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Achi
A short walk from the canal area are the steep stone steps that lead up to this shrine in Tsurugata-yama-kōen , a park that overlooks the old area of town. The shrine is home to a wisteria tree throught to be 300 to 500 years old.
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Kojima Torajirō Memorial Hall
Kojima Torajirō was the European-style painter who went above and beyond in helping Ōhara build up his art collection; head to this museum to immerse yourself in his life. Entry is included in the ticket for the Ōhara Art Museum.
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Yushima Tenjin
In the 14th century, the spirit of a renowned scholar was enshrined here, leading to the shrines current popularity: it receives countless students who come to pray for academic success, especially during school-entrance-exam season.
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Yanaka
One of Tokyo’s largest graveyards, Yanaka-reien is the final resting place of more than 7000 souls, many of whom were quite well known in their day. It’s also where you’ll find the tomb of Yoshinobu Tokugawa (徳川慶喜の墓), the last shōgun.
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National Shōwa Memorial Museum
This museum of WWII-era Tokyo gives a sense of everyday life for the common people: how they ate, slept, dressed, studied, prepared for war and endured martial law, famine and loss of loved ones. An English audio guide (free) fills in a lot.
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Munakata Shikō Memorial Hall
A collection of prints, paintings and calligraphy by Munakata Shikō (1903–1975), an Aomori native who won international fame in his lifetime, is housed in this museum 3km east of the station. Catch the city shuttle bus (¥200, 20 minutes).
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Mizuki Shigeru Museum
A multimedia collection of Mizuki Shigerus illlustration, artwork and personal collection of masks and folklore paraphernalia. Audio guides (free) are available in English. The museum is at the end of the 800m stretch of Mizuki Shigeru Road.
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Kanei
During the Tokugawa reign, Kanei-ji was a powerful temple – its grounds once covered all of what is now Ueno-kōen (its pagoda is inside Ueno Zoo). With the fall of the shogun, the temple was greatly diminished, and is hardly visited today.
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Hagi Glass
At Kasa-yama there is a Hagi glassware showroom and a shop with some beautiful coloured-glass vases and cups, and you can watch the glass-blowing in process. Quartz basalt from the volcano is used to make the extremely tough glassware here.
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Gokayama Washi
North of Ainokura on Route 156 youll find this roadside attraction which explains the art of making washi (handmade paper), gives you the chance to try it out (from ¥500, reservations required, limited English) or buy some in the gift shop.
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Nakamura Memorial Museum
Rotating exhibitions from the 600-piece private collection of wealthy sake brewer Nakamura Eishun are displayed here, beneath the Ishikawa Prefectural Art Museum. They include chanoyu (tea ceremony) utensils, calligraphy and traditional crafts.
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Yumekyō
About 400m southwest of the castle (accessible via the Omote-mon or Ōte-mon gate of the castle), this street of traditional shops and restaurants is ideal for lunch after exploring the castle. Browse the shops to round out your visit to Hikone.
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Sendai Mediatheque
Housed in an award-winning structure designed by Japanese architect Itō Toyō, this cultural hub includes a library, art galleries and event space. Check the website to see if anything is going on when youre in town. Highly recommended.
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Tomori
Its easy to get to this beach, which also offers brilliant white sand and some great snorkelling with a channel leading outside the reef. Its about 3km north of the airport. Take a Sani-bound bus from Amami and get off at Tomori (¥1210).
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Wada
Shirakawa-gōs largest gasshō house is a designated National Treasure. It once belonged to a wealthy silk-trading family and dates back to the mid-Edo period. Upstairs youll find silk harvesting equipment and a valuable lacquerware collection.
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Konpon
This rustic wooden temple, with its thatched roof and pleasant gardens, is where the Buddhist monk Nichiren was first brought when exiled to Sado in 1271. Any bus on the Minami line from Ryōtsu can drop you off at the Konpon-ji-mae bus stop.
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NYK Hikawa Maru
Moored at the eastern end of Yamashita-kōen, this restored 1930s passenger ship has art-deco fixings and stories to tell. Inside, you can wander from the 1st-class cabins (one of the staterooms was used by Charlie Chaplin) to the engine room.
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Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum
In the northern outskirts of Biratori village on Rte 237, north of Tomikawa on the south coast of central Hokkaidō, Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum has very good collections and attractive displays, although most information is in Japanese only.
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Toyama Municipal Folkcraft Village
Here youll find folk art, ceramics, sumi-e (ink brush paintings) and more in a cluster of hillside buildings. Toyamas free Museum Bus (10 minutes, hourly from 10.30am to 4.30pm) can get you here, from in front of the Toyama Excel Hotel Tōkyū.
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Hinokichō
This traditional Japanese-style garden centred on an ornamental pond was formerly attached to the Azabu villa residence for the Mori Family and dates back at least 200 years. It is now part of the public space surrounding Tokyo Midtown.
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