TochigiCulture & HistoryTochigi
Tochigi Prefectural Archaeological Center
A centre in Shimotsuke showing finds from sites across the prefecture, with hands-on learning.
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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 7 of 29
TochigiCulture & History
TochigiCulture & HistoryTochigi
Tochigi Prefectural Nikko Natural Science Museum
A museum in Oku-Nikko on the nature of the national park and its present condition.
GunmaCulture & HistoryGunma
Lockheart Castle
A castle in Takayama. A stone castle moved here from Britain, open inside.
Gunma
Hotoku Temple
A temple in Kiryu. For a limited season it opens its polished floorboards, which mirror the autumn maples.
GunmaCulture & History
GunmaCulture & HistoryGunma
Akagi Nature Park
A nature park in Shibukawa, where you walk a forest raised by hand over many years.
GunmaCulture & HistoryGunma
Ikaho Toy, Doll and Car Museum
A museum in Ikaho gathering toys and cars of the Showa era.
GunmaCulture & HistoryGunma
Kezoji Park
A park in Isesaki with an amusement area, where a large Ferris wheel looks down on cherry and azalea.
GunmaCulture & HistoryGunma
Nakanotake Shrine
A shrine partway up Mount Myogi in Shimonita, with a large statue of Daikoku.
GunmaCulture & History
ChibaCulture & HistoryChiba
Kamogawa Sea World
An aquarium in Kamogawa facing the Pacific, known for keeping orcas.
ChibaCulture & HistoryChiba
Kazusa-no-Kuni Ichinomiya Tamasaki Shrine
The first shrine of Kazusa province, in Ichinomiya. Recorded in Heian-period documents, with over 1,200 years of history.
ChibaCulture & HistoryChiba
Roadside Station Hota Elementary School
A roadside station in Kyonan using the buildings of a primary school that closed in 2014, just as they were.
ChibaCulture & HistoryChiba
Yatsurugi Hachiman Shrine
The tutelary shrine of Kisarazu, with one of the largest portable shrines in the Kanto region.
ChibaCulture & HistoryChiba
Banya Honkan
An eating house in Kyonan run by the fishermen's cooperative, serving fish just off the boats.
ChibaCulture & HistoryChiba
Coastal Branch of the Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba
A museum in Katsuura, researching and displaying the natural history of the Boso sea.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Ome Kimono Museum
A museum in Ome in a converted 200-year-old storehouse, showing kimono handed down in the imperial and samurai houses.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Ad Museum Tokyo
A museum of advertising in Shimbashi, the only place in Japan researching and showing advertising.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Bunka Gakuen Fukushoku Museum
A costume museum in Shibuya, begun in 1979 as a research collection for students.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Fuchu City Kyodo-no-Mori Museum
A museum in Fuchu with permanent displays and a planetarium, and eight relocated buildings to walk among.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Musashino Art University Museum and Library
A university facility in Kodaira with a museum, library and folk collection, open to the public.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Oba-ke Jutaku
An Edo-period building in Setagaya used as a magistrate's residence, the first important cultural property in the ward.
TokyoCulture & HistoryTokyo
Institute for Nature Study, National Museum of Nature and Science
A nature education park in Minato. Once the grounds of an Edo-period estate, it preserves a state close to nature.
TokyoCulture & History