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The Agency for Cultural Affairs designates stories of Japan’s unique regional culture and traditions as Japan Heritage. This action was started in fiscal 2015 to vitalize regional economies. The attractive tangible/intangible cultural properties which are essential for telling those stories are collected and utilized in a comprehensive manner by local initiative of each region, and strategically advertised home and overseas.
Lake Biwa and Its Surroundings
A Water Heritage Site of Life and Prayer
A Historical Walk through 800 Years of Japanese Tea
Dekansho-Bushi
Hometown Memories Passed Down in Folk Songs
The Dawn of Japan
Women in the Asuka Period
A Site for Purifying the Six Roots of Perception and Healing the Six Senses
Japan’s Most Dangerous National Treasure and a World-Famous Radon Hot Spring
Henro
The Pilgrimage Route and 88 Temples of Shikoku
“Awaji - the island of Kuni-umi” described in the first part of “Kojiki”
Work of fishermen who supported ancient Japan
Yoshino, a range of beautiful forests, and the birthplace of afforestation
People’s life and hearts nurtured by forests and vice versa
Live with whales
The largest Daisen cattle and horse market in Japan which has been nurtured by Jizo worship.
Chinju-fu (naval base) in Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo and Maizuru
Cities where you can feel the dynamic modernization of Japan
Iga and Koka, the home of Shinobi
Looking for real Ninjas
Tango Chirimen corridor, spinning and weaving silk for 300 years
Japan’s Oldest National Highway with a History of 1400 Years
Takenouchi Kaido / Yokooji
Silver carriage road and mining road going through Bantan
73km long wheel track to trace back the memory of resource-rich Japan
Wakanoura Bay: A Treasure House of Scenic Beauty
“Japan’s First Soy Sauce”-Kishu Yuasa’s Soy Brewery
Six Ancient Kilns
Japanese Ceramics Born and Raised in Japan
Eternal Relief
Heritage of Disaster Prevention Through the Memories of Tsunami and Recovery in Hirogawa
Banshu Ako, the largest salt production site in Japan
Home of the Indigo Dye in the Awa region
A journey to a production site of superbly deep blues, attracting those from all over the country
Villages depicted in Tabihikitsuke and two paintings
Landscape of Hinenosho, a manor in medieval Japan
A Journey for Preparing for Death over 1300 Years
The Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage of thirty-three Buddhist temples throughout the Kansai region of Japan
A town to travel back in time to the Japanese middle ages
a veritable treasure trove of cultural heritages from the Japanese middle ages for over a thousand years - experience the wonders of the middle ages in Japan
Wondrous sights and unexplored destinations that are birthed by the winds from the Sea of Japan
Inaba and Tajima areas where a legendary Kirin, a mythical creature that is thought to bring happiness, is flying over.
"Itami Morohaku" and "Nada no Ki-Ippon" Sake
Itami and Nada Gogo, famous brewery sites for “kudari-sake” which was shipped to and consumed in the Edo area
Nyonin-Koya which is still breathing together with women
is a sanctuary for healing that continues to protect us through the ages
Lake Biwa Canal, waterway of hope connecting Kyoto and Otsu
ride on a boat and take walk while getting in touch with the moment of the Meiji era
No more landslides!!
Pass through the heart of Tatsuta Kodo, "Kamenose"
Railways beyond the ocean
the miracle of railway that connects to the world
Katsuragi Shugen, a place of origin for Shugendo
which has been protected and passed on together by local villagers
Another space created by the dreams of men who crossed the rough sea
port towns and the settlements for the owners of Kitamebune ship
Kansai, the region that has been weaving the threads of its history since ancient times.In the Kansai region, where various cultures have bloomed, there are festivals and dances that have been passed down for a long time.
Let’s begin a new journey to discover the origins of festivals and dances in Kansai.
The cultural roots of Japanese food, tea ceremony, traditional arts, crafts, zen and other countless sensibilities can be traced to the Kansai region and the remarkable people who still uphold its customs. These Exclusive Expeditions will take you into the heart of Kansai to meet with Japan’s living treasures.