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MATSUO-NO-MARU
Places associated with famous people to visit
Formerly the private residence of the lord, it offers some singularities, ...Read more
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CASTLE RUINS
Monuments to visit
All around the mine are the ruins of three castles.Yataki-jô is located at ...Read more
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KUMAGAI FAMILY HOME
Mansion to visit
This beautiful mansion dates back to the beginning of the th century and ...Read more
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FUKUJU KAIKAN
Mansion to visit
This traditional house in Sukiya-zukuri (a Japanese residential ...Read more
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JOYATO LIGHT
Monuments to visit
In the village of Tomonoura, 30 minutes from the heart of Fukuyama, this ...Read more
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BUNKA KORYU VILLA TAKAHASHI TEI
Mansion to visit
This residence is the former home of Ryutaro Takahashi, an important man in ...Read more
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ORIZURU TOWER
Contemporary architecture
This contemporary tower has become a symbol of the renewal of the city of ...Read more
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YOSHIMA HOUSE (YOSHIJIMA-KE)
Mansion to visit
This beautiful house, with its refined architecture, belonged to an ...Read more
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YODOKO GUESTHOUSE
Mansion to visit
This house is part of a number of projects carried out by the great ...Read more
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SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL HALL (IJOKAKU)
Mansion to visit
This building was built by a Chinese financier from Kōbe at the end of the ...Read more
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WAKAYAMA CASTLE AND MOMIJIDANI GARDEN
Castles to visit
This castle is the symbol of the city. From the top of its tower you have a ...Read more
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UROKO NO IE
Mansion to visit
It is recognizable from afar thanks to its slate roof, which earned it the ...Read more
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NOZAKI RESIDENCE AND SALT MUSEUM
Monuments to visit
This museum tells the epic of the Nozaki clan, founders of the salt tides, ...Read more
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KIKUYA FAMILY RESIDENCE (KIKUYAKE JYUTAKU)
Monuments to visit
The Kikuya Residence was built in the first decade of the 17th century and ...Read more
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RAKAN-JI GOHYAKU-RAKAN TEMPLE
Monuments to visit
Rakan-ji temple and Gohyaku-rakan are located side-by-side in the village ...Read more
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HOUSE OF OHASHI (ŌHASHI-KE)
Mansion to visit
This former residence belonged to a samurai family, the Ōhashi, who made ...Read more
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YOBUKO MORNING MARKET
Markets
This small street market is specialized in seafood, especially squid. Its ...Read more
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NAKAMURA RESIDENCE
Places associated with famous people to visit
This stately old house, which dates from the mid-18th century, is one of ...Read more
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NAKAGUSUKU CASTLE
Castles to visit
The remains of Nakagusuku Castle stand on a 167 meter high hill overlooking ...Read more
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YOKAN NAGAYA
Mansion to visit
Named "French House", this set of western-style houses is located in Kitano ...Read more
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KARATSU CASTLE
Monuments to visit
The town's castle is a reconstruction dating from 1966, undertaken to ...Read more
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SHIMOHAGATEI
Monuments to visit
This home belonged to a wealthy merchant 140 years ago. The ground floor is ...Read more
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TENNYO-BASHI BRIDGE - BENZAITENDOU
Monuments to visit
This Korean Sutra Pavilion was originally built in 1502. It is dedicated to ...Read more
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KISHIWADA CASTLE
Castles to visit
Its construction dates back to the early 16th century. The dungeon is not ...Read more
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SHINTOKU-DO
Monuments to visit
During the Edo period, feudal estates could set up schools, called hanko, ...Read more
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SUMOTO CASTLE RUINS
Castles to visit
Built nearly 500 years ago by the Ataka family, the castle was under the ...Read more
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KINOSHITA FAMILY RESIDENCE
Mansion to visit
This modern Japanese-style house was built in 1941 by Ryosuke Matano. The ...Read more
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NOBORIGAMA
Works of art to see
Noborigama, literally "the oven that goes up", is a collective oven built ...Read more
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RUINS OF THE CASTLE OF AKŌ
Castles to visit
The construction of the castle of Akō was completed in 1661, under the ...Read more
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AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE
Works of art to see
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge connects Kōbe to Awaji Island. It is the longest ...Read more
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IKEDA CASTLE TOWER
Towers to visit
There is little left of Ikeda Castle. You can climb up the top of the ...Read more
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TAKATORI RESIDENCE
Monuments to visit
This beautiful, fully restored two-story Meji era mansion is located by the ...Read more
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TAKEO ONSEN
Monuments to visit
The city has a long tradition of more than 1300 years, according to some ...Read more
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IZUSHI CASTLE RUINS
Castles to visit
Izushi Castle was built in 1604 by the feudal lord Koide. However, there is ...Read more
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KIBITSU-JINJA SHRINE
Monuments to visit
Founded in the5th century and rebuilt in 1425, the main building of this ...Read more
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SANJI MUTO RESIDENCE
Mansion to visit
This residence was built by Mutō Sanji in 1907, in a very European style. ...Read more
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FORMER RESIDENCE OF LAFCADIO HEARN
Places associated with famous people to visit
Lafcadio Hearn lived in this beautiful traditional house for a year. The ...Read more
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SANSAI-ICHI - MORNING MARKET
Markets
This old Edo market, reintroduced in 2003, brings together 80 exhibitors ...Read more
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TOUR OF THE PORT OF KŌBE
Towers to visit • €
With its peculiar shape of tsuzumi (traditional Japanese drum) slightly ...Read more
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VILLA OKOCHI SANSO
Mansion to visit
Okochi Denjiro (1898-1962) was a very popular Japanese actor. His private ...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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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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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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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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AKASAKA PALACE
Palaces to visit
The detached palace of Akasaka was built in 1909 to serve as a residential ...Read more
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TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
Public buildings to visit
A symbol of Japan's economic power, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is an ...Read more