The area around the main towers and the Hon-Maru Goten was destroyed by fire for three days before the Seinan Rebellion began. The present main towers were rebuilt in 1960 to restore the castle’s exterior. The larger main tower has…
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…
‘Muroji’ temple was built by the Imperial edit in the last part of the Nara period in the 8th century. This is a typical mountain temple with various kinds of religious buildings on the route from the foot to the…
Nestled among the lush trees and white sands of picturesque Cape Busena in Nago, just 90 minutes from Naha Airport in northern Okinawa, The Busena Terrace beckons guests to a contemporary island oasis where spacious guestrooms, round-the clock butler service,…
Japanese tea leaves, arriving at sumptuous villa type resort called “Tenku-no-Mori”, which means “Forests in the sky”. There are only 5 villas in this property, each villa has own bed room, living room designed and built by local carpenter, and…
