Attractions
Inuyama CastleNew!!
Highlights, Access, and How to Enjoy Inuyama Castle Located in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, on a small hill overlooking the Kiso River, Inuyama Castle is one of Japan’s 12 remaining original castles. Its main keep is designated a National Treasure, and its rare design features an outer corridor you can walk around 360 degrees, offering […]
Atsuta Shrine
Highlights, Access, and How to Enjoy Atsuta Shrine Located in Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City, Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important and ancient shrines, enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Mitsurugi, one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan. Surrounded by a 190,000 m² sacred grove, visitors can enjoy worship and tranquil walks in a solemn […]
Nagoya Port Aquarium
Highlights, Access, and How to Enjoy Nagoya Port Aquarium Located in Minato Ward, Nagoya City, the Nagoya Port Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in Japan. Divided into a North Building and South Building on a vast site, it features exhibits themed on the evolution of the ocean and a variety of tanks recreating […]
Ghibli Park
Highlights, Access, and How to Enjoy Ghibli Park Located inside Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park), Ghibli Park is a themed facility that recreates the worlds of Studio Ghibli’s works through both indoor and outdoor areas. Centered around five main zones — Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, Hill of Youth, Dondoko Forest, Mononoke Village, and Valley […]
Takayama
History of Takayama City About 450 years ago, in 1585, the warlord Kanamori Nagachika was granted the province of Hida — which corresponds to present-day northern Gifu Prefecture — by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Kanamori Nagachika built Takayama Castle in what is now Takayama City and developed a castle town laid out in a grid pattern modeled […]
Shirakawa-go
Highlights, Access, and Ways to Enjoy Shirakawa-go Located in Shirakawa Village, Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Shirakawa-go is a gasshō-zukuri (thatched-roof) settlement nestled among steep mountains — a “living World Heritage Site” where people still reside today.Its large thatched roofs embody the wisdom of life in a snowy region, and the village reveals completely different faces […]
Ise jingu
History of Ise Jingu Officially known simply as “Jingu,” Ise Jingu is Japan’s most important Shinto shrine, dedicated to Amaterasu-Omikami, the sun goddess who is said to have created Japan. Affectionately called “O-Ise-san,” it is a sacred place that the vast majority of Japanese people visit at least once in their lifetime. The main sanctuary […]