The most amazing sights in Japan

Contents:

• Historic Monuments of Japan
• Religious Sites in Japan
• Natural attractions

Japan, being a small island nation, has great economic potential and rich cultural heritage. It's amazing how generous nature has endowed this region, and the geographical location allows you to observe the change of the four seasons. Historical monuments and modern technological advances coexist in a wonderful country.

Sightseeing Japan are diverse and extremely interesting, and every year you can watch an endless stream of tourists and travelers who wish to visit this country.

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Historic Monuments of Japan

Attractions Japan is so varied and numerous that for a visual interpretation of the review will produce a better conditional division. For lovers of antiques and elegant style is recommended to visit the Himeji Castle, located at the foot of scenic Mount Hime in Hyogo Prefecture. This building is an echo of the era of the samurai, which was entered in the UNESCO list in 1993 as a World Heritage property. It was built in the 14th century and for two centuries survived numerous battles.

When the building was taken over by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in addition to the walls, almost nothing left. In the period of 1601-1609 years. passed locking reconstruction, whereby there elegant tower consisting of seven tiers, and in addition, a whole bunch of towers auxiliary values. It may be noted that the building was designed to protect against a possible attack: with high-rise buildings can be carried out surveillance and adjacent garden is divided into the complex labyrinth paths with dead ends.

Another similar monument, located in Nagano Prefecture, is called Matsumotodze (Matsumoto Castle). The building was built in the era of Sengoku, it has a main tower in five tiers and stretched like wings, tall side elements. It is noteworthy that the entire building is colored in black color and shape of the building gives the impression of a soaring bird, so that even this rare object is called the "Crow Castle". In this part of the building is called "Moon quarters," as there was taken to observe the movement of the heavenly bodies.

And, of course, it should be noted as a monument to history and culture of Japan, Tokyo Imperial Palace. This structure was created for several centuries, it underwent changes with the change of government and political trends in the country. The residence of the Emperor has an area of ​​about 7000 m, with a portion of the building is based on the traditions of the people, and the other - according to the canons of European architecture. The surrounding area is framed by beautiful gardens, in addition, there are collections of the Museum of the Emperor and the treasury with the attributes of power.

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Religious Sites in Japan

Among the monuments of religious significance of particular interest is located in the city of Nagasaki, the mausoleum of Confucius . This temple was built by the architects of the Great China, and the land on which the building stands, and to this day belongs to this country. The mausoleum was built for the purpose of training, which taught the basics of Confucianism.

In the background, now houses the Museum of Chinese history, there is also exhibited various models of inventions of China and maps, depicting the trajectory of the Great Silk Road. The outer walls are decorated with statues representing the followers of Confucius.

In Japan, they exist and operate in today temples of different faiths. For example, Zenkō-ji Temple, which grew at the base of the famous city of Nagano, refers to the Buddhist school Dzedosyu and Tendai. It worships the Great Buddha sculpture, this relic show even to the servants of the monastery once every 7 years. The structure itself consists of several buildings, which are located on the sides of the light guide. Ceremonial Gate and the hall for prayers included in the list of Japan's national treasures values.

Temple Kinkakuji - "Golden Pavilion" - is a facility owned by the Rinzai school of Zen direction. This building used as a repository of holy relics of the Buddha. The temple is beautifully decorated "golden interior", and from the islands of the pavilion can be seen in the adjacent lake.

Among the monuments of Shinto values ​​can be noted Meiji Jingu Shrine. It is the largest building of this area located in the metropolitan prefecture. This sanctuary was built in honor of Emperor Meiji and his wife in a unique style of architecture Nagaredzukuri where the use of cypress trees. The building is surrounded by a magnificent garden, created by ordinary people of the state as the memory beloved leader. There were planted more than 100 000 species of plants (shrubs and trees), and in the temple there is a treasure-house, built in the style Adzekuradzukuri.

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Natural attractions

Mount Fuji is a particularly popular destination among the Japanese. The local population have a saying which literally reads as follows: "Never climb to the top - it is silly, and doubled up - silly." This expression can be explained as follows: the one who was not able to climb Mount Fuji, or who are afraid to do, a lot to lose. A person who has had the luck to go on top, constantly pulls back again and again, and this is attributed to stupidity.

The height of this natural masterpiece created by the eruption of volcanic rocks, is approximately 4 000 km. Season raising the mountain is in July and August, when there is the smallest accumulation of fog and the weather generally favors the ascent. At the top of the thin air, but clean, and the temperature rises over 10 ° C, so if you picked up the hill better stock up on warm clothing.

In Japan, there are many large parks such as Ueno, Koraku-en, en Kenroku and kairaku-en, while the last three are the most famous gardens, which are created on the principles of an ideal landscape. Love the local population in such places due to their traditions, which are based laid a tribute to the living environment. The Japanese have such beautiful customs surveillance Cherry Blossom - Hanami Momiji and autumn festival, when people gather in parks to see the multicolored carpet of leaves.

Also known botanical park in Hiroshima, where the natural conditions are presented in numerous exotic plants. A garden of olive trees Usimado is one of the largest nature reserves, where there are more than 2,000 samples.

Sightseeing Japan are so numerous and interesting, it is not surprising that the flow of tourists and travelers in this area is not reduced. As shown by statistics, every person who has visited at least once in the Land of the Rising Sun, come here again at least once in their lives.