Cultural Heritage
The original wooden Victorian style Imperial Hotel opened its door 1890 to serve increasing number of western visitor to Japan. It was located just south of Imperial Palace where previous Palace Hotel stands. By 1923, the hotel had opened a spectacular…
Originally it was founded in 998 by Fujiwara-No-Michinaga for a private residence. And then in 1052 his son, Fujiwara-No-Yorimichi, converted it to a temple. Byodo-In Temple is located in the city of Uji, Kyoto prefecture. It is one of Japanese…
Dazaifu City was established approximately 1,300 years ago and which ruled all of Kyushu for a period of some 500 years. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is sacred to the memory of Michizane Sugawara, also known as “the god of learning.” In…
Horyu-ji Temple is located in Ikaruga-cho in the northwestern part of Nara Prefecture, and it’s sometime called Ikaruga-dera Temple. The temple’s pagoda is acknowledged the oldest wooden buildings exist on earth. There are many tructures remain from the Asuka era…
The world famouse Todai-ji Temple for its “Daibutsuden Hall” which is the world’s largest wooden structure, and the home of the popular “Great Buddha of Nara” . This gigantic, world largest bronze statue is 15m(49 feet) tall and weighs approximately 250 tonnes. Todai-ji…
