Mayor of Appleton visits sister city in Japan
The City of Appleton has three sister cities, one is in Japan. Appleton’s Mayor, Tim Hanna, just returned from his third visit to Kanonji.
Beautiful kan-onji City | Kagawa | Japan
This tour was arranged by KAGAWA Prefecture in collaboration with Kan-onji City, the Kan-onji City Tourism Association and Gogo Sato Zukuri no Kai.
Sites:
1. Unpenji Rope-way : Which at 2600m in total length and a 660m height is one of the longest rope-way in Japan.
2.Honen ike DAM : It is the one and only stonework multiple arch dam in Japan.This dam was made by local people.
3. Chosa Hall
4. Kotohiki Park : It is said that Zenigata sand sculpture, shaped like an Edo Period Kan-ei-tsuho coin, was made overnight in 1633. It is huge, measuring 122 meters from East to West and 90 meters from Noth to South
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Ropeway at Mt. Nokogiri, Japan
welcome to iwate uni
Iwate uni promo in association with Amir Creative of Japan
IWATE Press Tour (Hiraizumi aims to be a World Heritage site)
Foreign Press Center Japan
October 16, 2008【IWATE Press Tour (Hiraizumi aims to be a World Heritage site)】
～Big challenges and issues of small towns: Co-existence with nature beyond time and space, nurtured by the earth and people in Iwate～
■Hiraizumi, ancient capital of Michinoku, aims to be a World Heritage site
Hiraizumi-cho, Iwate prefecture, Japan
About 800 years ago, the Oshu-Fujiwara family built its own political and administrative center in Hiraizumi, a place that was strategically important for waterway traffic, based upon Pure Land Buddhist cosmology and in adaptation to the diverse natural landforms.
Cultural heritage of Hiraizumi, centered on Chusonji Temple and Motsuji Temple, was added to Japan's tentative list of World Heritage sites in 2001. It was recommended as a World Heritage site to the UNESCO in 2006, called Hiraizumi- Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology.
However, the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee decided in July this year to postpone the registration. Mr. Takuya Tasso, governor of Iwate prefecture, encouraged people in the prefecture by quickly setting out a policy to aim for registration in 2011. Moreover, local entities concerned are boldly conducting activities that were initially planned, showing their determination to make another bid.
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- Mr. Takuya Tasso, Governor of Iwate prefecture
- Mr. Nobutane Chiba, World Heritage Promotion Office, Hiraizumi-cho
- Mr. Chojun Kanno, Executive Director of Chusonji Temple
- Mr. Myokyu Fujisato, Executive Director
Autumn in Japan
Kyoto, Matsuri, a concert, and some loverly scenery!
Esashi Fujiwara no Sato (えさし藤原の郷), Oshu for You Ep. 12
If you’re looking for a good tourism spot to vist in Tohoku, Esashi Fujiwara no Sato in Esashi, Oshu, Iwate Prefecture has you covered. Join Perly, Mary, Amanda and Dean as they battle it out in samurai armor, channel Katniss at the Japanese archery section, get eaten by an “oni” and eat a wide selection of hot and cold noodles including Morioka reimen.
About the ILC and Oshu for You:
The International Linear Collider is an international project that will try to uncover the mysteries of the universe with the most powerful electron accelerator in history, and the Kitakami site (including Oshu city) is a candidate site for the ILC. Oshu city is located in the southern part of Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan.
In this series, we showcase some of the many wonderful sites in and around Oshu city! This video is produced by the International ILC Support Committee, the Oshu International Relations Association, and Oshu City.
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