Famous places and historic sites

群馬県富岡にある、明治5年（1872）につくられた日本発の官営模範製糸場。世界遺産に登録されている。

群馬県の下仁田町、富岡市、安中市の境界に位置する山。奇岩が多く、日本三大奇景のひとつとされる。

栃木県日光にある、徳川家康を祀る神社。元和3年（1617）に創建され、寛永13年（1636）に徳川家光の命によって行われた大造替を経て完成する。世界遺産に登録されている。

栃木県足利にある、日本最古の学校として知られる国指定史跡。創建時期は不明だが、平安時代にはその原形があったとの説もある。

茨城県つくば市ある山。標高877m。昔から「西の富士、東の筑波」と愛称される。

Kashima Jingu Shrine is dedicated to Takemikazuchi no Mikoto, the Shinto deity of thunder and martial arts. It is the head shrine of around 600 Kashima shrines across Japan and legend has it that its construction began in the seventh century BCE during the reign of Japan’s first emperor, Jimmu. Entering the shady, forested shrine precincts feels much like stepping into the past. In ancient times, Takemikazuchi no Mikoto was also worshipped as the protector of the nation, and from the medieval to early modern periods, warriors honored him as a god of victory. Because of this, the main sanctuary and many worship halls were built as offerings by military figures. Tokugawa Ieyasu dedicated the inner shrine to pay gratitude for his victory at the critical battle of Sekigahara in 1600, which led to the Tokugawa clan’s 264-year reign of Japan. Takemikazuchi no Mikoto is also worshipped for earthquake prevention. A stone in the shrine precincts is reputed to hold down the giant underground catfish that, according to a Japanese myth, causes earthquakes. A torii gate belonging to the shrine stands in the water close to the shore of Lake Kitaura. From the lake bed it is 18 meters tall, making it the tallest torii erected over water in Japan.

茨城県水戸にある庭園で、日本三名園のひとつ。天保13年（1842）、水戸藩主徳川斉昭によって造園された。

埼玉県秩父にある、三十四か所の観音霊場のこと。西国、坂東とともに三大観音霊場として有名

千葉県の刑部岬から太東崎までに及ぶ、日本最大級の砂浜海岸。

千葉県の成田にある真言宗智山派の寺院で、大本山。開山は天慶3年（940）と伝えられる。

A series of woodblock prints of famous views of Edo from the final years of Hiroshige Utagawa I, one of the great print artists of the Edo period

Edo Castle was located in what is now the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo. It was first built by Dokan Ohta. After Tenka-bushin (the full-scale urban development of Edo) by Ieyasu Tokugawa, who established the Edo Bakufu (military government), it was renovated and became the largest castle complex in Japanese history.

Nihonbashi Bridge spans the Nihonbashi River in Tokyo's Chuo district, and is the starting point of the five main highways, Go-kaido.

JR's main station is in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It was designed by architect, Kingo Tatsuno, who is also known as the 'Father of Modern Architecture'.

The National Diet Building is where government proceedings are held. The current building, located in Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, was built in 1936 and survived World War II.

A major ukiyo-e series depicting Mount Fuji by the late-Edo-period artist Hokusai Katsushika

神奈川県鎌倉にある神社。1063年に源頼義が石清水八幡宮を勧請し、由比郷鶴岡（現在の材木座1丁目）に創建し、源頼朝が現在の地に移した。

かつて、神奈川県箱根に合った関所。古代からあったとされるが、江戸幕府が設置した関所が有名。現在は、関所跡が残る。