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Ueno Tōshō
Like its counterpart in Nikkō , this shrine inside Ueno-kōen was built in honour of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the warlord who unified Japan. Resplendent in gold leaf and ornate details, it dates from 1651 (though it recently underwent a touch-up). You can get a pretty good look from outside
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NTT Intercommunication Centre
The ICC shows challenging, conceptual works that explore the intersection between art and technology. Make sure to check out the installation in the museums eerie, echo-free chamber (reservation ticket necessary). Every summer the museum does a program for kids with lots of hands-o
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Edo
This fantastic, yet little-known museum has a collection of historic buildings rescued from Tokyos modernising zeal. Among them are an Edo-era farm house, a modernist villa and a whole strip of early-20th-century shops, all of which you can enter. From the north exit of Musashi-Kog
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Amazake Yokochō
Zone in on Amazake Yokochō a delightful shopping street lined with age-old businesses and named after the sweet, milky sake drink amazake ; you can sample it at Futaba , along with various sweet and savoury eats made from tofu. Also along here is colourful crafts shop Yūma and plac
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Yamaguchi Furusato Heritage Centre
The ground floor of the 1886 sake merchant building (the Manabi-kan; まなび館) has a small display of local crafts, including some Ōuchi dolls, and the building itself is interesting. Go upstairs to get a closer look at the large dark-wood beams, and look in the garden for the delightf
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Space Science & Technology Museum
Tanegashimas Space Centre, on the spectacular southeastern coast of the island, is a large parklike complex with rocket-launch facilities. Its Space Science & Technology Museum details the history of Japans space program, with some English labels. There are models of Japans roc
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Moiwa
Panoramic views of Sapporo can be had from this scenic ropeway and cable-car system, which runs up to the top of Moiwa-san (531m) to the southwest of the central city. You are on the gondola (ropeway) for five minutes, then on the cable car for two more to reach the top, from where
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Nomura Museum
This museum is a 10-minute walk north of Nanzen-ji. Exhibits include scrolls, paintings, implements used in tea ceremonies and ceramics that were bequeathed by business magnate Nomura Tokushiki. If you have an abiding interest in the tea ceremony or in Japanese decorative technique
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Yushima Seidō (Yushima Shrine)
Established in 1691 and later used as a school for the sons of the powerful during the Tokugawa regime, this is one of Tokyo’s handful of Confucian shrines. There’s a Ming-dynasty bronze statue of Confucius in its black-lacquered main hall, which was rebuilt in 1935. The sculpture
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Kanda Myōjin (Kanda Shrine)
Tracing its history back to AD 730, this splendid Shintō shrine boasts vermillion-lacquered halls surrounding a stately courtyard, where youll also find the pet pony Akari. Its present location dates from 1616 and the kami (gods) enshrined here are said to bring luck in business an
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Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History
This museum has good displays on Himeji-jō and other castles around Japan. In addition, the museum covers the main periods of Japanese history, with some English explanations. At 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm, one lucky person can even try on a suit of samurai armour or a kimono (ask
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Kawai Kanjirō Memorial Hall
This small memorial hall is one of Kyoto’s most commonly overlooked little gems. The hall was the home and workshop of one of Japan’s most famous potters, Kawai Kanjirō (1890–1966). The 1937 house is built in rural style and contains examples of Kanjirō’s work, his collection of fo
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Takayama
These sprawling grounds south of Sanmachi-suji house the only remaining prefectural office building of the Tokugawa shogunate, originally the administrative centre for the Kanamori clan. The present main building dates back to 1816 and was used as local government offices until 196
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Tokugawa
This delightful Japanese garden adjacent to the Tokugawa Art Museum was donated by the Tokugawa family to Nagoya city in 1931, but destroyed by bombing in 1945. From that time until a three-year restoration project was completed in 2004, the site was used as a park. Water is its ke
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Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
One of Nagoyas favourite attractions, this port-side aquarium boasts one of the largest outdoor tanks in the world, where resident dolphins frequently perform for crowds of up to 3000 spectators per show. The aquarium claims its own conservation efforts, though animal welfare group
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Dior Building
Cross the street from Omote-Sandō Hills, look right, and you’ll see a five-storey glass building that looks as if it has a giant, undulating white dress suspended inside. The 2010 Pritzker Prize-winning Tokyo firm Sanaa (of Nishizawa Ryue and Sejima Kazuyo) was a bold choice for Pa
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Aomori Museum of Art
Artists from Aomori Prefecture feature heavily in the permanent collection here, including pop icon Yoshitomo Nara, master print maker Munakata Shikō and Tohl Narita, who designed many of the monsters from the iconic Ultraman television show. The museum is about 5km west of Aomori
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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Walking into this extensive bamboo grove is like entering another world – the thick green bamboo stalks seem to continue endlessly in every direction and there’s a strange quality to the light. You’ll be unable to resist trying to take a few photos, but you might be disappointed wi
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Kyoto Tower
Located right outside the Karasuma (north) gate of Kyoto Station, this retro tower looks like a rocket perched atop the Kyoto Tower Hotel. The tower provides excellent views in all directions and you can really get a sense for the Kyoto bonchi (flat basin). Its a great place to get
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Abashiri Keimusho
Across the river from the old prison is this modern construction, a very real and very secure working prison home to just under 800 inmates. Given the notoriety of its precursor, the modern prison has become something of a tourist attraction, complete with a tiny museum and gift sh
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