National Historic Site in Japan

In Japan, National Historic Sites and Historic Sites are designated cultural properties, including buildings, structures, and other artifacts, that have been recognized by the Japanese government for their cultural and historical significance. The distinction between the two types of sites refers to the level of significance assigned to a particular site.

Historic Site

Dejima

The fan-shaped island in Nagasaki that was Japan's only opening to the West for more than two centuries, now rebuilt street by street.

Nagasaki

Historic Site

Kikuchi Castle

The site of a seventh-century mountain fortress in Kumamoto, built against invasion from the mainland, with four buildings reconstructed.

Yamaga · Kumamoto

Temple

Fukuzenji Temple (Taichoro)

The guest hall of a Shingon temple at Tomonoura, built around 1690, whose view over the Seto Inland Sea a Korean envoy called the finest in Japan.

Fukuyama · Hiroshima

In Japan, National Historic Sites and Historic Sites are designated cultural properties, including buildings, structures, and other artifacts, that have been recognized by the Japanese government for their cultural and historical significance. The distinction between the two types of sites refers to the level of significance assigned to a particular site.

Historic Site

Dejima

The fan-shaped island in Nagasaki that was Japan's only opening to the West for more than two centuries, now rebuilt street by street.

Nagasaki

Historic Site

Kikuchi Castle

The site of a seventh-century mountain fortress in Kumamoto, built against invasion from the mainland, with four buildings reconstructed.

Yamaga · Kumamoto

Temple

Fukuzenji Temple (Taichoro)

The guest hall of a Shingon temple at Tomonoura, built around 1690, whose view over the Seto Inland Sea a Korean envoy called the finest in Japan.

Fukuyama · Hiroshima

Onsen & Wellness

Ginzan Onsen

A nostalgic Taisho-era hot-spring town in the Yamagata mountains, lined with wooden inns along a gas-lit river – at its most magical under snow.

Obanazawa · Yamagata

Shrine

Takeda Shrine

This shrine honors Takeda Shingen, a Sengoku-period general remembered for both military prowess and regional development in the domain he ruled.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Park & Garden

Kairakuen

One of Japan's Three Great Gardens spanning 300 hectares, built in 1842 and renowned for its plum trees and cherry blossoms that bloom seasonally.

Mito · Ibaraki

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