Aug 1, 2023Structure#144 Gokayama and vicinityNanto Shi, Toyama Ken Declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some...
Jul 31, 2023Structure#143 Inami Betsuin Zuisenji Inami Machi, Toyama ken Zuisenji Temple was built in 1390 by Hongan Temple’s 5th leader Shakunyo of the Hokuriku Pure Land Sect of...
Jul 30, 2023Art and Craft#142 Inami Wood CarvingsInami Machi, Toyama Ken Inami town is well-known for its skilled wood carvers and sculptors. Inami is a small town near Zuisen-ji, a...
Jul 27, 2023Art and Craft#141 Nousaku Takaoka Shi, Toyama Ken Nousaku, a casting factory, has inherited the traditional skill of tin and brass casting in Takaoka city, Toyama...
Jul 26, 2023Nature and Other#140 Amaharashi KaiganTakaoka Shi, Toyama Ken The Amaharashi Coast (雨晴海岸 Amaharashi Kaigan) is part of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park (能登半島国定公園 Noto Hantō...
Jul 24, 2023Nature and Other#139 Shin Minato Uchikawa AreaImizu Shi, Toyama Ken The Uchikawa area in the city of Imizu faces the Sea of Japan and flourished as a transit point of Kitamae-bune...
Dec 8, 2022Structure#138 Kounomine Castle Ruin Yamaguchi Shi, Yamaguchi Ken Kounomine Castle was built on Kounomine with an altitude of 338 meters in the central part of Yamaguchi City....
Dec 8, 2022Sake and Food#137 Tachibanaya Dining Suo Oshima, Yamaguchi Ken Popular ramen shop with iriko dashi soup. Iriko dashi, a producto of Oshima, also known as niboshi dashi, is a...