KyotoCulture & HistoryJoyo
Mito Shrine
A shrine in Joyo. Its main hall of 1448 is the oldest wooden building in the city and an important cultural property.
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FIRST VISIT GUIDE
Before tracing culture and history — how shrines and temples differ, and how to pay respects
Many of Japan's cultural properties are found at shrines or temples. The two belong to different religions, and their entrances and ways of worship differ. Start with the differences and the etiquette.678 entries / page 16 of 29
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OsakaCulture & HistoryOsaka
The Garden Oriental Osaka
A venue near Osaka Castle, using the former city guest house and its 1.3-hectare garden for dining and events.
OsakaCulture & HistoryOsaka
Osaka Castle Main Tower
A keep rebuilt in 1931 on the site of the castle Toyotomi Hideyoshi built, with the city seen from its top floor.
OsakaCulture & HistoryOsaka
Tsutenkaku
A tower in Shinsekai, the second of its name, with an observation deck and a slide. A registered cultural property.
OsakaCulture & HistoryOsaka
Kaiyodo Figure Museum Miraiza Osaka Castle
A centre in front of Osaka Castle, showing more than 3,000 finely made figures.
Osaka
Takatsuki City Natural History Museum Aquapia Akutagawa
A free museum on the Akuta River in Takatsuki, with freshwater fish and specimens of birds and insects.
Osaka
Sakai City Hall 21st Floor Observation Lobby
An observation lobby on the 21st floor of Sakai City Hall, 80 metres up, looking over the Nintoku tomb mound. Free to enter.
Osaka
NELU Koraibashi
A restaurant at Koraibashi, in a red-brick Western building designed by Kingo Tatsuno.
OsakaCulture & HistoryOsaka
Time Out Market Osaka
A dining complex joined to Osaka Station, gathering Kansai restaurants — the first such market in Asia.
Osaka
Gardener's Tenshiba i:na
A garden shop in Tennoji Park, dealing in houseplants and gardening supplies.
OsakaCulture & HistoryOsaka
Ezaki Memorial Hall (Glico Museum)
A company museum in Nishiyodogawa ward, Osaka, on the history of a confectioner and its toys over the years.
Hyogo
Design Creative Center Kobe (KIITO)
A centre in the former silk inspection building, run by the city of Kobe as a base for design and creative work.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Hokura Shrine
A shrine on the summit of Mount Hokura in Higashinada ward, Kobe, looking down on Osaka Bay.
Hyogo
Arima Onsen Taiko no Yu
A large bathing facility at Arima Onsen, with both the gold and the silver spring waters.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Nishinomiya Shrine (Nishinomiya Ebisu)
Head shrine of the Ebisu shrines nationwide, known for the race to be the year's lucky man on 10 January.
Hyogo
Harima Province Ichinomiya Iwa Shrine
The first shrine of Harima province, in Shiso, long an object of worship.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Oishi Shrine (Ishi no Hoden)
A shrine in Takasago whose sacred body is the Ishi-no-Hoden, a colossal stone structure.
Hyogo
Mount Shosha Engyoji Temple
A Tendai temple on Mount Shosha in Himeji, founded by Shoku and called the Mount Hiei of the west.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Amarube Railway Bridge "Sora no Eki"
A viewing platform in Kami. Part of a railway bridge used for about a century remains, so you see the sea from track level.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Shiseki Ikuno Silver Mine
A silver mine in Asago, said to date from 807, whose tunnels can be walked.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Izushi Castle Ruins
A castle site at Izushi in Toyooka, preserved with its castle town and known for soba.
HyogoCulture & HistoryHyogo
Sumoto Castle Ruins
A castle site in Sumoto, with the city and the Kitan Strait seen from the summit.