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Osaka has always been a merchant centre and a place to come for good food and rollicking entertainment. Once a maze of waterways, Osaka was bombed heavily in WWII and the rebuild went in for the modern, functionality of concrete over aesthetics. ...
Go for: Temples, Gardens, Parks, Visitor Attractions, Archaeological Sites
23 experiences:
Sakura season in Japan, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Momiji season in Japan, Katsura Imperial Villa Garden, Saiho-ji Moss Garden.
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Kyoto retains the grace, refinement and cultural riches of its years as Japan’s capital, but today its coated in a work-a-day industrial layer. Once a place of geisha silks, parks carefully laid out to reflect the seasons, narrow cobbled streets and...
Go for: Historic Cities &Towns, Sacred Places, Gardens, Museums, Visitor Attractions
4 experiences:
Kyoto, Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Gion and Geisha, Zen garden of Ryoan-ji, Kyoto.
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Initially built as a fortress by the Harima district ruler in 1333, Himeji Castle has been repeatedly expanded throughout the centuries and now stands intact on a hill in the centre of Himeji City, surrounded by a tangled network of spiralling paths...
Go for: Forts and Fortifications, Castles & Palaces
1 experience:
Himeji Castle.
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Built on reclaimed land 5kms offshore to protect the local environment and control noise pollution, the architecture is internationally renowned for its blend of artistic and functional features: the roof's design creates an image of soaring, and the...
Go for: Contemporary Architecture
1 experience:
Kansai Airport Terminal.
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At 133 meters high Nachi-taki (Nachi Falls) is one of Japan's best-known and tallest permanent waterfalls. It is located on the beautiful Kii...
Go for: Waterfalls
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Osuguidani translates to 'Valley of the Tall Cedars' and directly reflects the appearance of this valley region on the upper sections of the Miya...
Go for: Canyons, Walking
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The San-in Coast, much of which is national park, stretches from Wakasa Bay's convoluted coastline in the east to the sand dunes of Totoori in the...
Go for: Coastlines
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'Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked...
Go for: Sacred Places
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Osaka
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