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Matsuyama castle

Ehime

Castles & Historic Sites

Cultural Immersion & Activities

The main keep and connected turrets of Matsuyama Castle, with white walls and dark roofs, standing on a large stone wall.

Uwajima Castle

Ehime

Castles & Historic Sites

The white, three-tiered main keep of Uwajima Castle, one of Japan's original castles, built on a stone base and surrounded by cherry blossoms.

Kamimachi District Townscape in Sakawa

Kochi

Scenic Views & Townscapes

A street in Sakawa Town lined with traditional Japanese buildings featuring white plaster walls, stone bases, and tiled roofs, with a forested hill in the background.

Kochi Castle

Kochi

Castles & Historic Sites

The main keep and connected administrative building (Kaitokukan) of Kochi Castle, one of Japan's original castles.

White-wall Merchant and Craftsman Houses of Yame Fukushima

Fukuoka

Scenic Views & Townscapes

The preserved streetscape of Yame Fukushima, showing two-story traditional merchant houses with white plaster walls and tiled roofs.

Karatsu Castle

Saga

Castles & Historic Sites

The main keep of Karatsu Castle, featuring white walls and dark tiled roofs, viewed from the courtyard under a bright blue sky.

The Kyushu Ceramic Museum

Saga

Visual & Performing Arts

An elaborate museum display of colorful Japanese and export porcelain, plates, and vases against a dark blue background.

Hirado

Nagasaki

Castles & Historic Sites

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Cultural Immersion & Activities

Hirado Castle keep with white walls and black siding, built on a stone base on a green hill under a cloudy blue sky.

Dejima

Nagasaki

Scenic Views & Townscapes

The preserved streetscape inside Dejima, lined with reconstructed traditional buildings featuring white walls and dark wood, with bright blue accents.

Tsujun Bridge

Kumamoto

Castles & Historic Sites

The massive stone arch of Tsujun Bridge aqueduct, dramatically discharging a huge waterfall of water into the valley below on a sunny day.

Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto

Castles & Historic Sites

The reconstructed main keep of Kumamoto Castle with black wooden siding and white plaster, rising above its stone walls on a bright, sunny day.

Beppu Onsen

Oita

Scenic Views & Townscapes

Cultural Immersion & Activities

Panoramic view of Beppu city at dusk, showing numerous plumes of hot spring steam rising above the illuminated buildings against a deep blue mountain backdrop.