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GRAND BOUDDHA DE KAMAKURA
Temple to visit
Rudyard Kipling wrote that in the Buddha of Kamakura we see the "soul of ...Read more
Kamakura
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BALADE EN BATEAU JUKKOKUBUNE
Water tours and activities
Fushimi is famous for its many sake breweries. You can go there by foot or ...Read more
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TATEIWA SUSPENSION BRIDGE
Works of art to see
Completed in 2009, this magnificent 140-metre-long suspension bridge ...Read more
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TOKYO CITY I, TOURIST AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
Tourist office
The center is located close to Tokyo Station (1 min from the JR Tokyo ...Read more
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SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE
Monuments to visit
This new 47-story skyscraper is at the heart of a major urban redevelopment ...Read more
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SMALL WORLDS
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
Japan's passion for miniatures is honored here in a museum that reproduces ...Read more
Tokyo
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TOKYO STATION
Stations and subways to visit
In 1914, its red bricks symbolized modernity. Thousands of trains pass ...Read more
Tokyo
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TOYOSU MARKET
Markets
Attend the famous tuna auction at Japan's largest wholesale market and ...Read more
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MT FUJI ECOTOUR
Themed tours and activities
Let local people guide you to discover the culture of Mt. Fuji, close to ...Read more
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TOKYO FREE WALKING TOUR
Hiking
Volunteer guides lead you on four walking tours of Tokyo's historic ...Read more
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TOKYO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Fine arts museum
This gigantic concrete building built by Takahiko Yanagisawa is open on the ...Read more
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WALK IN KYOTO (WARAIDO)
Guided tours
To discover Kyoto, there is nothing better than walking. And why not do it ...Read more
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YANAKA GINZA
Street square and neighborhood to visit
By taking the northern exit at Nippori station, we find ourselves in ...Read more
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NIKKO TAMOZAWA IMPERIAL VILLA MEMORIAL PARK
Mansion to visit
This villa was offered to the imperial family in 1872. It actually ...Read more
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MOUNT FUJI WORLD HERITAGE CENTER
Specialized museum
An architectural masterpiece that evokes the inverted shape of Mount Fuji. ...Read more
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ISUIAN GARDEN
Parks and gardens
This elegant garden covers an area of 11,000m2. The first part dates from ...Read more
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KEGON FALLS
Natural Crafts
Among the many natural sites of Oku Nikko, Kegon waterfall is undoubtedly ...Read more
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MOUNT NANTAI
Natural Crafts
Mount Nantai is a 2,486-metre high stratovolcano that is part of the Mount ...Read more
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ROKUHARAMITSU-JI
Temple to visit
This temple was founded in 963 by the itinerant monk Kūya Shōnin ...Read more
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DAIKAKU-JI
Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple was built at the time of Emperor Seiwa (851-880) in ...Read more
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NISHIJIN TEXTILE CENTER
Specialized museum
This center dedicated to traditional Japanese textiles is located in the ...Read more
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KOISHIKAWA BOTANICAL GARDEN
Parks and gardens
This beautiful botanical garden where rare species are preserved was part ...Read more
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INSTITUTE FOR NATURE STUDY
Parks and gardens
In the heart of Meguro, the National Park for Nature Study is used to ...Read more
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HAKONE JINJA
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The torii of the Hakone shrine has its feet in the Ashi lake, the only sign ...Read more
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OKURA MUSEUM
Fine arts museum
Created in 1917, it is one of the first private museums in Japan. It houses ...Read more
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NARA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Specialized museum
This museum is dedicated to the photographer Taikichi Irie who devoted his ...Read more
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TOSHO-GU SHRINE
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Built in 1617 and restored in 1651, this Shintō shrine was dedicated to ...Read more
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ARTIZON MUSEUM
Fine arts museum
The former Bridgestone Museum has moved to a brand new building and renamed ...Read more
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TAKASHIMAYA
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
The Takashimaya store was founded in 1831. Before becoming a large shopping ...Read more
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SUNTORY ART MUSEUM
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
This private art museum reopened in May 2020, after a period of renovation. ...Read more
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MUSEUM OF EDO-TOKYO ARCHITECTURE
Specialized museum
In the very nice open-air park of Koganei, about thirty buildings have been ...Read more
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RYŌGOKU KOKUGIKAN
Specialized museum
During the tournaments, only those with a ticket to attend the fight are ...Read more
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SUGIMOTO-DERA
Temple to visit
This small thatched Buddhist temple is the oldest in Kamakura as it is said ...Read more
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CATHEDRAL OF THE RESURRECTION
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The Holy Resurrection Cathedral is the seat of the Orthodox Church of ...Read more
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YUSHIMA SEIDO
Temple to visit
This Confucian temple was founded in 1632 by Razan Hayashi, a neo-Confucian ...Read more