{"id":69331,"date":"2020-07-17T12:22:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T03:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/dev\/?page_id=68336"},"modified":"2020-08-24T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T08:14:00","slug":"sightseeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/interests\/sightseeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sightseeing"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; 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Surprise You<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><div data-id=\"id-63729\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-63729\" class=\"post-63729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-activities category-shikoku category-sponsored tag-architecture tag-castle tag-ehime tag-history tag-hotel tag-local-specialities tag-museum tag-nature tag-old-town tag-onsen tag-temple tag-tradition\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/matsuyama-shikoku-pilgrimage-dogo-onsen\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/03204808\/IMG_2711-min-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tram in Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/03204808\/IMG_2711-min-500x333.jpg 500w, 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category-activities category-sightseeing category-sponsored tag-beach tag-fujisawa tag-garden tag-kamakura tag-kanagawa tag-fuji tag-nature tag-near-tokyo tag-restaurant tag-seafood tag-temple tag-tokyo tag-tradition\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/enoshima-fish-sea-mount-fuji\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/09232104\/ENOSHIMA15-min-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The foggy Mount Fuji in Enoshima, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/09232104\/ENOSHIMA15-min-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/09232104\/ENOSHIMA15-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/09232104\/ENOSHIMA15-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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alt=\"Lake Tazawa, Akita, Tohoku region, Japan.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/14225254\/DSC4025-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/14225254\/DSC4025-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/14225254\/DSC4025-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/14225254\/DSC4025.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lvca-entry-text-wrap \"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/tohoku-akita-tazawako-lake\/\" title=\"Exploring the Legends of Tazawako, Japan&#8217;s Deepest Lake\" \" rel=\"bookmark\">Exploring the Legends of Tazawako, Japan&#8217;s Deepest Lake<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><div data-id=\"id-43165\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-43165\" class=\"post-43165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-chugoku category-sightseeing category-sponsored tag-old-town tag-onsen tag-ryokan tag-shimane tag-shrine\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shimane-mihonoseki-sacred-fishing-town\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15111433\/mihonoseki12-500x332.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15111433\/mihonoseki12-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15111433\/mihonoseki12-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15111433\/mihonoseki12-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15111433\/mihonoseki12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lvca-entry-text-wrap \"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shimane-mihonoseki-sacred-fishing-town\/\" title=\"Finding Edo: Time Travel to the Sacred Village of Mihonoseki\" \" rel=\"bookmark\">Finding Edo: Time Travel to the Sacred Village of Mihonoseki<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel -->[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">With its rich and complex history, Japan is a treasure trove of sights to discover. Japan&#8217;s identifiable history began in the Jomon Period about 16,000 years ago, and there are excavation sites in Northern Japan where you can learn about Japan&#8217;s ancient history. Shrines started to appear in Japan around the early 700&#8217;s, the earliest known shrine believed to be the majestic Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine in Shimane Prefecture. Soon shrines and temples from the Buddhist religion that came to Japan from China and Korea became prevalent around the country, some centers of worship in ancient capitals like Asuka and others hidden away at the top of mountains or deep in forested valleys.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"lvca-posts-carousel-67e07d3e7b29a\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel lvca-container\" data-settings='{\"display_title_on_thumbnail\":\"true\",\"display_taxonomy_on_thumbnail\":\"\",\"display_author\":\"\",\"display_post_date\":\"\",\"display_taxonomy\":\"\",\"display_read_more\":\"\",\"read_more_text\":\"Read More\",\"taxonomy_chosen\":\"category\",\"post_link_new_window\":false,\"image_size\":\"medium\",\"arrows\":\"true\",\"dots\":\"\",\"autoplay\":\"\",\"autoplay_speed\":\"3000\",\"animation_speed\":\"300\",\"pause_on_hover\":\"\",\"display_columns\":\"2\",\"scroll_columns\":\"2\",\"gutter\":\"10\",\"tablet_display_columns\":\"2\",\"tablet_scroll_columns\":\"2\",\"tablet_gutter\":\"10\",\"tablet_width\":\"800\",\"mobile_display_columns\":\"1\",\"mobile_scroll_columns\":\"1\",\"mobile_gutter\":\"10\",\"mobile_width\":\"480\"}'><div data-id=\"id-48317\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-48317\" class=\"post-48317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-kansai category-sightseeing category-sponsored tag-local-crafts tag-history tag-nara tag-near-kyoto-osaka tag-old-town tag-religion tag-temple\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/reliving-history-in-asuka-village-the-birthplace-of-japan\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/asuka_asukadera-1024x681-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/asuka_asukadera-1024x681-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/asuka_asukadera-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lvca-image-info\"><div class=\"lvca-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lvca-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/reliving-history-in-asuka-village-the-birthplace-of-japan\/\" title=\"Reliving History in Asuka village, the birthplace of Japan\u00a0\" \" rel=\"bookmark\">Reliving History in Asuka village, the birthplace of Japan\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lvca-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><div data-id=\"id-43171\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-43171\" class=\"post-43171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-chugoku category-events category-sightseeing category-sponsored tag-history tag-local-specialities tag-religion tag-restaurant tag-rituals tag-shimane tag-shrine tag-tradition\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shimane-izumo-taisha\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15112852\/izumo07-500x332.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Karasade-sai ritual in Izumo-taisha, the great Izumo shrine, San&#039;in region, Shimane prefecture, Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15112852\/izumo07-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15112852\/izumo07-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15112852\/izumo07-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/15112852\/izumo07.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lvca-image-info\"><div class=\"lvca-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lvca-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shimane-izumo-taisha\/\" title=\"8 Million Reasons to Visit Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine\" \" rel=\"bookmark\">8 Million Reasons to Visit Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lvca-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel -->[vc_column_text]\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Later, an era of trade with the rest of the world brought new changes to Japan. Western-inspired architecture and even cathedrals came from the influence of Portuguese missionaries. Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki was modeled after a Dutch town. And soon after, the Edo era of samurai and Shogun brought a new type of construction, huge fortified castles. Though many castles were destroyed or dismantled after the Edo Period ended, a few original castles like Matsue Castle remain after four centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"lvca-posts-carousel-67e07d3e843ff\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel lvca-container\" data-settings='{\"display_title_on_thumbnail\":\"true\",\"display_taxonomy_on_thumbnail\":\"\",\"display_author\":\"\",\"display_post_date\":\"\",\"display_taxonomy\":\"\",\"display_read_more\":\"\",\"read_more_text\":\"Read More\",\"taxonomy_chosen\":\"category\",\"post_link_new_window\":false,\"image_size\":\"medium\",\"arrows\":\"true\",\"dots\":\"\",\"autoplay\":\"\",\"autoplay_speed\":\"3000\",\"animation_speed\":\"300\",\"pause_on_hover\":\"\",\"display_columns\":\"2\",\"scroll_columns\":\"2\",\"gutter\":\"10\",\"tablet_display_columns\":\"2\",\"tablet_scroll_columns\":\"2\",\"tablet_gutter\":\"10\",\"tablet_width\":\"800\",\"mobile_display_columns\":\"1\",\"mobile_scroll_columns\":\"1\",\"mobile_gutter\":\"10\",\"mobile_width\":\"480\"}'><div data-id=\"id-59622\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-59622\" class=\"post-59622 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-kansai category-sightseeing category-sponsored tag-architecture tag-history tag-kyoto\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/kyoto-maizuru-brick-park\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18113744\/Maizuru_Kyoto_52-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mika standing in Maizuru&#039;s water filtration plant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18113744\/Maizuru_Kyoto_52-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18113744\/Maizuru_Kyoto_52.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lvca-image-info\"><div class=\"lvca-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lvca-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/kyoto-maizuru-brick-park\/\" title=\"History and Architecture at Maizuru Red Brick Park\" \" rel=\"bookmark\">History and Architecture at Maizuru Red Brick Park<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lvca-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><div data-id=\"id-58892\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-58892\" class=\"post-58892 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-activities category-kyushu category-sponsored tag-architecture tag-island tag-nature tag-shrine\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/japan-abandoned-island-nozakijima\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06112000\/Voyapon_Nozaki_32-1024x768-1-500x375.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nokubi church, registered as UNESCO World Heritage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06112000\/Voyapon_Nozaki_32-1024x768-1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06112000\/Voyapon_Nozaki_32-1024x768-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lvca-image-info\"><div class=\"lvca-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lvca-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/japan-abandoned-island-nozakijima\/\" title=\"Trekking Nozakijima: Discover an Abandoned Island in Japan!\" \" rel=\"bookmark\">Trekking Nozakijima: Discover an Abandoned Island in Japan!<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lvca-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel -->[vc_column_text]\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The modern age of Japan brought the construction of museums and performing arts venues as well as iconic buildings like Tokyo Tower. 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Blossoms in 2025?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><!-- .lvca-posts-carousel-item --><div data-id=\"id-106920\" class=\"lvca-posts-carousel-item\"><article id=\"post-106920\" class=\"post-106920 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-activities category-food category-kyushu category-sightseeing tag-bar tag-castle tag-fukuoka tag-kumamoto tag-kyushu tag-local-specialities tag-oita tag-onsen tag-sake\"><div class=\"lvca-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/hiking-onsen-beer-kyushu-graduation-trip\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19101642\/mika_myoban_onsen_beppu_03-1-500x212.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"myoban onsen in beppu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/19101642\/mika_myoban_onsen_beppu_03-1-500x212.jpg 500w, 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