Chubu
La région de Chubu est située au centre de l’île Honshu.
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Île de Sado
Sado Island is located just off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, located 45 km northwest of the city of Niigata, and is one of Japan’s largest islands.
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Ville de Niigata
Niigata city is the capital of the prefecture of the same name, and is a pleasant place, with plenty of open spaces, making the city feel more spacious and less cramped than other major cities of Japan. Niigata rice, sake, and seafood are particularly well known.
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Echigo Yuzawa
Echigo-Yuzawa, located in the southernmost part of Niigata and adjoins Nagano and Gunma, is one of the major ski resorts in Japan.
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Karuizawa
The city of Nagano is located in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture. It developed as a temple town for Zenko-ji Temple that is said to have been built at the beginning of the 7th century.
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Suwa
The 14.5 square kilometer Suwa lake has an average depth of only four meters, which makes it rather shallow. On the Kamisuwa side is a spa with thermally heated spring water.
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Ville de Nagano
The city of Nagano is located in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture. It developed as a temple town for Zenko-ji Temple that is said to have been built at the beginning of the 7th century.
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Takayama 高山
Takayama est surnommé Petite Kyoto grâce à ces ruelles traditionnelles avec les bâtiments en bois datant d’époque Edo.
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Ville postale de Magome
Both Tsumago and Magome served as post stations located on the Nakasendo Route, which is one of the five routes that connected Edo and locals in the Edo Period. The Nakasendo linked Edo and Kyoto through the inland area and had 69 post stations.
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Shiga Kogen
The Shiga Kogen Highlands area is in the northeastern part of Nagano. Formed by volcanic activity, it has a mountainous landscape. It stands as one of the world’s largest winter resorts and was home to many of the events of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
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Ville postale de Tsumago
Both Tsumago and Magome served as post stations located on the Nakasendo Route, which is one of the five routes that connected Edo and locals in the Edo Period. The Nakasendo linked Edo and Kyoto through the inland area and had 69 post stations.
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Singes des neiges de Yudanaka
Some 200 monkeys live in this area. The legend has it that they started to take dips in the hot pools during the 1960s when a local Japanese inn or ‘ryokan’ owner took pity on them and left food out in winter. A special outdoor bath or ‘rotemburo’ was eventually built for them, and Life…
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Centre du patrimoine mondial de Yamanashi Fujisan
The Tokyo Sky Tree is the holder of the record for the world’s tallest tower. Along with becoming a major tourist attraction, the structure’s main purpose is as a television and radio broadcasting tower. The center is located in Yamanashi prefecture, very near Mount Fuji, and is surrounded by nature. The center hopes that visitors…
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Eiheiji Temple
Eiheiji, « The Temple of Eternal Peace », is one of the two most important temples of Soto Zen School. It is located deep in the mountains near the northwest coast of Japan, not far from the city of Fukui.
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Santuario Ise Jingu
Ise Jingu, oficialmente ‘Jingu’, incluye 125 jinja (santuario sintoísta), centrados alrededor de Kotaijingu (Naiku), dedicado a Amaterasu-Omikami, y Toyo’uke-daijingu (Geku), dedicado a Toyo’uke-no-Omikami.
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L’ancienne maison d’un samouraï
En la prefectura de Kanazawa hay un distrito donde se puede observar la casa del clan samurai Nomura
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Jardín Kenrokuen: Kanazawa
Kenrokuen es un lugar para pasear y recrearse ante la imagen de un hermoso jardín paisajístico típico del período Edo (1603-1868). Originalmente, el jardín exterior del Castillo de Kanazawa estaba ubicado en la pendiente frente a esta edificación.
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Jigokudani
El parque « Jigokudani » se encuentra en la perfectura de Nagano, que esá situada casi en el centro del país. Jigokudani significa el infierno, la razón es que está en el entorno muy severo por estar cubierto por la nieve durante cuatro meses del año. Desde antes los monos salvajes siguen viviendo en este parque.
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Takayama Jinya 高山陣屋
Takayama Jinya était le bureau régional du gouvernement shogunal de Tokugawa, à l’époque Edo. C’est le seul du genre à avoir subsisté dans tout le Japon.
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Shirakawago 白川郷
Le village de Shirakawago est situé dans la préfecture de Gifu et entouré d’Alpes japonaises.