Category: Japan

Ōsu Kannon (大須観音) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon Sect (真言宗) located in central Nagoya (名古屋), Japan. The official name is Kitanosan Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in (北野山真福寺寶生院), but is popularly known as Ōsu Kannon.

Nagoya Castle (Japanese: 名古屋城) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya City (名古屋市), Japan. Nagoya Castle has also historically been called "Golden Castle", since there are two Golden Shachi (金鯱) on either end of the Tenshu (天守) roof.

Nagoya Castle (Japanese: 名古屋城) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya City (名古屋市), Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain (尾張藩) in 1612 during the Edo (江戶) period, it was destroyed in 1945 during the bombing of Nagoya in World War II.

Sanmachi (Japanese: 三町) is a traditional buildings preservation district in in the city of Takayama (高山), Gifu (岐阜), Japan. Sanmachi has long been the place where common people lived and traded and where merchants gathered.

Kakusenkei (Japanese: 鶴仙溪) is a stretch of the Daishoji River (大勝寺川) that runs through lush forest near Yamanaka Onsen (山中溫泉), a hot spring resort in Kaga City (加賀市), Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), Japan. Choimeizai will talk about some characteristic bridges in Kakusenkei.

Kakusenkei (Japanese: 鶴仙溪) is a stretch of the Daishoji River (大勝寺川) that runs through lush forest near Yamanaka Onsen (山中溫泉), a hot spring resort in Kaga City (加賀市), Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), Japan. Kakusenkei is known for its natural beauty.

Kenroku-en (Japanese: 兼六園) is an old private garden located in Kanazawa (金澤) City, Ishikawa (石川) County, Japan. Along with Kairaku-en (偕樂園) and Kōraku-en (後樂園), Kenroku-en is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.

Kenroku-en (Japanese: 兼六園) is an old private garden located in Kanazawa (金澤) City, Ishikawa (石川) County, Japan. Kenroku-en is famous for its beauty in all seasons, containing roughly 8,750 trees and 183 species of plants in total, most of them are pines.

Shirakawago (Japanese: 白川郷), literally means’White River Village’, is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Shirakawago is well known for its beautiful scenery, especially in the early morning, so it is good to stay there overnight.

Gokayama (Japanese: 五箇山) is an area within the city of Nanto (南礪) in Toyama (富山) Prefecture, Japan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional Gasso-zukuri (合掌造り) farmhouses. Choumeizai will talk about Ainokura (相倉) here.

Gokayama (Japanese: 五箇山) is an area within the city of Nanto (南礪) in Toyama (富山) Prefecture, Japan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional Gasso-zukuri (合掌造り) farmhouses. Choumeizai will talk about Suganuma (菅沼) here.

Shirakawago (Japanese: 白川郷), literally means’White River Village’, is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Shirakawago is well known for its cluster of farmhouses, constructed in the architectural style known as Gasso-zukuri (合掌造り).

Uesugi Shrine (Japanese: 上杉神社) is located in Yonezawa (米沢) City, Yamagata (山形) Prefecture, Japan. Uesugi Shrine enshrines Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信), one of the most powerful warriors of the civil wars of the 15th and 16th centuries.