle is a ...Read more
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KANRAN-TEI AND MATSUSHIMA MUSEUM
Mansion to visit
This is the teahouse that "looks at the ripples of the small waves on the ...Read more
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SAMURAI DISTRICT
Street square and neighborhood to visit
This friendly neighborhood is known as Buke Yashiki, in Japanese. A few ...Read more
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SADO REKISHI DENSETSUKAN
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
A visit to this place may surprise you. You will meet life-size robots that ...Read more
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HAKUSAN-JINJA SHRINE
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
According to the Nihon shoki (ancient chronicles of Japan), this Shinto ...Read more
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HIRASHIMIZU
Crafts to discover
This pottery village is located on the southeastern outskirts of Yamagata, ...Read more
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BOTANICAL GARDEN
Parks and gardens
This beautiful botanical garden, adjacent to the castle grounds, is worth ...Read more
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OFFICE DE TOURISME NIIGATAEKIBANDAIKUCHI
Tourist office
This tourist office, located at the northern exit of Niigata Guard, is a ...Read more
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MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CULTURE
Museums
It is the former residence of the Ito family, a wealthy family in the area. ...Read more
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SADO HANGAMURA MUSEUM AND GALLERY
Museums
This museum was founded by a local man, Takahashi Shinchi, a woodcut artist ...Read more
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AIZU BUKEYASHIKI
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
Aizu Bukeyashiki is a historic reconstruction site of samurai residences ...Read more
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SHINGU KUMANO SHRINE
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Shingu Kumano Shrine was founded in 1089. It is most famous for the ...Read more
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YAMATOGAWA SAKE BREWING
Museums
Sake lovers or curious, this address is for you. This brewery was founded ...Read more
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OSAKI HACHIMAN-GU
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Built in 1607 by Masamune Date, the samurai who founded Sendai, this ...Read more
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TEMPLE GODAIDO
Temple to visit
Godaido is a wooden Buddhist temple that is reached by two vermilion ...Read more
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ZUIGANJI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
It is a must in Zen architecture. Founded by Ennin in 828, the temple ...Read more
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FUKUURAJIMA
Parks and gardens
Fukuura-bashi is the name of the 252-meter long vermilion bridge that ...Read more
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HAGURO-SAN (419 M)
Specialized museum
It is the most accessible of the three mountains. From the village, you can ...Read more
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YUDONO-SAN (1504 M)
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
It is the most sacred of the three mountains and is charged with a ...Read more
Dewa Sanzan
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DAINICHI-BO AND CHUREN-JI
Temple to visit
These two temples have the astonishing feature of housing mummified monks. ...Read more
Dewa Sanzan
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TAKKOKU NO IWAYA TEMPLE (BISHAMONDO)
Temple to visit
Designated a National Historic Site by the Japanese government, this temple ...Read more
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MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF TONO
Museums
This museum gives a good overview of Tono's traditions. It is the place to ...Read more
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FUKUSENJI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
Located 8.5 km northeast of the station, this temple, founded in 1912, is ...Read more
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GOHYAKU RAKAN
Columns and statues to see
Three kilometers southwest of Tōno, near the small shrine Unedori-jinja, ...Read more
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AOYAGI - THE SAMURAI HOUSE-MUSEUM
Museums
This house, built in 1860, now houses several small museums, each with its ...Read more
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SENSHU PARK
Parks and gardens
The park is famous for its flora, mainly azaleas and cherry trees. A hill ...Read more
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AKITA AKARENGA RED BRICK FOLK MUSEUM
Mansion to visit
Built during the Meiji period, this red and white brick building was the ...Read more
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REMAINS OF SANNAI MARUYAMA
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
Sannai Maruyama is an archaeological site that shows the techniques of ...Read more
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HIROSAKI CASTLE
Monuments to visit
At the end of the 16th century, the region was under the control of the ...Read more
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CHIDO MUSEUM
Museums
This former residence of the Sakai clan houses in its beautiful buildings a ...Read more
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IWATE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Tourist office
Iwate International Association is an association that helps international ...Read more
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MORIOKA-JO - IWATE-KOEN
Parks and gardens
This park houses the ruins of the castle, the Kozukata-jō. Built in the ...Read more
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IIMORI-YAMA
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
This is the hill where the Byakkō-tai (White Tiger Company made up of ...Read more
Aizu Wakamatsu
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GASSAN (1984 M)
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The Gassan-jinja shrine is located at the top of Mount Gassan. It attracts ...Read more
Dewa Sanzan
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CHOSHO-JI TEMPLE (ZENRINGAI)
Temple to visit
The temple was built on a hill after the castle was completed. The daimyō ...Read more
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MATSUDAIRA ROYAL GARDEN OF AIZU
Parks and gardens
This beautiful garden, more commonly known as Oyakuen, is a very pleasant ...Read more
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ZENPO-JI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
This 10th-century temple is now part of the Sōtō sect of Zen Buddhism. ...Read more
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HACHIMAN-GU
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine was built in 1680 by the 29th feudal lord Shigenobu Nanbu. The ...Read more
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ANDO SOY SAUCE & MISO BREWERY
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
This is a brewery and a miso making company. All their products are made ...Read more
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TONO CITY TOURISM ASSOCIATION
Tourist office
This information centre is a must when you arrive in town. You will find ...Read more
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TAMOYACHI-DAKE
Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
From this magnificent point of view, you can follow several hiking paths. ...Read more
Hakkōda-San