Nihonbashi
Discover Nihonbashi, Tokyo's historic stone bridge and designated Important Cultural Property. Learn about its Edo-period origins, Renaissance-style architecture, mythical kirin statues, and the exciting expressway removal project restoring blue skies by 2040.
Mitsukoshi Nihombashi Main Store
Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store, tracing its origins to the Echigoya kimono shop founded in 1673, was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 2016. Designed by the Yokogawa Engineering Office, the building features a majestic Western classical exterior, a breathtaking five-story marble central hall, and Art Deco interiors that showcase pioneering design from each era of expansion. Highlights include the towering Magokoro wooden sculpture, historic Wurlitzer pipe organ performances, and a tranquil rooftop garden. Located just one minute from Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro.
Fujiwara No Kintsune's Handwritten Paper (poems About
Discover the Important Cultural Property 'Poetry Paper by Fujiwara no Kintsune' at the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya. This Kamakura-period calligraphic masterpiece features a waka poem on the theme 'Flowers Have the Color of Joy,' handwritten by one of medieval Japan's most powerful courtiers and a celebrated poet of the Hyakunin Isshu. Learn about kaishi art, Kintsune's legacy, and visitor information.
Materials Related to Okubo Toshimichi
Discover the Important Cultural Property collection of over 3,000 documents related to Okubo Toshimichi, one of the Three Great Nobles of the Meiji Restoration, housed at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura, Chiba.
Karamono Shoulder-Shaped Tea Caddy
Discover the Matsuya Katatsuki, an Important Cultural Property of Japan — a Chinese-made shouldered tea caddy that passed through the hands of shoguns and tea masters for over 500 years. Now housed at the Nezu Museum in Tokyo's Aoyama district.
Kanagawa Prefectural Office
Former Kitamura Family Residence (formerly Located in
Former Museum of Modern Art, Kanagawa
Former Yanagihara Family Residence (formerly Located in
Former Yokohama Specie Bank Main Building
Former Yokohama Dock Co., Ltd. No. 2 Dock
Former Kudo Family Residence (formerly Located in Shiwa
Gekkaden
Kenchoji Temple Karamon Gate
Kenchoji Temple Gate
Kenchoji Temple Shodo Hall
Daikaku Zenji Pagoda at Kenchoji Temple
Kenchoji Temple's Lecture Hall
Kenchoji Temple Buddha Hall