Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings

Tourist attractions in Nara Prefecture3 On the last day, I visited two Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings (‘Jyudenken’) located away from Nara City. There are three Jidenken sites in Nara Prefecture. Table of Contents 1: Imai-cho, Kashihara City 2: Matsuyama, Uda City 1: Imai-cho, Kashihara City The morning visit was to the Imai-cho Traditional Buildings Preservation District (‘Imai-cho’) in Kashihara City (Kashihara). Kashihara City was the site of Fujiwara-kyo, Japan’s first full-fledged capital, established in 694 (before the capital was moved to Heijo-kyo). It is located about 50 minutes away from Nara Station. Imai-cho was established in the Warring States period as a temple town of the Shonenji Temple of the Jodo Shin sect. It became a Tenryo (directly controlled by the Edo shogunate) and developed as a commercial town in the Edo period. As a traditional building, the district has 504 houses, the most of any heavily built-up area in Japan. Nine of the buildings have been designated as national important cultural properties. As can be seen, many traditional buildings still exist, and the townscape retains the atmosphere of the Edo period. Because of this, the area has been the location for TV dramasread moreTourist attractions in Nara Prefecture3

20May, 20222022年8月1日

April itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Prefecture)

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April itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Prefecture) (Wednesday, April 20) Table of contents 1. Uwajima Historical Museum / Kabasaki Battery Site 2. Warei Shrine / Taga Shrine 3. Tensha-en Garden, Nanyo Gokoku Shrine, Kiya Ryokan 4. Uno-machi cityscape 5. Ozu cityscape 6. Uchiko cityscape 1. Uwajima Historical Museum / Kabasaki Battery Site In the morning of April 20th (Wednesday), I rented a bicycle at the Uwajima City Tourist Information Center “Shiroshita” and went around the city of Uwajima. I think that the rental cycle is the best because the distance for sightseeing in Uwajima city is too long to go around on foot and the number of buses is small for going around by bus. Uwajima City Tourist Information Center “Shiroshita” is a new facility that just opened in August 2021 at the entrance of Uwajima Castle. The rental cycle fee is Yen 2,000 a day for GIANT’s E-bike. The Uwajima Historical Museum has been relocated and used as a building built as the Uwajima Police Station in 1884. The light pink building creates a soft atmosphere that does not seem to be a former police station. The architectural style is pseudo-Western style architecture. It is aread moreApril itinerary in Japan Day 3 (Ehime Prefecture)

29Mar, 20222022年8月1日

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Summary of February itinerary in Japan (Hyogo, Tottori, Shimane)

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Summary of February itinerary in Japan (Hyogo, Tottori, Shimane trip) I traveled to Hyogo, Tottori, and Shimane prefectures from Wednesday, February 23rd to Sunday, February 27th. I was able to eat a lot of seasonal fish and shellfish and local dishes, and I was able to visit wonderful tourist destinations such as national treasures and national important cultural properties on this trip. Since this trip was mainly on the Sea of Japan side of Hyogo, Tottori, and Shimane prefectures, I was able to enjoy the fresh seafood of the Sea of Japan such as live snow crab. In addition, I was able to fully eat food of the mountains such as “Botan nabe (wild boar meat hot pot)”. This is the February Japanese itinerary that I highly recommend to everyone. Here is a summary of this trip and some notes. I will comment repeatedly every time, but this itinerary was also created with the purpose of “eating out seasonal fish and shellfish and local dishes.” Food is the highest priority, and tourist destinations are the second priority. However, we aimed to visit as many tourist spots as possible, such as national treasures and national important cultural properties. Tableread moreSummary of February itinerary in Japan (Hyogo, Tottori, Shimane)

21Mar, 20222022年8月1日

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February itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Tottori prefecture)

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February itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Tottori prefecture) (Saturday, February 26) Table of contents 1. Tottori Sand Dunes 2. Tottori Station / Kurayoshi Station 3. Kurayoshi Shirakabe Dozo-gun 4. Walk around Kurayoshi 5. Toyoda family residence 6. Kurayoshi Yodoya 7. Hasedera temple 8. Yonago Station 1. Tottori Sand Dunes I took a bus from Tottori Station to Tottori Sand Dunes on the morning of February 26. The buses I used are as follows. Depart Tottori Station 9:10, 39 Tottori Sand Dunes Line “bound for Sand Dunes Hall”, arrive at Sand Dunes Hall 9:32, fare Yen 380 Tottori Sand Dunes is about a 1-minute walk from the Sand Dunes Hall. Tottori Sand Dunes is a tourist destination that represents Tottori prefecture, and I have visited it several times. However, this was my first winter visit. The Tottori Sand Dunes is a vast sand dune 2.4km north-south and 16km east-west. It is the largest sand dune in Japan that can be visited. It has been selected as a national natural monument. Although the Tottori Sand Dunes in winter had a little snow, it wasn’t completely piled up, so the scenery was not good. There was a lot of snow inread moreFebruary itinerary in Japan Day 4 (Tottori prefecture)