Kansai Region - Gallery

Gallery

  • Daisenryo Kofun, the largest burial mound in the world.

  • Hōryū-ji Golden Hall, the oldest wooden structure in the world.

  • Daibutsu at Tōdai-ji, the largest bronze statue in the world.

  • Tōdai-ji Main Hall, the largest wooden structure in the world.

  • Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan and 3rd oldest lake in the world.

  • Izumo no Okuni, who founded Kabuki in Kyoto.

  • Kongō Gumi, used to be the world's oldest continuously operating company, constructed several Japan's cultural assets.

  • Amanohashidate, one of Three Views of Japan.

  • Sen no Rikyū, a merchant from Sakai, perfected the courtesy of tea ceremony.

  • Japan's tallest temple pagoda in Tō-ji, Kyoto.

  • Nintendo became the world's most successful video game company.

  • Osaka Castle.

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