Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period.
Katsuren Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. In 2000, Katsuren Castle was designated as a World Heritage Site, as a part of the…
Nakagusuku Castle is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan.
Dejima was a Portuguese and subsequently Dutch trading post at Nagasaki, Japan, from 1634 to 1854.
Ishibutai Kofun is a stone kofun tumulus of the Asuka period in the east of Shimanoshō, Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
The Mozu Tombs are a group of kofun—megalithic tombs—in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
The Hachimanyama Kofun is a large Kofun period burial mound in the Yamawaki neighborhood of Shōwa Ward in the city of Nagoya, Aichi…
Empress Dowager Shōken, born Masako Ichijō, was the wife and adviser of Emperor Meiji of Japan.
Ōuchi-juku was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō.
Kamiyodo temple ruins is an archeological site with the ruins of a Hakuhō period Buddhist temple located in the Yodoe neighborhood of the…
The Hōheikan is a historical building and a wedding venue, located in Nakajima Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.
The Mawaki Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement in the Mawaki neighborhood of the city of Noto,…
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