Kami-Sannomachi Street
A preserved Edo-period street in Takayama, this avenue features wooden merchant houses, sake breweries and shops displaying traditional Hida crafts, pottery and lacquerware.
Takayama · GifuA preserved Edo-period street in Takayama, this avenue features wooden merchant houses, sake breweries and shops displaying traditional Hida crafts, pottery and lacquerware.
Takayama · GifuJapan's largest silver mine, Iwami Ginzan operated from 1526 to 1923 and produced one-third of the world's silver at its peak, achieving UNESCO World Heritage status in 2007.
Oda · ShimaneThe Seta Hills Production Sites are ancient iron-working facilities from the Nara period, designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1985.
Otsu · Shiga
The Kyoto Imperial Palace served as the Emperor's primary residence during the Heian period and remains a public destination offering insight into Japan's imperial past.
KyotoImperial residence and administrative center during the Nara period (710-794), designed after Chinese models and reconstructed from excavations.
NaraA mountain fortress built in 1338 and dismantled in 1615 as part of the one domain one castle policy, now preserving sections of its original bailey walls.
TokushimaA UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 2021 as part of a collective listing encompassing 17 Jomon archaeological sites across four northern prefectures.
Ichinohe · IwateDistinctive castle surrounded by seawater moats, built in 1590 and reconstructed with a five-story tower by the Matsudaira clan in 1642.
Takamatsu · KagawaMedieval estate remains spanning nearly 50 hectares, established to support a Buddhist temple's scripture repository and religious mission.
Ichinoseki · Iwate