Ōkōchi Sansō (大河内山荘, Ōkōchi Sansō, literally "Okochi Mountain Villa") is the former home and garden of the Japanese jidaigeki or period film actor Denjirō Ōkōchi and is located in Arashiyama, Kyoto. The villa is open to the public for an admission f…
Ōfuna Station (大船駅, Ōfuna-eki) is a railway station in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yūrakuchō Station (有楽町駅 Yūrakuchō-eki?) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
The Yokohama Bay Bridge (横浜ベイブリッジ, Yokohama Bei Buridji) is an 860-metre-long cable stayed bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Opened September 27, 1989, it crosses Tokyo Bay with a span of 460 metres (1,510 feet).
Yodogawa (淀川区, Yodogawa-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.
Yama-dera (山寺 lit. "Mountain Temple"?) is about a twenty minute train ride (Senzan Line) northeast of Yamagata City, in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan at the foot of the steep hill Hōshū-yama. The temple is a nationally-designated Place of Scenic Beaut…
Velfarre (ヴェルファーレ, Verufāre) was a disco located in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, Japan. Velfarre was the self-professed "largest disco in Asia" with a capacity of 1,500 people, with three floors above ground and three floors below; owned by Tetsu…
Toyama Airport (富山空港, Toyama Kūkō) (IATA: TOY, ICAO: RJNT) is an airport located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south southwest of Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, about 20 minutes by car from the city center.
The Tokara Islands (吐噶喇列島, Tokara-rettō) is an archipelago in the Nansei Islands, and are part of the Satsunan Islands, which is in turn part of the Ryukyu Archipelago. The 150 kilometres (81 nmi) chain consists of twelve small islands located betwe…
Temple University, Japan Campus (Abbreviated: TUJ, Japanese: テンプル大学ジャパンキャンパス) is an international campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, US. TUJ has classrooms and student facilities in two buildings in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Takasaki Station (高崎駅, Takasaki-eki) is a railway station located in Yashimachō, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan.
Takadanobaba Station (高田馬場駅, Takadanobaba-eki) is a railway station in the Takadanobaba area of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, situated between the commercial districts of Ikebukuro and Shinjuku.
Taiseki-ji (大石寺 (多宝富士大日蓮華山大石寺), Tahō Fuji Dainichirenge-zan Taiseki-ji) is the head temple (総本山, sōhonzan) of the Nichiren Shōshū school of the Nikko branch of Nichiren Buddhism. It is located on the lower slopes of Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuok…
Tachikawa Station (立川駅, Tachikawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tachikawa in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Chūō Main Line passes through Tachikawa Station. The Ōme Line and Nambu Line terminate here.
Sōji-ji (總持寺) is one of two daihonzan (大本山, "head temples") of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui Prefecture. Fodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan". The temple was founde…
Sukayu Onsen (酸ヶ湯, Sukayu) is an onsen (hot spring) in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture.
Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland opened with the park on April 15, 1983. It was the first version of Space Mountain to open concurrently with the park. As with the other Space Mountains, this version is also highly popular with young adults and ro…
The Sony Building was designed by Japanese architect Yoshinobu Ashihara, and opened on April 29, 1966 in Tokyo's Ginza ward (Chūō-ku).
Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局, Shiribeshi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The subprefecture's capital is Kutchan.
Shin-Ōkubo Station (新大久保駅 Shin-Ōkubo-eki?) is a railway station on the Yamanote Line in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened on November 15, 1914, it is close to the large local Korean ethnic neighborhood…
Shin-Fuji Station (新富士駅, Shin-Fuji-eki) is a railway station station on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Shimo-Kitazawa Station (下北沢駅, Shimo-kitazawa-eki) is an interchange station on the Odakyu Odawara and the Keio Inokashira lines located in Setagaya, Tokyo, and jointly operated by the private railway operators Odakyu Electric Railway and Keio Corpor…
Shiba Park (芝公園, Shiba Kōen) is a public park in Minato, Tokyo, Japan built around the temple of Zōjō-ji.
Sendagaya (千駄ヶ谷) is an area (neighborhood, quarter) within Shibuya ward 渋谷区), one of Tokyo (東京都), Japan's (日本) special 23 wards.
Sanyo Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (山陽放送株式会社, San'yō Hōsō Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese television and radio broadcaster in Okayama and Kagawa. The abbreviation, RSK originates in the former name in Japanese (Radio San'yō Kabushikigaisha, ラジオ山陽株式会社).
Sannai-Maruyama site (三内丸山遺跡) is a Jōmon period archaeological site in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The site was discovered in 1992, when Aomori Prefecture started surveying a site for a planned baseball stadium. Archaeologists have used this s…
Sakyō-ku (左京区, Sakyō-ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Okayama Station (岡山駅, Okayama-eki) is a railway station located in the ward of Kita-ku, city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc. (株式会社文化放送, Kabushiki Gaisha Bunka Hōsō, JOQR, QR) is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network (NRN) (the other sta…
Niigata Stadium (新潟スタジアム, Niigata Sutajiamu), also nicknamed the Big Swan (ビッグスワン, Biggu Suwan), is an athletic stadium in Niigata City, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Albirex Niigata and was one of the 20 stadia used in the 2002 FIF…
The New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) (新国立劇場, Shin Kokuritsu Gekijō) is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama.
The National Institute of Informatics (国立情報学研究所 Kokuritsu Jōhōgaku Kenkyūjo?, NII) is a Japanese research institute created in April 2000 for the purpose of advancing the study of informatics. This institute is also devoted to creating a system to …
The Nara National Museum (奈良国立博物館, Nara Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.
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Nagato (長門市, Nagato-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
The NHK Hall is a concert hall located at the NHK Broadcasting Center, the main headquarters of Japan's public broadcaster NHK.