Detail InformationEdit It contains a significant part of the works of the Aragonese artist Pablo Serrano, encompassing the figurative period immediately prior to his expressionist stage. Through 140 sculptures and drawings of widely varying sizes, visitors can follow the evolution of Serrano’s creativity and appreciate his message: man and his roots. The museum also has […]

Detail InformationEdit Aoba Castle (Aoba-jō), also known as Sendai Castle (Sendai-jō), was the castle of the Date family. Built by Date Masamune atop Mount Aoba, it commanded a highly defensible strategic position overlooking the city of Sendai. Although the “castle” was the headquarters of the Date family and administrative center of Mutsu Province, the peace […]

Detail InformationEdit Tomioka Hachiman Shrine (富岡八幡宮, Tomioka Hachiman-gū) is the largest Hachiman Shrine in Tokyo. The shrine was founded in 1627 with reclamation of the shoal. The God Hachiman whom the shrine reveres was also a local Shinto deity of the Minamoto clan thus the shinto shrine received cordial protection by the Tokugawa shogunate. On […]

Dombóvár lies on the boundary of the three counties constituting the South-Danubian Region. When arriving from East (Szekszárd), one may find the honour of our town, Gunaras Medical Spa; westbound arrival leads to the modern part, whereas southbound (Pécs) entrance shows the path to historic area of Dombóvár. Dombóvár – Gunaras Spa is located in […]

Detail InformationEdit Tōeizan Kan’ei-ji Endon-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 by Tenkai. The main object of worship is Yakushirurikō Nyorai. Because it was one of the two Tokugawa bodaiji and because it was destroyed in the closing days of the war that put an end to the Tokugawa shogunate, […]

Detail InformationEdit Yushima Seidō (湯島聖堂, literally ‘Sacred Hall in Yushima’), located in the Yushima neighbourhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, was constructed as a Confucian temple in the Genroku era of the Edo period (end of the 17th century). The Yushima Seidō has its origins in a private Confucian temple, the Sensei-den (先聖殿), constructed in 1630 […]

Futtsu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the city had an estimated population of 47,302 and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area was 205.35 km². Futtsu is located on the southwest coast of Boso Peninsula, south-southwest of the city of Chiba facing the Uraga […]

Detail InformationEdit Hara Castle (Hara jō) is a castle in Hizen Province. During the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638), the rebellious peasants were besieged there. As a result of the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637, the Shogunate decided to expel the Portuguese from Japan. The Dutch, meanwhile, gained the trust of the Japanese authorities by bombarding Hara Castle […]

Detail InformationEdit Tateyama Castle (Tateyama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tateyama, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Inaba clan, daimyō of Tateyama Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with the former rulers of Awa Province, the Satomi clan. The […]