The oldest hot spring DOGO-ONSEN

EXPLANATION

Earthquake is frequency in Japan. That why there is a lot of hot spring in Japan.

Dogo-onsen is the oldest hot spring in Japan. It has 3000 years history, I heard.

ACCESS

Haneda airport -Airplane (80 min)-> Mastuyama airport

Mastuyama airport - bus(34 min) -> Dougoonsen

ASAKUSA Kaminari-MON

EXPLANATION

Kaminari-mon is a gate of Sensouji temple that is the oldest temple at Asakusa Tokyo.

Kaminnari-mon has a two staｔues as Fujin (God of wind) and Raijin( God of thunder).

ACCESS

Tokyo station - JR line 2min　-> Kanda station
Kanda Station - Ginza subway 10min -> Asakusa staiton

KUMAMOTO CASTLE

EXPLANATION

Kumamoto Castle was build by Kiyomasa Kato who is Hideyoshi Toyotomi's retainer.

It has a elegantly and solid stone wall was called "Kiyomasa style".

Because the stone wall has structure that the upper part becomes perpendicular, that was called "Mushagaeshi (protecting stones of samurai)

ACCESS 

Haneda Airport -Airplane (100min) -> Kumamoto Airport
Kumamoto Airport - Bus 35min -> Kumamoto Kotu center
Kumamoto Kotu center -Walk 5min-> Karashima-cho
 Karashima-cho - Kumamoto shiden (Train 4min) -> Shiyakusho

TOTTORI SAKYU

EXPLANATION

TOTTORI SAKYU is very large dune which placed at Sea of Japan shore.

It has an area of 2.4km(North & South) to 16km(East & West), and the height is 40m.

It represent dunes of Japanese dunes.

ACCESS

Haneda airport　－Airplane (about 70min) -> Tottori airport

Tottri airport - Bus or Taxi (about 20min) -> Tottori Sakyu 

HIMEJI-jo is called white heron castle

EXPLANATION

HIMEJI-jo was registered as cultural site of world heritage.

It is one of the twelve castles that have existing tenshu built from the Azuchi-Momoyama through the Edo Period.

HIMEJI-jo is also called white heron castle because it has white graceful tenshu..

It is famous as the most beautiful castle.

It changes the form by a view point, so  enemies were confused when they attacked. 

Himeji-jo is not only beautiful and it has high defense capability.

ACCESS

Tokyo - JR shinkansen NOZOMI (about JPY15,000 190min) -> Himeji

Himeji - walk (about 20min) ->Himeji-jyo

SHIRAKAWAGO is a village that has traditional houses

EXPLANATION

SHIRAKAWAGO is village at Gifu prefecture.

There is a Japanese traditional houses.

The house has roof made by thatch.

ACCESS

Tokyo station - JR shinkansen NOZOMI (100min about JPY 10000) ->Nagoya station
Nagoya station - Meitetu Bus (195min about JPY 3600) -> Shirakawago 

Kintaikyo

EXPLANATION

Kintaikyo is rare tree structure bridge in the world.

Kintaikyo has five bridges, three central bridges have shape of arch.

Kintaikyo is located in Iwakuni-city, Yamaguchi prefecture.

Toll　JPY 300 , Opening hours 0800-1700

ACCESS

Haneda airport - airplane (1 hour 30 min) -> Iwakuni-Kintaikyo airport

Iwakuni-Kintaikyo airport - taxi (20 min) -> Kintaikyo