Okunitama-jinja Shrine⛩️ celebrates its main festival on May 5th every year, featuring the traditional Kurayami Festival. There are lots of portable shrines, huge drums, and festival floats parading through the streets. It's really an exciting event! 👍
Okunitama-jinja Shrine | Review by 艾玟珊
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Perched atop 333-meter Mt. Inasa in central Nagasaki City, this observatory features a cafe and restaurant. It offers views not only of Nagasaki Bay and the surrounding area, but also of Unzen, Amakusa, and the Goto Islands in the distance.
You can see the night view of Nagasaki City from the mountaintop observatory. Nagasaki is built on hills, so you can watch the lights stretch up the slopes. The lights reflecting on the bay make the whole scene so romantic!
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Ise Jingu
Affectionately known as O-Ise-san and commonly called Ise Jingu, its official name is simply Jingu. Its 125 shrines include the Inner Shrine (Kotaijingu), dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the ancestral deity of the Imperial Family, and the Outer Shrine (Toyo'uke Daijingu), dedicated to the guardian deity of food, clothing, shelter, and industry, as well as auxiliary shrines and other affiliated shrines.
A must-snap spot at Ise Jingu! Be sure to take photos of the torii gate in front of the Inner Shrine, Uji Bridge, and the Isuzu River. Don't miss it!
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Tower of Osaka Castle
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified the country during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600), began construction of the tower of Osaka Castle in 1583 and completed it in 1585. The castle was later destroyed during the Osaka Natsu no Jin（summer campaign of Osaka） in 1615, but was rebuilt by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1626. However, the castle keep was destroyed by lightning in 1665. In 1931, the castle tower of the Toyotomi period was reconstructed with donations from Osaka citizens.
On the 5th floor of Osaka Castle Tower, there's a special display with miniature models. You can even see the battle scenes between Yukimura Sanada's team and Tadanao Matsudaira's team—and they actually move! Super cool!