The Railway Museum opened in October 2007 in Omiya, Saitama City as the centerpiece of the JR East 20th Anniversary Memorial Project. Its concept is to carry three responsibilities: not only as a Railway Museum, but also as a Historical and Educational Museum. The museum has five different stations – […]
The Tokyo Metropolitan Wholesale Market, commonly known as “Tsukiji” might be the most famous fish market, not only in Tokyo but also in Japan and is famous all over the world. As a matter of fact, it was one one the popular destination for tourists visiting Tokyo for many years. […]
In November 2020, a large cultural complex called “Tokorozawa Sakura Town” opened in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Jointly developed by KADOKAWA Corp. and the Tokorozawa city government, it aims to become the largest pop culture center in Japan. The complex includes an event space, a hotel, stores and restaurants, a book store […]
In Uji City, a 30-minute drive from Kyoto City, is the Byodoin Phoenix Hall, registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. Since it is drawn on the 10-yen coin, it is a very familiar temple for Japanese people! As I had actually personally never been there before, so I took […]
Tadao Ando, Yoshio Taniguchi, Terunobu Fujimori, Hiroshi Sugimoto – these names may sound familiar to those interested in architecture and art : they are all leading architects and artists in Japan. Did you know that there is a place in the Japan Southern Alps, where the works of these eminent […]
“Yoshiro and Yoshio Museum of Architecture, Kanazawa” opened in July 2019 with the concept and purpose of transmitting Kanazawa’s architectural culture and heritage to the world. Yoshiro and Yoshio Taniguchi Yoshiro Taniguchi Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture in 1904 and raised in Kanazawa until graduating from high school, Yoshiro Taniguchi […]
Music and paintings later gained an artistic reputation, and their fame is often passed down to posterity along with their works. The golf course created by Seiichi Inoue, who is famous as a Japanese golf designer, is still highly evaluated as a property of the Japanese golf world, and in […]
Nara is an ancient city with a history of 1300 years and was once the capital of Japan. It has the largest number of world heritage sites in Japan, especially shrines and temples. In July 2020, “JW Marriott Hotel Nara” was open as the first luxury brand “JW Marriott” of […]
If you visit Sensoji Temple, one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Tokyo, there is an eye-catching building across the street from Kaminarimon. This is the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center and you should definitely stop by here. I will introduce it to you in this article. The Asakusa […]
Introduction The capital city of Japan is famous for being the largest city in the world. But did you know that it has not always been that way? There were actually many other cities designated as capital city before Tokyo, some of which do not exist anymore and other, more […]