Japanese symbol of exceptional beauty and sacredness - Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration 1418 Fujisan from Kawaguchiko What and Why Mount Fuji or Fujisan ( Japanese : 富士山) needs no introduction. It is the highest and active volcano in Japan (日本, Nippon ) and at 3,776.24 m, seventh highest island-peak in the world. It is a dormant stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707. Mount Fuji lies about 100 km south-west of Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō ) , and can be se

Triangular shaped village houses in a beautiful snow mountain - Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama 734; Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year 00859; Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper 01001; Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan 01618 Shirakawa-gō What and Why Shirakawa-gō ( Japanese : 白川郷) is located in a

Town of Japanese silk industry - Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites 1449 Tomioka Silk Mill interior factory units What and Why Tomioka Silk Mill ( Japanese : 富岡製糸場 , Tomioka Seishijō ) is Japan's (日本, Nihon ) oldest modern model silk factory, established in 1872 by the government, with extensive import of labour from France , to introduce modern machine silk reeling and spread its technology all across Japan. The policy and factory left everlasting footprints in the ind

Never say 'kekkō' until you've seen Nikkō - Shrines and Temples of Nikko 913; Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year 00869; Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan 01618 Nikko What and Why The first temple in Nikkō ( Japanese : 日光) was founded more than 1,200 years ago. In the early 17th century, the famous dying shōgun (将軍) Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川

Ancient capital with a recent dark history - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 1004; Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade 00200 Xiaoling mausoleum What and Why One of the surprises in travels is really you do not know what to expect. I was travelling to Nanjing ( Chinese : 南京) for work without realising that I step into a UNESCO WHS. For a fetish like me, this is blasphemous that I did not do enough homework. I have to say before I stepped into Nanjing, I o