Kinwashi Tour Japan Thread
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O...are you hungry.
try this, what is this from Japan.?
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Are this from Japan?
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What is this from Japan?
another interesting food.
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So this is Hiruzen fried Hokkien mee.
Mai Hum, Mai Hum.
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How many of this you know from Japan.
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Tohoku
Tips for Visitors : Most of the must-see sights of the Buffer Zone of Shirakami-Sanchi are concentrated in the southwestern part of Aomori Prefecture. As your ship will be anchored at the Port of Aomori, which is located in the north-central part of the Prefecture, a one-night overnight stay, at least (or, better, a 2-night overnight stay) is recommended to enjoy Shirakami-Sanchi.World Natural Heritage Site : Shirakami-Sanchi
Port of Call : The Port of Aomori
Date of Registration : December, 1993 (first Japanese World Natural Heritage Site to be registered, together with Yakushima)
Category : World Natural Heritage Site
Location : This site extends to the southwest of Aomori Prefecture and to the northwest of Akita Prefecture. The area on the Aomori side is 126.3 square kilometers. The area on the Akita side is 43.4 square kilometers.
Outline : Shirakami-Sanchi is the location of the world’s largest virgin forest of beech trees. A huge variety of beech trees have grown here for many generations. Black woodpeckers, which inhabit the area, are designated as a National Natural Treasure. Besides black woodpeckers, harlequin ducks, a rare species of bird, can also be seen here. Hodgson’s hawk-eagles, with 2-meter-wide wingspans when fully spread, are also designated a National Natural Treasure. With regard to mammalian species, Japanese macaque monkeys, Japanese serow goat-antelope (Special National Treasure), black bears and Japanese hares (National Natural Treasure) are all rare animals, which live in Shirakami-Sanchi.
Tips for Visitors : The train can be used for visiting at Hiraizumi. The nearby station is Hiraizumi and Ichinoseki of the JR Tohoku Line. The Shinkansen (Bullet Train) can be used from Tokyo Station to Ichinoseki (2 hours 10 min.). You can walk around every beautiful place of Hiraizumi area, included are Muryoko-in Ato, Chusonji, and Motsuji. If you needed, English Interpretation guide for the tour service also be available.World Cultural Heritage Site : Hiraizumi-Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Port of Call : The Port of Aomori and The Port of Niigata
Date of Registration : June, 2011
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Registered with the World Cultural Heritage in 2011, the cultural heritage of Hiraizumi is located in the center of the Tohoku district. Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens, and Archaeological Sites representing the Buddhist Pure Land comprises with the five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkeisan.
Outline : In the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Hiraizumi was a political and cultural center in northern Japan under the administration of the Ohshu Fujiwara for nearly one hundred years.
Hiraizumi was the administrative centre of the northern realm of Japan and was the rival of Kyoto.
As a World Cultural Heritage, Hiraizumi consists of the following 5 properties:
Those are Chusonji Temple（include the Golden Hall etc.), Motsuji Temple（include Motsuji Temple garden etc.), Kanjizaio-in Ato, Muryoko-in Ato, and Mount Kinkeisan.
The Pure Land Gardens of Hiraizumi clearly reflects the diffusion of Buddhism over the south-east Asia. With Japan's indigenous ethos of nature worship and ideas of Amida's Pure Land of Utmost Bliss, Hiraizumi represents the specific and unique fusion of Buddhism. The remains of the complex of temples and gardens in Hiraizumi are symbolic manifestations of the Buddhist Pure Land on this earth. -
Hokkaido
Tips for Visitors : Shiretoko, located in northern Hokkaido, is called “Japan’s last hidden place”. Allow yourself a plenty of time to enjoy this site.World Natural Heritage : Shiretoko
Port of Call : The Port of Kushiro
Date of Registration : July, 2005 (3rd in Japan)
Category : World Natural Heritage Site
Location : The site is on the eastern edge of Hokkaido, the Shiretoko Peninsula The area is 70 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide, and protrudes into The Sea of Okhotsk.
Outline : One of the criteria for this site’s registration is as a “Food Chain from Ocean to Mountain”. The drift ice that comes to the Shiretoko Peninsula in winter carries a lot of plankton. Salmon feed on the plankton and then swim upstream in the rivers in Shiretoko in autumn. The salmon are caught by brown bears and white-tailed eagles. Left-over food and feces of the animals then become nutrient for plants. For this reason, the registered World Natural Heritage Site extends to about 3 km offshore from the coastline. This is Japan’s first World Natural Heritage site that includes ocean area. Blakiston’s fish-owls and Steller’s sea-eagles, which are designated as endangered species, live in this area. -
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Kanto
Tips for Visitors : This site can be reached by train from Tokyo tourist spots, like Asakusa and Shinjuku. A one-day trip is possible, but make sure to allow adequate time in your schedule for sightseeing.World Cultural Heritage Site : The Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Port of Call : Port of Tokyo, Port of Yokohama
Date of Registration : December, 1999
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Nikko is located in the northwestern part of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kanto region of Japan
Outline : The Toshogu Shrine at Nikko was constructed in the first half of 17th Century to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun (military general) of the Edo Shogunate (1603 - 1867). Since then, Nikko has become a busy shrine town with many worshippers.
A total of 103 buildings (called Nikko Sannai or Ni-sha-Ichi-ji), including the Toshogu Shrine, Futarasan-jinja (Futarasan Shinto Shrine), 9 buildings of Rinno-ji (Rinno Buddhist Temple), and 94 other associated buildings, were designated as Japan’s “Important Cultural Properties”, and the surrounding cultural landscape was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The entire area covers 50.8 hectares.
Tips for Visitors : There is no airport even at Chichijima　islands which is the main island in Ogawawara Islands.The liner only operates from the Tokyo Takeshiba pier once in about 6 days. Therefore, when you are going to visit, sufficient schedule plan is required. If you clear this difficult problem, the paradise is waiting for you.World Natural Heritage : The Ogasawara Islands
Port of Call : Port of Tokyo, Port of Yokohama
Date of Registration : June, 2011
Category : World Natural Heritage Site
Location : The Ogasawara Islands World Natural Heritage Site includes Mukojima Islands, Chichijima Islands, Hahajima Islands, and part of Volcano Islands, also known as Iwo Islands, (Kitaiowjima, Minamiiwo, and Nishinoshima). For Chichijima Islands and Hahajima Islands, land areas excluding existing human settlements, as well as part of the surrounding oceanic areas, are included in the site.
(text by Ogasawara Village Office)
Outline : The World Heritage Committee has named Ogasawara Islands, located about 1,000 kilometers to the south away from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, as an UNESCO's World Natural Heritage site.
The islands have never been connected by land with any continent since their birth, living things that managed to arrive by chance at and take root in the islands have made unique evolution on the islands. For this reason, many indigenous forms of life live on the islands, and unique ecosystems indigenous to the islands are maintained.
Ogasawara islands are administratively part of Tokyo, despite being geographically separated from the metropolis. -
kansai
Tips for Visitors : Accessibility is very good via public transportation such as JR, Hankyu and Keihan Railway lines. They all have direct service to Kyoto from Osaka and Kobe. A one-day trip is possible, but make sure to allow adequate time in your schedule, as there are so many places to visit in Kyoto.World Cultural Heritage Site : Historical Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
Port of Call : Port of Osaka, Port of Kobe
Date of Registration : December, 1994
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture and neighboring cities of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture and Ohtsu, Shiga Prefecture
Outline : Kyoto had been the capital city of Japan for over 1,000 years, from the year 794, when the capital was relocated from Nara to Kyoto, until 1868, when the Meiji Restoration took place and the capital was again moved to Tokyo. In 1994, which marked the 1,200th year since Kyoto became the new capital, called “Heiankyo”, 17 historical buildings, including old temples, shrines and castles were registered as World Cultural Heritage Sites. Some buildings, which are located outside of Kyoto, are included in the 17 registered properties. They are the Byodo-in Temple and Ujigami-Jinja Shrine located in Uji City, which is in the southern area of Kyoto, and the Enryaku-ji Temple, located on top of Mt. Hiei in Shiga Prefecture, which is in the eastern part of Kyoto Prefecture.
Tips for Visitors : Access is very good via public transportation. JR and Kintetsu Railway lines provide direct service from Osaka, and Hanshin Railway lines offer direct service from Kobe to Nara. Scheduling a one-day trip is also possible.World Cultural Heritage : Historical Monuments of Ancient Nara
Port of Call : Port of Osaka, Port of Kobe
Date of Registration : December, 1998
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Outline : Nara, Japan’s ancient capital, celebrated the 1,300th anniversary of Heijo Sento (relocation of the national capital to Heijokyo) in 2010. In total, 8 temples, shrines and the ruins have been registered as World Heritage Sites. As the capital of Japan for 80 years from 710, Heijo-kyo, as Nara was then known, received significant influence from Changan (now Xian), which was the Chinese capital during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). The many Buddhist buildings that were constructed there are a testament to this. These Buddhist buildings along with Heijokyo ruins and the virgin forest of Kasuga yama are included in the World Heritage designation.
Tips for Visitors : The nearest train station is Horyu-ji Station of the JR Yamatoji-line. Horyu-ji Temple is 20 minutes walk from this station. Taking a train is the most convenient way to go to Horyu-ji Temple from the Port of Osaka or the Port of Kobe. A one-day trip is possible.World Cultural Heritage : Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Temple Area
Ports of Call : Port of Osaka, Port of Kobe
Date of Registration : December, 1993 (first Japanese World Cultural Heritage Site To be registered, together with Himeji castle)
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Ikaruga-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture
Outline : Prince Shotoku (574-622), also called “Shotoku-taishi”, a member of the Imperial Family in the Asuka Period, deeply believed in Buddhism and tried to help it spread in Japan. Horyu-ji Temple, which Prince Shotoku constructed, and Houki-ji Temple, to which he was deeply connected, were registered as World Cultural Heritage Sites. Both temples were strongly influenced by the Chinese architectural style of China’s Rikucho Period (222-589). Of particular interest is the Saiin-garan (Westside building) of Horyu-ji Temple, which is believed to have been constructed in 607, and thus, is considered to be the world’s oldest wooden building.
Tips for Visitors : The most accessible site is Yoshino-yama (Nara Prefecture) or Koya-san (Wakayama Prefecture). From Yoshino-yama, you can enjoy Ohmine-okugakemichi (Rocky pass of Mt. Ohmine). From Koya-san, you can enjoy walking along the Koheji Route (mountain ridge road). If you want to take a long walk, this walk may take a few days to finish.World Cultural Heritage : Sacred sites of Kii-Sanchi and Pilgrimage Routes
Ports of Call : Port of Osaka, Port of Kobe
Date of Registration : July, 2004
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Kii-sanchi (Kii Mountain Range) extends across 3 Prefectures: Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture and Mie Prefecture.
Outline : Kii-sanchi (the Kii Mountain Range) with mountains of over 1,000 meters high, has, since ancient times, been believed to be the place where the gods have their abodes. In Buddhism, mountainous areas, such as Kii-sanchi, were considered to be abodes of Buddha-like Kannon Bosatsu (Bohdisattva of Compassion) and Amida-butsu (Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism), who had liberated themselves from worldly desires and mental impurities. So, followers of Buddhism made this mountainous area a place for ascetic training, for devotees to obtain the same god-like powers. This is how the three sacred sites in the mountains, Yoshino-Ohmine, Kumano Sanzan, and Koya-san, each having very different origins and backgrounds, became linked together by pilgrimage routes (to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto). Thus, these sacred sites and pilgrimage routes have been preserved for over 1,000 years by strong religious belief.
Tips for Visitors : Accessibility to Himeji Castle is good, as there is JR train service, which goes there directly from Osaka and Kobe. From the Port of Uno, a one-day trip is possible, if you transfer to the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) at Okayama Station.World Cultural Heritage Site : Himeji Castle
Ports of Call : Port of Osaka, Port of Kobe, Port of Uno
Date of Registration : December, 1993 (first Japanese World Cultural Heritage Site To be registered, together with Horyu-ji Temple)
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Outline : Himeji Castle was constructed in 1346. It was remodeled in 1580 by Hideyoshi Hashiba (who later changed his name to Hideyoshi Toyotomi), who united the whole country after the turmoil of the Age of Civil Wars. In the early Edo Period (early 17th century), Terumasa Ikeda made major renovations to the castle to make what we see today. This castle is called Shirasagi-jo (“Castle that looks like an egret”) because of its beautiful, white plaster walls. There are a lot of legends associated with this castle: In the story of Senhime-monogatari, Senhime, Ieyasu Tokugawa’s grandchild, is said to live in Himeji Castle. In the story of Yokai-taiji, Musashi Miyamoto, a master swordsman, eliminates the ghosts, which inhabit the castle. In the story of Banshu-sarayashiki, Okiku, a lover of the Himeji Castle lord, is murdered, and her ghost takes revenge on the killer by breaking dishes, one plate after anot -
Chugoku
Tips for Visitors : Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Ruins are located in the San-in Region facing the Japan Sea. Accessibility from the Port of Sakai and the Port of Hagi by public transportation is not very conveniently scheduled, so be sure to allow plenty of time to visit Iwami Ginzan.World Cultural Heritage Site : Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and Surrounding Cultural Landscape
Port of Call : Port of Sakai, Port of Hagi
Date of Registration : June, 2007
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site (First time in Japan for industrial site to be Registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site)
Location : Ohta City, Shimane Prefecture
Outline : Iwami Ginzan was Japan’s largest silver mine and it had its peak from the late Civil War Period until the early Edo period (16th to 18th century). At its peak, 30% of the world’s silver was produced at this mine. The mine is now closed. In the development of the silver mine, a lot of charcoal was needed for silver refining. To make charcoal, a lot of lumber was necessary, which resulted in extensive logging of forestland. Fortunately, however, forest administration had been carefully conducted to make sure that the logging would have the least adverse effect on the environment. As a result, there still remains here a beautiful forest with broad-leaf trees even today. Consideration of environmental protection is a key concept in our 21st century, but the concept had already been put into practice at Iwami Ginza many years ago. In the evaluation of the registration, this special consideration given to environment protection was highly regarded and, thus, the mine was finally granted the status of a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Tips for Visitors : As this property is located in Hiroshima City, accessibility is very good.World Cultural Heritage Site : Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Port of Call : Port of Hiroshima
Date of Registration : December, 1996
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Outline : The first atomic bomb to be used in warfare in human history was dropped by U. S. forces on the town of Hiroshima at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945, when the Pacific War was near its end. The building, currently called Genbaku doumu (“Atomic Bomb Dome”) was, at that time, a facility with the name of Hiroshima-ken-bussan-chinretsukan, where products of Hiroshima Prefecture were exhibited and sold. Miraculously, this building survived the explosion of the bomb almost directly above it, and was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1996. As an admonishment and with the hope that the same tragedy will never happen again, this property is called a “Negative World Heritage Site”.
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Tips for Visitors : There is high-speed boat service between the Port of Hiroshima and the Miyajima Pier of Itsukushima.World Cultural Heritage Site : Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Port of Call : Port of Hiroshima
Date of Registration : December, 1996
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Miyajima, Hatsuka-ichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Outline : Itsukushima Shrine is located on Miyajima. Since ancient times, Miyajima, itself, has been worshipped as a god. In the latter half of the 12th century, Taira no Kiyomori (the most powerful lord at that time) built the current shrine. Itsukushima, where the shrine was built, is called Aki no Miyajima (“Miyajima of Aki region”) and is known as one of Japan’s “three beauty spots”. Many tourists, both from inside and outside Japan, visit this place. Hira-butai (a flat stage made of wood on which a play is performed) is one of Japan’s “three beautiful stages”. The other two stages are that of Ishi-butai (stage made of stone) of Shitennouji (Tennouji-ku, Osaka) and that of Ishi-butai of Sumiyoshi-taisha (Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka). -
Kyushu
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Tips for Visitors : There is hydrofoil boat and ferry boat service from the Port of Kagoshima to Yakushima. At least an overnight (or even 2-night) stay is recommended to enjoy Yakushima.World Natural Heritage : Yakushima
Port of Call : Port of Kagoshima, Port of Miyanoura(Yakushima)
Date of Registration : December, 1993 (first Japanese World Natural Heritage Site To be registered along with Shirakami-sanchi)
Category : World Natural Heritage Site
Location : Yakushima is located about 60 kilometers south-southwest of Kyushu’s Ohsumi Peninsula (Kagoshima Prefecture)
Outline : Miyanoura-dake (1,935 meters), the highest mountain in the Kyushu Region, is in the center of this island, which has a perimeter of 132 kilometers. There are a series of high mountains near Miyanoura-dake and, therefore, this area is called “the Alps on the water”. It is said to rain “35 days a month” here, because this island has very high precipitation. The rainfall on top of the mountain exceeds 10,000 mm annually. In the mountain area, wild animals, such as Yakushima macaque monkeys and Yakushima deer, are unique to this island. Also, old Yakusugi (cedar trees of Yakushima) grow naturally on this island. The “Jomon sugi” is the oldest and largest tree, and is estimated to be over 1,000 years old. The tree’s name of “Jomon” comes from the Jomon Period of Japan’s prehistory. Banyan trees also grow here. Yakushima is the northernmost place for this tree to grow. -
Okinawa
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Tips for Visitors : There is a monorail train (called “Yui-reiru”) service available between Naha Airport and Shuri Station. Within 15 minutes walk from Shuri Station, you can get to Shuri-jo-koen (Shuri Castle Park), where you can enjoy visiting historical monuments: Shuri Castle Ruins, Sono-hyan-utaki-ishimon (“Chapel for the King of Ryukyu”), Tama-doun (“King’s tomb”), and other sites.World Cultural Heritage Site : Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Port of Call : Port of Naha
Date of Registration : December, 2000
Category : World Cultural Heritage Site
Location : Several areas on Okinawa’s main island
Outline : Nine historical ruins of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (1429-1879), which existed on the Island of Okinawa, have been registered as World Cultural Heritage Sites. Five gusuku (castle) sites are included among the 9 properties. For gusuku, the Japanese word shiro (“castle”) is usually used in translation. However, the “gusuku” of Ryukyu are completely different from the typical Japanese castle, like Himeji Castle, although both are categorized as World Heritage Sites. Gusuku is a kind of fortress ver