The center of Kobe suffered tremendous earthquake damage "HAT" stands for "HAPPY ACTIVE TOWN". HAT is a waterfront subcenter located east of Kobe Sannomiya, maintained after the Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake. There is "Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum" in this place. This is the center where Kobe, which suffered tremendous earthquake damage, is disseminating … [Read more...] about The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Museum, Hyogo
Museum
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery, Hokkaido
A fashionable retro space you can feel the atmosphere of Scottish hometown of whiskey The "cool and humid climate" necessary for making whiskey, "being blessed with water", "being clear in the air", these conditions are all in the surplus. The Nikka Whiskey Hokkaido Factory is a fashionable retro space where you can feel the atmosphere of Scottish hometown of whiskey. Besides … [Read more...] about Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery, Hokkaido
SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, Aichi
It will be surprising that it is very realistically expressed. "SCMAGLEV and Railway Park" in Aichi Prefecture, popular as a railway museum. There are exhibits of successive trains and SCMAGLEV (Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Railway), which you can actually ride. Also, you can simulate a world of 500 kilometers per hour with linear speed. Besides, the largest train … [Read more...] about SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, Aichi
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
A UNESCO World Heritage Site The National Museum of Western Art is located in a convenient location, 1 minute walk from the park entrance of Ueno station in Tokyo. This is the facility for the storage and exhibition of the "Matsukata Collection" boasted by the National Museum of Western Art. In the front yard, there is also a sculpture of Rodin. The building of the main … [Read more...] about The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Japan's oldest museum "Tokyo National Museum" in Taito-ku, Tokyo is Japan's oldest museum aimed at collecting, storing and exhibiting cultural properties of Japan and the Orient. There are more than 110,000 collections including more than 80 national treasures and over 600 important cultural assets in the "Tokyo National Museum" consisting of 5 exhibition halls and museums. … [Read more...] about Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo
Tsukuba Space Center (JAXA), Ibaraki
You can taste the astronaut feeling at the Tsukuba Space Center The Tsukuba Space Center in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture is a recommended facility for those who wish to go to space. Although it is not an easy time to visit sightseeing trips to space easily, you can taste the astronaut feeling at the Tsukuba Space Center. The Tsukuba Space Center is a very satisfying place for … [Read more...] about Tsukuba Space Center (JAXA), Ibaraki
Shunkaen Bonsai Museum, Tokyo
Japanese traditional culture "Shunkaen BONSAI Museum", Tokyo Bonsai Art Museum. The "Shunkaen BONSAI Museum", headed by Kobayashi Kunio, a master of bonsai world, is a popular tourist spot that 10,000 people visit from around the world annually. The 1-day experience classes are very popular not only in Japan but also overseas and elementary school students. Recently, Japanese … [Read more...] about Shunkaen Bonsai Museum, Tokyo
Snow Crystal Museum (Yuki no Bijutsukan), Hokkaido
An art museum with the theme of snow beauty and mystery "Yuki no Bijutsukan" (Snow Crystal Museum) located in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido is a museum which has the theme of beauty and mystery of snow. It is beauty that you can feel real snow and ice even in the summer, and it will be picturesque with everything you look. In Hokkaido Asahikawa where much snow falls, museums with … [Read more...] about Snow Crystal Museum (Yuki no Bijutsukan), Hokkaido
Yamato Museum, Hiroshima
Battleship Yamato was built in Kure Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, a naval port that prospered as Japan's largest naval arsenal town and built the battleship Yamato. The "Yamato Museum" is a museum that introduces its history and technology including shipbuilding and steelmaking. In the hall, a huge model that reproduces the battleship "Yamato" on a 1/10 scale is exhibited, … [Read more...] about Yamato Museum, Hiroshima
Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki (Koka Ninja House), Shiga
The only existing Ninja House in Japan "Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki" (Koka Ninja House) is a residence of the Koka Ninja located in Konan-cho, Shiga Prefecture. This is the only existing ninja mansion in Japan, once here Mr. Mochizuki, the leader of ninja of Koga school, lived here. Currently you can visit the inside of the residence freely with the guide. In the mansion, the … [Read more...] about Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki (Koka Ninja House), Shiga