Historic Preservation District

Naramachi

SPOTS

Nara

Scenic Views & Townscapes

A street corner in Naramachi showing preserved merchant houses and a small wayside shrine (hokora).

Kurayoshi Shirakabe Dozo-gun

SPOTS

Tottori

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Craft Making & Workshops

A narrow street lined with white-walled storehouses and wooden merchant houses, with a small canal running alongside it.

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

SPOTS

Shimane

Castles & Historic Sites

Craft Making & Workshops

The interior of a dimly lit, hand-dug mine tunnel (mabu) at the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine.

Hagi Castle Town

SPOTS

Yamaguchi

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Craft Making & Workshops

The preserved streetscape of Hagi Castle Town, featuring a large white earthen wall with a diamond-patterned namako-kabe base under a blue sky.

Chiran Samurai Residence Garden

SPOTS

Kagoshima

Scenic Views & Townscapes

A close-up view of a traditional samurai residence corner, with a foreground full of blooming bright pink azalea bushes.

An Adventure Through Snow Country Living and Mountain Faith

ITINERARIES

Miyagi , Akita , Yamagata , Fukushima

Castles & Historic Sites

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Gardens & Nature

Cultural Immersion & Activities

Shrines & Temples