Behind the Bars of Nara Prison
Red brick, star-shaped wings, tiny cells and a future luxury hotel: at Nara, confinement simply changed its clientele. A visit to the empty prison before its next life.
Serene
Hasedera: Peonies and Steps
Hasedera temple in Nara, a spiritual jewel nestled in greenery, famous for its legendary 400 steps and its enchanting peonies.
Easy walk
The Funaya of Ine
Nestled on a strip between land and sea, this picturesque village with its houses on stilts offers a landscape of rare beauty.
Easy walk
The Strange Rock Ship of Masuda
The village of Asuka, in the Takaichi district of Nara prefecture, is famous for its mysterious stones.
Easy walk
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Sagano, better known as Arashiyama, is a vast area in Ukyo-ku district, northwest of Kyoto city, encircled by Mounts Ogura and Atago and the Katsura river.
Lively
Osaka Great Peace Tower
This oddly designed tower is a cenotaph, in other words a funerary monument that doesn’t contain human remains but was erected in memory of a person, or group of people.
