Okayama Korakuen Garden is one of the most famous garden in Japan. The garden is of the Kaiyu (scenic promenade) style with a total area 133,000 square meters. The initial one was completed by a Japanese feudal lord in 1700. Visitors can enjoy a grand scenery with Okayama Castle all the year around.
Bizen-Yaki is a famous unglazed pottery in this area.
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It is the best season for tourists to visit Kyoto. We can enjoy the beautiful tinted-leaves together with traditional heritages at various spots in Kyoto. One of such spots is Tofuku-ji Temple which is a famous Zen temple. In the precincts, there is a famous bridge, called as “Tsuten-kyo(bridge)”, connecting major inside temples. The view from the bridge is extremely amazing with beautifully tinted-leaves.
There is another interesting area making Kyo-Yaki pottery nearby. About 30 potters are gathered together to make their own unique Kyo-Yaki. They held a pottery festival for the tourists in this season. So, we can enjoy the tinted-leaves and Kyo-Yaki together.
What a wonderful season!
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There are many historical and scenic spots in Nagasaki where only one area was open to Chinese and Holland by the national isolation policy in the Tokugawa era. So, Nagasaki has a quite different air with Chinatown and Catholic churches. It is said that the Meganebashi or Spectacles Bridge was the oldest stone arch bridge built in Japan in 1634. It received he nickname “Spectacles Bridge” because its two arches and their reflection in the water create the image of a pair of spectacles.
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