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Jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk, Shiretoko is the southernmost place in the world where drift ice can be seen.

Takayama City, sometimes known as Hida Takayama, is located in the Hida region in northern Gifu Prefecture.

The registered World Heritage Sites of Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji are temples of the Rinzai sect.

The Genbaku Dome is an atomic-bomb-damaged building in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City.

When sumo wrestling first became popular in Japan 1500 years ago, it was a ritual used to predict the outcome of crop harvests.

Shintoism is a religion unique to Japan and has existed since before Buddhism came to the country.

At first, castles were defensive bases, but later shoguns and samurai started living in them.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese performing art that features music, dance, and drama.

There are two main religions in Japan: Shintoism and Buddhism.

Kimonos are Japan's traditional national dress.

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

There are no specific rules for enjoying Japanese gardens.

Zazen is a practice found in Zen, one kind of Buddhism.

Akihabara is one part of Tokyo that has really changed a lot these days. 秋葉原は東京において、近年、その性格が劇的に変化した

Japan is home to many gods, so many that they are said to be countless.

Kiyomizudera Temple, in Kyoto's Higashiyama area, was built in 778.

Nikko had long been a sacred place for mountain worship but after Toshogu Shrine was built,

In the villages of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture and Gokayama in Toyama Prefecture,

Itsukushima Shrine is located on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture. 広島県の宮島にある嚴島神社は、海の上に建てられた