Tobu World Square
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is a theme park in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi
, Japan. The theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings, including UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people.
On 24 April 2010, a 1:25 scale model of the Tokyo Sky Tree was unveiled at the park. This is 26 metres tall, taller than the 19.95 metre replica of the New York World Trade Center.
36.807773°N 139.711761°W
Nikko, Tochigi
is a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...
, Japan. The theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings, including UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people.
On 24 April 2010, a 1:25 scale model of the Tokyo Sky Tree was unveiled at the park. This is 26 metres tall, taller than the 19.95 metre replica of the New York World Trade Center.
Modern Japan Zone
No. | | Exhibits | | Country | | Age | | Remarks |
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0 | Tokyo Sky Tree and Composite Development Area | Japan Japan | 2012 (To be completed) | Exhibition from April 2010. |
1 | National Diet Building National Diet Building The is the place where both houses of the Diet of Japan meet. It is located at 1-chome, Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councillors in the right wing.... |
1936 | ||
2 | Akasaka Palace | 1909 | ||
3 | Tokyo Station Tokyo Station is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district.... |
1914 | with Shinkansen Yamabiko and Rapid Train of Chūō Line Chuo Line (Rapid) The is the name given to rapid services on the eastern section of the Chūō Main Line operated by the East Japan Railway Company between and stations.-Basic data:*Operator: East Japan Railway Company **Tokyo – Takao:... (running). |
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4 | Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At , it is the second tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.Built in... |
1958 | ||
5 | Imperial Hotel (Former) Imperial Hotel, Tokyo The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, was created in the late 1880s at the request of the Japanese aristocracy to cater to the increasing number of western visitors to Japan. The hotel site is located just south of the Imperial Palace grounds, next to the previous location of the Palace moat... |
1923 | No existing (dismantled in 1968). | |
6 | Tokyo Dome Tokyo Dome Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium... |
1988 | ||
7 | Tokyo National Museum, Honkan | 1938 | ||
8 | Tokyo National Museum, Hyōkeikan | 1909 | ||
9 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games... |
1964 | ||
10 | Narita International Airport Narita International Airport is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama.... , Terminal 2 |
1992 | ||
11 | Fujimaru (passenger ship) | 1989 | ||
12 | Japanese typical fishing port | – |
America Zone
No. | | Exhibits | | Country | | Age | | Remarks |
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13 | Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886... |
United States USA | 1886 | Cultural heritage. |
Canal Canal Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:... , Sluice Sluice A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill... and Port facility |
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14 | City Pier A City Pier A City Pier A is a municipal pier in the Hudson River at Battery Park near the southern end of Manhattan in New York City. It has also been named Liberty Gateway.- History :... |
Late 19th century | ||
Plaza Hotel Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 20-story luxury hotel with a height of and length of that occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. Fifth Avenue extends along the east side of Grand Army Plaza... |
1907 | |||
Grand Army Plaza | 1867 | |||
15 | World Trade Center World Trade Center The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new... |
1973 | No existing (destroyed by the 11 September attacks, 2001). | |
American Standard Building American Radiator Building The American Radiator Building is a landmark skyscraper located at 40 West 40th Street, in midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was conceived by the architects John Howells and Raymond Hood in 1924 and built for the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Company... |
1924 | |||
16 | Empire State Building Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived... |
1931 | ||
17 | Chrysler Building Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State... |
1930 | ||
Central park Central Park Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan... |
1876 | |||
18 | Flatiron Building Flatiron Building The Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building, as it was originally called, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in the city and the only skyscraper... |
1902 | ||
Harlem Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands... , New York City |
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19 | White House White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical... |
1800 |
Egypt Zone
No. | | Exhibits | | Country | | Age | | Remarks |
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20 | Pyramid of Menkaure | EgyptEgypt | Around 26th century BC – 25th century BC | Cultural heritage. |
21 | Pyramid of Khafre | |||
22 | Pyramid of Khufu Great Pyramid of Giza The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact... |
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23 | Great Sphinx of Giza Great Sphinx of Giza The Great Sphinx of Giza , commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.... |
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24 | Abu Simbel temples | 13th century BC |
Europe Zone
No. | | Exhibits | | Country | | Age | | Remarks |
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25 | Parthenon Parthenon The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although... |
GreeceGreece | 5th century BC | Cultural heritage. |
26 | Roman Colosseum Colosseum The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre , is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire... |
ItalyItaly | 80 | |
27 | Leaning Tower of Pisa Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa... |
1372 | ||
28 | St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's Basilica The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world... |
Vatican City Holy See Holy See The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and... |
1626 | |
29 | Milan Cathedral | ItalyItaly | 1813 | |
30 | St Mark's Basilica St Mark's Basilica The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture... |
1090 | Cultural heritage. | |
31 | Château de Chambord Château de Chambord The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.The building, which was never... |
France France | 1547 | |
32 | Palace of Versailles Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles.... |
1772 | ||
33 | Basilique du Sacré-Cœur | 1919 | ||
34 | Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of... |
1225 | Cultural heritage. | |
35 | Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe -The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire... |
1836 | ||
36 | Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world... |
1889 | ||
37 | Belvedere Belvedere (palace) The Belvedere is a historical building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces the Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the 3rd district of the city, south-east of its centre. It houses the... |
AustriaAustria | 1723 | |
38 | Borgund stave church Borgund stave church Borgund Stave Church is a stave church located in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway. It is classified as a triple nave stave church of the so-called Sogn-type. This is also the best preserved of Norway's 28 extant stave churches.-Construction:... |
NorwayNorway | Around 12th century | |
39 | Peterhof Palace Peterhof Palace The Peterhof Palace in Russian, so German is transliterated as "Петергoф" Petergof into Russian) for "Peter's Court") is actually a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the... |
Russia Russia | 1709 | Cultural heritage. |
40 | Saint Basil's Cathedral Saint Basil's Cathedral The Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat , popularly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral , is a Russian Orthodox church erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–61. Built on the order of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, it marks the... |
1560 | ||
41 | Peace Palace Peace Palace The Peace Palace is a building situated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is often called the seat of international law because it houses the International Court of Justice , the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the extensive Peace Palace Library.In addition... |
NetherlandsNetherlands | 1913 | |
42 | Magere Brug Magere Brug The Magere Brug is a bridge over the river Amstel in the city centre of Amsterdam. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat , between Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht .... |
1772 | ||
43 | The windmill of Kinderdijk Kinderdijk Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Nieuw-Lekkerland, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built... |
Around 18th century – 19th century | Cultural heritage. | |
44 | The windmill of Zaanse Schans (A) De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam De Poelenburg is the name of a saw mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad.The mill has an eventful life behind. The original was probably Poelenburg 1731 built in Zaandam East. After the mill burned in 1903, the Paltrok 'The Locomotion' at the site of the Poelenburg... |
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45 | The windmill of Zaanse Schans (B) De Huisman, Zaandam De Huisman is a small octagonal mill at the Zaanse Schans in the Zaanstad, and currently makes mustard.'De Huisman' is located on the Zaanse Schanse since 1955, next to the warehouse 'De Haan'. The mill was probably built in 1786 on the Blue Path in Zaandam. The mill has functioned as a snuff mill... |
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46 | Neuschwanstein Castle | Germany Germany | 1886 | |
47 | Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality... |
United KingdomGt. Britain | 1703 | |
48 | Dover Castle Dover Castle Dover Castle is a medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent. It was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history... |
Around 12th century | ||
49 | Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name... |
1894 | ||
50 | Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,... |
1245–1519 | Cultural heritage. | |
51 | Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons... |
1836–1868 | ||
52 | Sagrada Família Sagrada Familia The ' , commonly known as the Sagrada Família, is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí... |
SpainSpain | 1882 – (Under construction) | |
53 | Alhambra Alhambra The Alhambra , the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra , is a palace and fortress complex located in the Granada, Andalusia, Spain... |
Around 13th century – 15th century | ||
54 | Park Güell Park Güell Park Güell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914... |
1914 | ||
55 | Casa Vicens Casa Vicens Casa Vicens is a family residence in Barcelona , designed by Antoni Gaudí and built for industrialist Manuel Vicens. It was Gaudí's first important work. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí" in 2005.... |
1888 | ||
56 | Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, Barcelona Cathedral of Santa Eulalia The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia , also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain. The cathedral was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries, with the principal work done in the 14th century. The cloister, which... |
1058 |
Asia Zone
No. | | Exhibits | | Country | | Age | | Remarks |
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57 | Masjed-e Shah | 1638 | Cultural heritage. | |
58 | Ananda Temple Ananda Temple The Ananda Temple , located in Bagan, Myanmar is a Buddhist temple built in 1105 AD during the reign of King Kyanzittha of the Pagan Dynasty. It is one of four surviving temples in Bagan... |
MYAMyanmar | Around 1091 | |
59 | Angkor Wat Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,... |
CambodiaCambodia | Around 12th century | Cultural heritage. |
60 | Taj Mahal Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal... |
IndiaIndia | 1653 | |
61 | Forbidden City Forbidden City The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum... |
People's Republic of China China | Around 15th century – 17th century | |
62 | Temple of Heaven Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest... |
1420 | ||
63 | Mogao Caves Mogao Caves The Mogao Caves or Mogao Grottoes , also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas , form a system of 492 temples southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China... |
Around 4th century | ||
64 | Yungang Grottoes Yungang Grottoes The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China... |
Late 5th century | ||
65 | Great Wall of China Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups... |
Around 3rd century BC | ||
66-A | Namdaemun | South KoreaS. Korea | 1448 | For reconstruction in the destroyd by 2008 Namdaemun fire 2008 Namdaemun fire The 2008 Namdaemun fire was a fire set by Korean citizen and arsonist Chae Jong-gi that occurred on the Namdaemun, one of the most historically significant gates in Seoul, South Korea, and the first of Korea's National Treasures, on the date of February 10, 2008. The fire caused severe damage to... (for completion in 2011). |
66-B | Gyeongbokgung Gyeongbokgung Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. First constructed in 1394 and reconstructed in 1867, it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty... |
1867 | Exhibition from April 1999. | |
67 | Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Kaohsiung Dragon and Tiger Pagodas The Dragon and Tiger Pagodas are pagodas located on Lotus Lake in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.... |
Republic of ChinaTaiwan | 1976 |
Japan Zone
No. | | Exhibits | | Country | | Age | | Remarks |
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68 | The pagoda of Ishiyama-dera Ishiyama-dera is a Shingon temple in Ōtsu in Japan's Shiga Prefecture. It was constructed around 762 CE, and is said to have been founded by Rōben. The temple contains a number of cultural assets... |
Japan Japan | 747 |
69 | Tōshōdai-ji Toshodai-ji Tōshōdai-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Ritsu sect in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondō, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. It is considered the archetype of "classical style."It was founded by a Chinese... |
759 | Cultural heritage. |
70 | Yakushi-ji Yakushi-ji is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, located in Nara. The temple is the headquarters of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism... |
680 | |
71 | Hōryū-ji Hōryū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji , or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as seminary and monastery both.... |
607 | |
72 | Kasuga-taisha | 768 | |
73 | | Ninomaru Palace of Nijō Castle Nijo Castle is a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens... |
1603 | |
74 | Kinkaku-ji Kinkaku-ji , also known as , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site and a National Special Landscape, and it is one of 17 locations comprising the Historic Monuments of Ancient... |
1397 | |
75 | Ginkaku-ji Ginkaku-ji , the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the construction that represents the Higashiyama Culture of Muromachi period.... |
1490 | |
76 | Byōdō-in Phoenix Hall Byodo-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū and Tendai-shū sects.- History :... |
1052 | |
77 | Kyoto Imperial Palace | Around 13th century | |
78 | Katsura Imperial Villa Katsura Imperial Villa The , or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan... |
Around 17th century | |
79 | Kiyomizu-dera Kiyomizu-dera , officially is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage site... |
778 | Cultural heritage. |
80 | The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji Todai-ji , is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall , the largest wooden building in the world, houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu . The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the ... |
Early 8th century | |
81 | Itsukushima Shrine Itsukushima Shrine Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan... |
Around 1168 | |
82 | Himeji Castle Himeji Castle When the han feudal system was abolished in 1871, Himeji Castle was put up for auction. The castle was purchased by a Himeji resident for 23 Japanese yen... |
1609 | |
83 | Zuigan-ji Zuigan-ji is a famous Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsushima, Japan—of the Myoshin-ji branch.-Overview:The temple, commonly referred to as Zuigan-ji, was originally founded in 828 by Jikaku Daishi, but was rebuilt by the feudal lord Date Masamune from 1604 onwards using lumber brought from Mount Kumano in... |
Around 828 | |
84 | The reliquary hall of Engaku-ji Engaku-ji right|thumb|A stone carvingNot to be confused with Enryaku-ji in Kyoto., or Engaku-ji , is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa prefecture to the south of Tokyo... |
1282 | |
85 | Kumamoto Castle Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and extremely well fortified castle. The is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier... |
1607 | |
86 | Japanese Four seasons | Spring (Rice Planting) Summer (Bon Odori) Autumn (Rice reaping) Winter (Dezomeshiki – New Year firefighters' event) |
with Tōbu Railway Tobu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. It operates in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma Prefectures... 's limited express "Spacia", Tōbu 10000 series Tobu 10000 series The is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Tobu Railway in Japan.First entering service in 1983 on the Tōbu Tōjō Line , production continued through to 1995, with a total of 486 vehicles built.-10000 series:... train, Steam locomotive Steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine... and freight train (running). |
87 | Multilayer house in Tamugimata | 1822 | |
88 | Residence of a wealthy farmer (The house formerly Sasagawa) | 1826 | |
89 | Azumadachi (Scattered houses in Shōkawa) | 1853 | |
90 | Gasshō-zukuri house in Shirakawa-gō Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The site is located in the Shogawa river valley stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in northern Japan. Shirakawa-gō is located in the village of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture... |
Around 17th century – 18th century | Cultural heritage. |
91 | Weathercock house, Kobe | 20th century | |
92 | Yamatomune house (The house of Yoshimura) | Early 17th century | |
93 | Yatsumune-zukuri house (The house of Toshima) | 1758? | |
94 | Kaichi School | 1873 | |
95 | The bathhouse of Dōgo Onsen Dogo Onsen is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan.-History:Dōgo Onsen is one of the oldest onsen hot springs in Japan, with a history stretching back over 1,000 years. The springs are mentioned in the Man'yōshū is a hot spring in the city of Matsuyama,... |
1894 | |
96 | Ōura Church Ōura Church is a Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. It is also known as the Church of the 26 Japanese Martyrs... |
1864 | |
97 | The palace formerly Glover, Nagasaki Glover Garden thumb|right|250px|Glover House known as Ipponmatsu from a drawing of 1863. The tree was chopped down in the early 1900s is a park in Nagasaki, Japan built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish entrepreneur who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and many other... |
1863 | |
98 | Dōzaki Church | 1908 | |
99 | Shureimon Shureimon This article is about the gate in the Shuri neighborhood in Japan. For the Digimon see Hawkmon.Shureimon is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the second of Shuri Castle's main gates... |
Late 14th century | |
100 | Sapporo Clock Tower Sapporo Clock Tower Sapporo Clock Tower is a wooden structure and well-known local tourist attraction, located at North 1 West 2, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, the largest city on the island of Hokkaidō, northern Japan.... |
1878 | |
101 | Former Hokkaidō government office building Former Hokkaido government office building is an American-neo-baroque structure constructed in 1888 as a base of the Hokkaidō administration. The nickname is Akarenga or "Red Brick." It is the symbol of Hokkaidō and was designated a Japanese Important Cultural Property in 1969... |
1888 | |
102 | Zoological park Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred.... with amusement park Amusement park thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people... |
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