Cities & TownThe Great Buddha of Nara and its nostril/奈良の大仏と鼻の穴
TheGreatBuddhaofNaraisthebiggest in Japan,whichisabout15meterstall,madeofbronze,locatedinTodaijitemple.In addition,...
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Travel TipsWhat’s a Goshuin?/御朱印ってなあに。
Goshuin is a stamp as a token for visiting and offering prayers at the shrines and temples becoming popular recentl...
TriviaWisdom learned from architecture built in 607A.D./西暦607年創建の建築物から學ぶ智慧
A lattice frame in Horyuji Temple/法隆寺の格子戸 Horyuji temple is the world cultural heritage site registered as Japan's f...
CultureOnigawara(Ogre’s face-shaped tiles)/鬼瓦
Various types of Onigawara/鬼瓦の数々（右から２つ目は梵字付き） Typical Japanese-style houses and temples have tiled roofs.And Onigawa...
TriviaHonesty Store/無人販売所
Honesty Store: you can see a security camera in the yellow circle and a safe in the yellow square. Is honesty store ...
TriviaFamily names/苗字
Have you ever thought about the number of the family names in your country? Japan is said to have around 130,000...
TriviaThe Lowest Mountain in Japan/日本一低い山
Definitely, everyone knows the name of the highest mountain in Japan. How about that of the lowest mountain in Japa...
Cities & TownWhat’s this object for?/これは何のため？
Can you guess what is this melon shaped object for?A hint is that you can see it along a road.We'll give you a few ...
CultureSummer tradition/夏の風物詩
What is your image of Japan's summer? Is there camping, going to beaches or the mountains?That's right!These are...
What's TODAY?The story behind Peace Statue in Nagasaki/長崎平和祈念像の舞台裏
Urakami Cathedral destroyed by the second atomic bomb in Nagasaki, 長崎の原爆で破壊された浦上天主堂 August 9 in 1945 was the day whe...