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Hakata Machiya Furusato
Spread over three machiya (traditional townhouses), this folk museum recreates a Hakata nagare (neighbourhood unit) from the late Meiji era. The replica buildings house historical photos and displays of traditional Hakata culture, festivals, crafts and performing arts, as well as r
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Mashū
Considered by many to be Japans most beautiful lake, Mashū-ko once held the world record for water clarity. The island in the middle was known by the Ainu as the Isle of the Gods. A road runs along the western rim of this impressive caldera lake. You cant get down to lake level, bu
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Isui
This exquisite, contemplative Meiji-era garden features abundant greenery, ponds and walkways with stepping stones designed for you to observe each one as you walk, to appreciate their individual beauty. For ¥850 you can enjoy a cup of tea on tatami mats overlooking the garden. Adm
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Daitsū
Just northeast of Kurokabe Square, this Jōdō-sect temple rivals Kyotos finest with its collection of dozens of historic fusuma (sliding door) and byōbu (folding screen) paintings of landscapes and wildlife on gold leaf, including important cultural properties by members of the Kanō
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Museum of the Meiji Restoration
The museum offers insights into the unique social system of education, samurai loyalty and sword techniques that made Satsuma one of Japans leading provinces, with a great audioguide in English. There are hourly audio-visual presentations about the groundbreaking visits of Satsuma
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Kagoshima City Aquarium
Beautiful seascapes brim with your favourite marine life by the harbour. Perhaps the coolest exhibit is the giant tank where whale sharks, tuna and other deep-water fish circle around (and above!) you. There is great English signage. The aquarium also has dolphin performances, whic
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Oranda Shōkan
Across from the waterfront, this was the trading house of the Dutch East India Company . Shōgunal authorities took the Gregorian date on the front of the building (1639) as proof of forbidden Christianity, ordered it destroyed and used it to justify confining Dutch traders to Dejim
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Hara Model Railway Museum
The result of Hara Nobutaros lifelong obsession with trains, this superb collection of model trains and other railway-associated memorabilia is every kids and trainspotters dream come true. Even if you dont care much for trains the sheer scale of the collection and beautiful detail
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Kanamaru
Japans oldest kabuki playhouse, though it had a lengthy stint as a cinema before falling out of use. The restorations are superb; wander backstage and see the revolving-stage mechanism, basement trapdoors and a tunnel out to the front of the theatre. The playhouse is 200m east of t
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Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum
Opened in 2007, this museum of Okinawas history, culture and natural history is easily one of the best museums in Japan. Displays are well laid out, attractively presented and easy to understand, with excellent bilingual interpretive signage. The art museum section holds interestin
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Beppu Traditional Bamboo Crafts Centre
The hands-on crafts centre displays refined works from Edo-period masters as well as current examples of uses for this versatile material, which grows copiously in this region. If youd like to try your hand at crafting bamboo, request a reservation at least one week ahead (¥400/100
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Ōkōchi Sansō
This is the lavish estate of Ōkōchi Denjirō, an actor famous for his samurai films. The sprawling stroll gardens may well be the most lovely in all of Kyoto, particularly when you consider the brilliant views eastwards across the city. The house and teahouse are also sublime. Be su
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Itchiku Kubota Art Museum
In an attractive Gaudí-influenced building, this excellent museum exhibits the kimono art of Itchiku Kubota (1917–2003). A small number of lavishly dyed kimonos from his lifes work of continuous landscapes are displayed at any one time, in a grand hall of cypress. You might see Mt
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Sannai Maruyama Site
Excavation of this site turned up an astonishing number of intact artefacts from Japans Jōmon era (10,000–2,000 years ago), which are on display at the museum here. The actual archaeological site, along with some reconstructed dwellings, form the grounds out back. Sannai Maruyama i
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JR SCMAGLEV & Railway Park
Trainspotters will be in heaven at this fantastic hands-on museum. Featuring actual Maglev (worlds fastest train – 581km/h), shinkansen and historical rolling stock and rail simulators, this massive museum offers a fascinating insight into Japanese post-war history through the deve
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Shikoku
About 500m north of the station, Shikoku-mura is an excellent village museum that houses old buildings transported here from all over Shikoku and neighbouring islands. The villages fine kabuki stage came from Shōdo-shima, which is famous for its traditional farmers kabuki performan
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Kikuya Residence
The Kikuya family were merchants rather than samurai. As official merchants to the daimyō their wealth and connections allowed them to build a house well above their station. This house dates from 1604 and has a fine gate and attractive gardens, and numerous interesting displays of
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Shimane Prefectural Art Museum
With its white undulating roof and huge glass windows facing the lake, the museum building itself is an impressive sight. Inside, it displays rotating exhibits from its collection of wood-block prints (there are some Hokusai among them), as well as European paintings and contempora
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Kamikaze Peace Museum
Around 2km west of town, Chiran’s air base was the point of departure for 1036 WWII kamikaze pilots (tokkō), the largest percentage in the Japanese military. On its former site, the large, thought-provoking Kamikaze Peace Museum presents aircraft, mementos and photographs of the fr
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Peace Park
North of the hypocentre, the Peace Park is presided over by the 10-tonne bronze Nagasaki Peace Statue , designed in 1955 by Kitamura Seibo. It also includes the dove-shaped Fountain of Peace (1969) and the Peace Symbol Zone, a sculpture garden with contributions on the theme of pea
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