Japan: attractions and places of interest

The Museum of the Little Prince was built in honor of the world-famous story-tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, it has been familiar to most people since childhood. The work teaches kindness, love and friendship. The popularity of the fairy tale is evidenced by the fact that almost 150 million copies...

The Ghibli Anime Studio Museum in Tokyo is dedicated to the world-famous anime produced by Studio Ghibli. It is located in the city of Mitaka, in the west of Inokashira Park (Tokyo Prefecture), and is a small fairy-tale house. The opening took place in October 2001. Hayao Miyazaki, one of the two fo...

The Ryukoku Museum is located in the ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto, where tourists have the opportunity to learn about the history of Buddhism from its appearance in India to the present day. Special attention is paid to the spread of religion in Japan. The ultramodern building houses many religio...

The Akashi-Kaike Bridge is called a real miracle of engineering and design thought, which has become a reality. It connects 2 cities located on different shores of the Akashi Strait, and a six-lane highway connects the cities of Kobe and Awadazi. Its length is 3,911 meters, the bridge consists of th...

Enryaku-ji Monastery, one of the most important Japanese monasteries, is located near the city of Kyoto on the slopes of the picturesque hill of Hiei. Its founder is the monk of the Site, also known as Dange-daishi. The construction of the building began in 788 and lasted for several years. The hist...

The Horyuji Monastery is located in Ikaruga, near Nara. The exact name is Horyu Gakumon-ji, the name of the complex translates as the Temple of the Prosperous Dharma. This is the first Buddhist temple in Japan and the oldest in the world, the wooden buildings of which have been preserved to the pres...

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial serves as a reminder that in August 1945, the United States launched a nuclear attack on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, dropping atomic bombs on them. Hiroshima was chosen specifically - high population density, wooden flammable houses, located on a plain...

The International Manga Museum was opened in 2006 by a joint decision of the city authorities and Seika University in Kyoto. A house was allocated for the museum, which used to house an elementary school. In 1973, the university began teaching manga in one of the first institutions. In addition to t...

Kyoto University operates in the city of Kyoto, they are considered one of the best higher education institutions in Japan. It has 23,000 students. Education received at the university is recognized as honorable and prestigious. The university consists of three campuses, the main one being Yoshida. ...

Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple, the full correct name of which sounds like Otowasan Kiyomizudera. Translated from Japanese, it means "Temple of Pure Water." It is located in the east of the city of Kyoto, and is the main city attraction. The date of its foundation is 778, the name is taken from ...