Location List

Was a mountain castle built on 356-meter Mt. Inokuchi during the Sengoku Period around 1334-1338. Kuruwas (castle compounds) on the mountain top are surrounded by sturdy stone walls.

Located in the Ono basin surrounded by mountains on all sides, Echizen Ono Castle was built from around 1575, taking 4 to 5 years until completion. The keep of the castle stands on the 249-meter Mo...

Oni no Shita Burui is a large gorge stretching a little over 2 kilometers that was created by a rapidly flowing river carving out the mountainside over a long period of time. The V-shaped valley is...

Matsue Castle was built in 1611. It is one of the five original castles in Japan to have been designated a National Treasure. The castle is famous for the cherry blossoms in spring and autumn folia...

The Itohara Family is one of the three Tesshi Houses that has lived in Okuizumo for nearly 400 years. Tesshi were the heads of the official ironworkers, who managed everything from collecting mater...

Built in 1000, Mirokuji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect and has a strong tie with Engyoji Temple. The temple gate, main hall, founder’s hall and other facilities are on the grounds o...

The restaurant next to the Kenji Miyazawa Museum. It was named after the restaurant in Kenji's book "The Restaurant of Many Orders”.

Built in 1926．As it looks like a western building, the spaces for living and guests are separated as the layout of Samurai houses. The western-style corridor separated the two spaces, which is a v...

A wooden schoolhouse built in 1885. Restoration and repair work was done in 2013 and 2014.

The sole remaining church on Nozaki Island built thanks to efforts by Christians in Nokubi and Funamori Villages. It is the first brick church designed and built by Yosuke Tetsukawa. In 2018, the c...

Designated as a National Important Cultural Property, Yachiyo-za reveals what the Kabuki Theater was like in the Edo Period.

Built around 1930. There is a flowerbed designed by a famous author, Kenji Miyazawa.

About 60-minute drive from Hanamaki station on Japan Railway. Built in 807. Located in the village where has the starting point for climbing Mt. Hayachine. The main hall was built in the Keicho e...

Large-scale replicas of the renowned architectures and statues such as the Moai, the Merlion, the Statue of Liberby, the Great Wall of China, and so on are found in this vast park.

most famous dune in Japan

Koko-en is a facility with a full-scale Japanese garden of about 10,000 tsubo (approx. The appearance of the Edo atmosphere, such as the ``Oyashiki no Niwa'' with a stroll around the pond and the `...

<The Last Samurai> and popular television dramas have been shot. The historical and natural landscape could be used for various scenes.

Akira Kurosawa's "Ran", "Kagemusha", and "007 You Only Live Twice" are the birthplace of many works. There are conditions for shooting.

Promenade in the city connecting Uecho where is the central urban area of the city and Kajomachi where the city hall is located.

Approximately 25-minute-drive from Hanamaki station on Japan Railway. They still offer mix bathing which is rare nowadays.

Hot spring with a long history.

The donjon, reportedly built during Keicho-era (1596 - 1614) was restored in 2004, employing the traditional construction techniques of those times. You must see the four turrets, designated as Imp...

A popular spot for artists and photographers eager to capture rustic thatched-roof huts and scenery, Okudaisen’s Mitsukue area offers a nostalgic look at the landscape of old Japan against the back...

Its 700 m-long approach is paved with natural stones. Japan's largest Gongen-styale Building.