Gokoku-ji (護国寺, Gokoku-ji?) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Bunkyo-ku. It was established by the mother of the Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.

Japan Airlines Corporation (株式会社日本航空, Kabushiki-gaisha Nippon Kōkū?) (TYO: 9205 ), or JAL, is the national airline of Japan.It is the largest airline operator in Asia.[1] It is...

Mount Unzen (jp: 雲仙岳 Unzendake) is an active volcanic complex of several overlapping stratovolcanoes near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyūshū, Japan’s...

The Gifu Great Buddha (岐阜大仏, Gifu Daibutsu?) is a large Buddhist statue located in Shōhō-ji Temple in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in April 1832, after 38 years of...

Meiji Jingu (明治神宮), located in Tokyo, Japan near Harajuku Station is the Shinto shrine dedicated to the souls of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken. Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and...

Nagashima Spa Land is a major amusement park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Nagashima Spa Land is best known for its roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000, which is the longest roller coaster in the world,...

Nijō Castle (二条城, Nijō-jō?) is located in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support...

Kumamoto Castle (熊本城; -jō) is a castle in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan that has been opened to the public for tours. A large, and in its day, an extremely well fortified Japanese...

Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (アサヒビール株式会社 Asahi Bīru Kabushiki Gaisha) TYO: 2502 is the 2nd largest beer brewery in Japan and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan.

Imperial Hotel, Ltd. (株式会社帝国ホテル; Kabushiki Gaisha Teikoku Hoteru) TYO: 9708 is a company that operates hotels in Japan. Its flagship hotel, the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo...

Hōryū-ji (法隆寺, lit. Temple of the Flourishing Law?) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the...

As of December, 2004, the Kokubu Technology Center is a planned facility for manufacturing display devices. Consumer electronics corporation Sony plans to invest 10 billion JPY in the Center. The...

Ariake Coliseum (有明コロシアム, Ariake Koroshiamu?) is an indoor sporting arena in Ariake Tennis Forest Park (有明テニスの森公園, Ariake Tenisu No Mori Kōen?) located in Kōtō,...

The Yokohama Landmark Tower (横浜ランドマークタワー, Yokohama Randomāku Tawā?) is the tallest habitable building in Japan. (The Tokyo Tower is taller, but does not count as a building...

The Hatsukaichi LNG Terminal, completed in March 1996 and located opposite the World Heritage Site Aki Miyajima, is the key LNG terminal for the production of natural gas. Moreover, the Bingo LNG...