Hebikubo Shrine(Shinagawa City, Tokyo)【Henbi (蛇)】means snakes in Japanese, have long held a fascinating dual identity. Since ancient times, ...

Higashi Chaya District(Kanazawa City, Ishikawa)【Ochaya（お茶屋）】 is a traditional establishment—literally a teahouse—where female entertainers k...

Kenroku-en Garden(Kanazawa City, Ishikawa)【Kenroku-en（後楽園）】is one of Japan’s Three Great Gardens and stretches out beside Kanazawa Castle. I...

Kanazawa Castle(Kanazawa City, Ishikawa)【Hyakuman-goku（100万石）】refers to a yield of one million koku of rice. A koku (or goku) was a unit use...

Oyama Shrine(Kanazawa City, Ishikawa)【Toshiie to Matsu（”利家”と”まつ”）】 were a famous samurai couple who lived during the turbulent warring state...

Tondabayashi Jinai-machi District(Tondabayashi City, Osaka) 【Jinai-machi (寺内町)】 refers to a type of town that developed around a Buddhi...

Utsunomiya Gyoza Street (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi) 【Gyoza（餃子）】 are dumplings made by wrapping seasoned meat filling in a thin flou...

Ōya History Museum(Utsunomiya City, Tochigi)【Magabutsu（磨崖仏）】 is a Buddhist statue carved directly into a natural rock wall or cliff. These s...

Ōya History Museum(Utsunomiya City, Tochigi)【Kūkan（空間）】means “space” in English. Space can refer to a continuous, unoccupied area—such as th...

Tokiwa-so Manga Museum(Toshima City, Tokyo) 【Apāto（アパート） 】 is a Japanese English term derived from “apartment,” and it refers specifica...

Tokyo National Museum (Taito City, Tokyo) 【Toki (時)】refers to time in Japanese. Like a river, it flows ceaselessly forward. One ca...

Akihabara Electric Town(Chiyoda City, Tokyo)【Kōkishin（好奇心）】is curiosity, the desire to know, see, or experience something. It is an instinct...