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Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himeji-jō) ([çimeʑiꜜʑoː] ⓘ) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan.The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 rooms with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. [7]
Beginning in the mid-6th century, as Buddhism was brought to Japan from Baekje, religious art was introduced from the mainland. The earliest religious paintings in Japan were copied using mainland styles and techniques, and are similar to the art of the Chinese Sui dynasty (581–618) or the late Sixteen Kingdoms around the early 5th century ...
Lake Ikeda (池田湖湖, Ikeda-ko) is a caldera lake located 40 km (25 mi) south of Kagoshima city; Kyūshū island, Japan.It is perhaps best known to tourists as the location of the purported sightings of a monster named Issie, and as the largest lake on Kyūshū island [1] with a surface area of 11 km 2 (4.2 sq mi) and a shoreline length of 15 km (9.3 mi).
Media in category "Featured pictures of Japan" The following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Asahi Breweries headquarters building with the Asahi Flame and Skytree at blue hour with full moon, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg 4,735 × 3,788; 5.21 MB
Featured pictures of Japan (6 C, 52 F) H. Images of Hiroshima (1 F) J. Japanese public domain photographs (10 F) P. Images of Japanese people (3 F) T. Images of Tokyo ...
Unlike most museums in Japan, which contract out conservation work, the Kyushu National Museum has an extensive on-site suite of conservation labs and associated staff, serving as the major conservation center for all of western Japan. [3] The museum was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake. [4]
Itsukushima in Setonaikai National Park, the first of Japan's national parks (established 1934). National parks (国立公園, Kokuritsu Kōen) and quasi-national parks (国定公園, Kokutei Kōen) of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the Natural Parks Law (自然公園法) of 1957. [1]
Kyushu has a land area of 36,782 square kilometres (14,202 sq mi) and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. [ 5 ] In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region.