王怡潔's Reviews

CafeTUTU

A cafe in Hakodate’s Bay Area, located in the popular Red Brick Warehouses. Tucked behind Kanemori Youmokan, it’s a perfect stop during a stroll. Set in a renovated early-Showa-era brick warehouse, the space keeps its original character with a modern twist. Jazz and soul play inside, and a private room features a DJ booth-local DJs sometimes drop in to curate the music. There’s also terrace seating outside, and pets are welcome.

• Hakodate and Matsumae
• Cafés

Nagahama Railway Square

Nagahama Railway Square in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, is a can’t-miss spot for train lovers. Across three buildings, you’ll find valuable materials and rolling stock that tell the story of Nagahama’s railway history, including Japan’s oldest surviving wooden station building, the former Nagahama Station. Built in 1882, the former Nagahama Station is a Western-style wooden structure that still retains its original exterior, as well as the stationmaster’s office and waiting room, preserving the atmosphere of the time.

• Shiga
• Museums

COREDO Muromachi

A full line up of different restaurants await, from casual and full-on authentic dining, both in Japanese and Western style. Inside you’ll find all the trimmings of good living, including the historic charm of Nihonbashi veteran shops to a modern-day cinema complex. With so much at this all-in-one shopping stop, there’s plenty of crowds drawn here across a wide range of ages.

• Tokyo Station, Nihonbashi, Marunouchi
• Commercial Buildings

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

The TOYOTA Commemorative Museum was built utilizing the location and buildings of the test factory that Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota Group, established in 1911 for research and development of looms.

• Nagoya
• Museums

Shosenkyo Gorge

Shosenkyo is located in the northern part of Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and is called "the most beautiful gorge in Japan". You can see granite cliffs, strange rocks and stones carved out over a long period of time, and clear and abundant water flowing.

• Yamanashi
• Nature Spots

Shirahige Shrine

Standing in the northwestern part of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, this is the oldest Shinto shrine in Omi, which is said to be over 2,000 years old. The vermilion-lacquered Otorii gate stands in the middle of the lake across Route 161, reminiscent of the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, and is called the "Itsukushima of Omi”.

• Shiga
• Shrines & Temples

Kifune Shrine

Located along the Kibune River at the foot of Mt. Kibune in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, the shrine is the head shrine of about 2,000 water god shrines in Japan, and enshrines the deity Taka-okamino-kami, who controls water. The exact date of establishment is unknown, but there is a record of the rebuilding of the shrine in the 6th year of Hakuho (677), during the reign of Emperor Temmu, making it one of the oldest shrines in Japan with a history of over 1,300 years.

• Kyoto
• Shrines & Temples