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Kyōcera Osaka Dome
Also known as Osaka Dome, this futuristic stadium is home to the Orix Buffaloes baseball team and also hosts concerts, trade fairs and other events.
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Noritake Craft Centre and Museum
Glaze your own porcelain dish (from ¥1800) in the Craft Centre and Museum in Noritake Garden, which has demonstrations of the production process
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Yamashita
This seaside, landscaped park is perfect for strolling and ship watching. Moored here is the retired luxury 1930 passenger liner Hikawa Maru .
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Shirataki
Worth cycling (or driving) up to on the island of Inno-shima is Shirataki-yama, a collection of sculptures of the 500 Rakan disciples of the Buddha.
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Okidomari Kaihin
Backed by green cliffs, the white sand and offshore coral formations make this beach a worthwhile stop; its at the northwest end of the island.
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Nijū
This metal bridge, behind the Megane-bashi, was formerly a wooden bridge with two levels, from which its name (meaning Double Bridge) is derived.
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Fushimi
This keep once stood on the grounds of Kyotos Fushimi Castle until it was dismantled and reassembled at Edo-jō by Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun.
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Ferris Wheel
Even if you dont take a spin in one of the worlds tallest Ferris wheels, its great eye-candy when illuminated at night in a rainbow of colours.
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Chūzen
This eponymous temple, located on the lakes eastern shore, was founded in the 8th century and houses a 6m-tall Kannon statue from that time.
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Black Ship Art Gallery
Ryōsen-jis Black Ship Art Gallery displays artefacts relating to Perry, the Black Ships, and Japan as seen through foreign eyes and vice versa.
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Kaikarō
In Higashi-chaya-gai, Kaikarō is an early-19th-century geisha house refinished with contemporary fittings and art including a red lacquered staircase.
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Ishi
The towering stone torii (entrance gate) at the head of the stone steps on Omotesandō leading up to Tōshō-gū, burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Art Museum
Set on the waterfront of the Inland Sea with a sweeping view of the Seto-ōhashi, this museum showcases the art of landscape painter Higashiyama Kaii.
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Yuki
This atmospheric Shintō shrine is located along the trail up to Kurama-dera. The stairs to the main hall are flanked by two enormous cryptomeria trees.
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Uzu
For a birds-eye view of the whirlpools, you can walk out along this 500m-long walkway underneath the Naruto-ōhashi, which puts you directly above the action.
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Nehan
In the cemetery of Kōtō-ji Buddhist temple (江東寺) is this tranquil Nirvana statue, dating from 1957. At 8.6m, its the longest reclining Buddha in Japan.
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Nakazato Tarōemon
This kiln-gallery is dedicated to the life and work of the potter (1923–2009) responsible for the revival of Karatsu ware. His work is in the inner gallery.
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Kurashiki Museum of Folk
Housed in an attractive complex of rice warehouses dating from the late 18th century, with interesting exhibits of ceramics, glassware, textiles and furniture.
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Ganmon
Theres a lot of hype about this interesting, though unexciting sea cave carved into the cliff by the force of the waves: souvenir shops and restaurants galore.
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Nagisa Park
At the southern end of Orange Beach, a short walk from Ks House, this grassy park is studded with photogenic bronze sculptures by local artist Shigeoka Kenji.
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