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Shionomisaki Lighthouse
A lighthouse at the southern tip of Honshu, first lit in 1873.
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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.INSTAGRAM / 6
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Saki-no-Yu
An open-air bath at Shirahama, a rock tub facing the sea, said to date from the age of the Man'yoshu.
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Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District
A townscape in Yuasa, the only preservation district of traditional buildings in the prefecture, and a soy-sauce brewing town.
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Inamura-no-Hi Museum
A centre in Hirogawa on Goryo Hamaguchi, who saved the villagers in the Ansei earthquake by setting fire to rice sheaves.
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Kokokuji Temple
A temple in Yura, built in 1227 for the repose of Minamoto no Sanetomo.
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Negoro-ji Temple
Head temple of Shingi Shingon in Iwade, about 900 years old, with a great pagoda that is a national treasure.
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Nachi-san Seiganto-ji Temple
A temple on Mount Nachi, the first stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, with Nachi Falls seen past its three-storey pagoda.
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Kumano Kodo Daimon-zaka
About 500 metres of stone-paved slope on the Kumano Kodo toward Nachi Taisha, lined with cedars.
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Michino-eki Ryujin Gomadanzan Sky Tower
A roadside station midway along the Koya-Ryujin Skyline, with a 33-metre viewing tower.
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Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine
A shrine in Wakayama City honouring Sugawara no Michizane, counted among Japan's three great Tenjin shrines.