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The all-female Takarazuka Revue, founded in 1913, performs everything from Japanese folktales and shojo manga to adaptations of Broadway …
Offering the chance to try all of Kaga's most well-known crafts in one place, this is perfect for anyone crafty and especially families. Yunokuni …
These are the popular city hot spring facilities overlooking Shibayama Lake. Opened in 2012, this impressively modern hot spring facility is open …
A small temple perched on the end of a pier on Shibayama Lake. Ukimido Temple is dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten who used her lute skills to …
A small temple with an unusually modern community space and a beautiful wooden ossuary made of local wood.
A museum dedicated to the local snow expert Dr. Ukichiro Nakaya who designed the first ever artifical snow flake. Small but beutifully designed …
Natadera was founded in 714 by the esteemed monk Taicho who also founded the nearby town of Awazu Onsen. It is known for associations with nature …
A traditional theater used for kabuki shows and the annual Miyako Odori show in April.
Access: Rinnoji Taiyuin is a 25-minute walk or a short bus ride from Shinkyo Bridge bus stop and a short walk from Nikko Futarasan. Entry: …
Futarasan is a UNESCO World Heritage listed shrine in Nikko. Access: Nikko Futarasan is a 20-minute walk or a short bus ride from Shinkyo Bridge …
Rinno-ji is a UNESCO World Heritage listed site and a popular tourist destination. The temple is a few minutes’ walk from the Shinkyo bus stop in …
Access Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park is a 10-minute walk from the Italian/British Villa Memorial Park bus stop. Entry (adults), (adult …
Access British Embassy Villa Memorial Park is a 5-minute walk from the Italian/British Villa Memorial Park bus stop. Entry (adults), (adult …
Probably the most popular Hakuichi store, mainly due to their ice cream and photogenic surroundings. Here you'll find all manner of gold and …
A smaller store dedicated to local crafts on the first floor, this store also hosts the gold-leaf workshops. You can try a mix of different …
A shop, mold museum (not that kind), and center for sweet-making classes, this is the head store of longstanding Kanazawa sweet-shop, Morihachi. …
Celebrating the Art of Kaga Yuzen fabric dyeing, this small museum showcases beautiful examples as well as offering workshops, a chance to try on …
A free museum with two former footsoldier homes transplanted from their original locations. The museum has nicely maintained homes once belonging …
More garden than building, the ruins are a simple set up of stables with displays on the use of the buildings and their history.
One of the few preserved tea houses in the area, Ochaya Shima has been designated an Important Cultural Asset of Japan. Built in 1820, the tea …