Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Tokugawa Art Museum

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Aichi

Visual & Performing Arts

Close-up of a samurai helmet (kabuto) and face guard (menpo) armor, displayed in front of a banner with the Tokugawa family crest.

Okazaki Castle

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Aichi

Castles & Historic Sites

Cultural Immersion & Activities

The main keep of the reconstructed Okazaki Castle with white walls and dark tiled roofs, viewed over surrounding rooftops.

Nagoya Castle

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Aichi

Castles & Historic Sites

The reconstructed main keep of Nagoya Castle with green roofs and golden shachihoko (mythical fish) ornaments, viewed from a distance above the trees.

Nijo-jo Castle

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Kyoto

Castles & Historic Sites

Gardens & Nature

The highly ornate and brightly colored Karamon Gate (Chinese Gate) of Nijo Castle's Ninomaru Palace.

Kishu Toshogu Shrine

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Wakayama

Visual & Performing Arts

Shrines & Temples

The approach to Kishu Toshogu Shrine, showing the richly colored, ornate temple building behind a red fence and stone lanterns.

Toeizan Kan’ei-ji Temple & Ueno Toshogu Shrine

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Tokyo

Shrines & Temples

The main hall of Kan'ei-ji Temple in Ueno, Tokyo, featuring a wide tiled roof, surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms in spring, with two large bronze lanterns in the foreground.

Zojoji Temple

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Tokyo

Shrines & Temples

The Hondo (Main Hall) of Zojo-ji Temple, featuring traditional architecture, set against a bright blue sky with the modern Tokyo Tower rising dramatically in the background.