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Atsuta Jingu
Atsuta Jingu can lay claim to being one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan. The site on which the shrine stands, has been consecrated for at least 1900 years with the current structure des...Tokugawa Art Museum & Tokugawa Garden
The Tokugawa Art Museum exhibits over 12,000 items once owned by the Owari clan - one of three branches of the ruling Togukawa family during the Edo Period. The Owari controlled Nagoya, one of the we...Ghibli Park
Set to open on November 1 2022, ‘Ghibli Park’ is currently under construction in Nagoya, Aichi. The park expansive park will be dedicated to everything Studio Ghibli – a celebration of Japan’s most s...Inuyama Castle
Inuyama’s small but beautiful castle is a registered National Treausre and the oldest remaining wooden castle in Japan. Indeed, the castle is only one of twelve remaining castles in Japan after the m...Walk the Kumano Kodo Trail
Located on the Kii Peninsula, the ‘Kumano Kodo’ is one of only two – along with the Camino de Santiago in Spain – religious pilgrimage routes in the world to have been afforded World Heritage status....Kumano Hongu Taisha
Located at the centre of the Kumano Kodo network of pilgrimage trails, the Kumuno Hongu Tasiha, also referred to as ‘Tanabe’ is one of the Kumano Grand Shrines. It enshrines Kumano Gongen, the shrine...Kumano Nachi Taisha
Kumano Nachi Taisha includes both a Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple – which for most of their history were under the control of one religious authority. Facing ‘Nachi-no-taki’, a 133 metre tall wat...Kumano Hayatama Taisha
The Kumano Hayatama Taisha, also referred to as ‘Shingu’ is one of the Kumano Grand Shrines. Located on the coast in Shingu City, the shrine is nearby the mouth of the Kumano River from which water f...Explore Koyasan (Mount Koya)
As the centre of the Shingon Buddhism, Mount Koya or ‘Koyasan’ is one of Japan’s most important centres. Founded in the 9th century by the monk Kukai – one of the most significant historic and re...
