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JAPAN

Japan is situated in northeastern Asia between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is 377,873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to Germany and Switzerland combined or slightly smaller than California. Japan consists of four major islands, surrounded by more than 4,000 smaller islands.
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Museums Museums of Art Animation Performing Arts Traditional Handicrafts
Historic Sites Temples, Shrines and Japanese Gardens Castles
Food and Beverage World Heritage Sites Bonsai Others

Museums

Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (PDF)
Echizen Pottery Village and Cultural Exchange Center
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Intercommunication Center
Japan Open-air Folk house Museum
John Lennon Museum
Kurashiki Archaeological Museum
Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft
Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts Fureaikan (Japanese)
Kyoto National Museum
Mitsuo Aida Museum
Museum Meiji-mura
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Nara National Museum
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Nomi Kutani Ceramics Museum
Paper Museum
Science Museum
Sumida Heritage Museum (Japanese)
The Ainu Museum
The Hall of Awa Japanese Handmade Paper
The National Science Museum
The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Tokyo National Museum
Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum, Waseda University


Museums of Art

Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery
Benesse Art Site Naoshima
Bridgestone Museum of Art
Ghibli Museum
Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
Hiroshima Museum of Art
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
Kobe City Museum
Kurita Museum
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (Japanese)
Miho Museum
MOA Museum of Art
Mori Art Museum
Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum Higashiyama Kaii Gallery
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts
Ohara Museum of Art
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
The National Museum of Art, Osaka
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
The National Museum of Western Art
The Otsuka Museum of Art
The Tokugawa Art Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography


Animation

Comiket
Ghibli Museum
Mandarake
Tokyo Anime Center
Tokyo International Animation Fair


Performing Arts

The Women's Association of Kyoto
National Theatre of Japan
Tokyo International Forum


Traditional Handicrafts

Japan Traditional Craft Center


Historic Sites

Sannai-Maruyama Site
Takayama's ancient quarter


Temples, Shrines and Japanese Gardens

Atsuta Jingu Shrine
Daigo-ji Samboin Temple
Hamarikyu Onshi Teien (Garden)
Heian Shrine
Higashi Gyoen Garden
Ise Jingu
Kairakuen
Katsura Imperial Villa
Kenrokuen
Kiyosumi Garden
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Kyoto Old Imperial Palace
Kyu-Shibarikyu Onshi Teien (Garden)
Mt. Hiei Enryaku-ji Temple
Mt. Koyasan
Rikugien Garden
Sankeien Garden
Sento Palace
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Tofukuji Hojo


Castles

Himeji Castle
Hirosaki Castle
Hiroshima Castle
Inuyama Castle
Kanazawa Castle
Matsue Castle
Matsuyama Castle
Nagoya Castle
Osaka Castle
Shuri Castle
Takamatsu Castle (Japanese)
Hirado Castle


Food and Beverage

Arai Mountain and Spa Beer Restaurant
Asahi Beer Kanagawa Brewery
Asahi Beer Suita Brewery (Japanese)
Ishiya Chocolate Factory
Kakukyu Hatchomiso no Sato
kashiwara Wine
Kirin Beer Park Chitose (Japanese)
Nikka Sendai Distillery
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery
Nishikido
Otaru Beer
Otokoyama Sake Museum
Sapporo Beer Chiba Brewery
The Sapporo Beer Museum
Sapporo New Kyushu Brewery
Sapporo Okayama Winery (Japanese)
Suntory Musashino Brewery (Japanese)
Suntory Tomi-no-oka Winery (Japanese)
Suntory Yamazaki Distillery (Japanese)
Takeya Miso Kaikan
Umenishiki Yamakawa
Yousuke Satou(Japanese)


World Heritage Sites

Himeji-jo Castle
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Horyu-ji Temple
Kii Mountains
Kyoto
Miyajima Island
Nara
Nikko
Okinawa
Shirakami Mountains
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Yakushima


Bonsai

Omiya Bonsai Village
Urabe Yosho-en


Others

Discover Japan! Sightseeing Database
The National Diet Building (House of Councilors)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office


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