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Written by: Debbie Salcedo
04/21/05

Title: "Must see sights in Japan - page 2"
About: Travel and Tourism Japan

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Battleship Mikasa (Yokusuka Harbor)
Built by Vickers shipyard in England, Battleship Mikasa was the flagship of Japanese fleet during the battle of Tsushima in 1905. The following characteristics, displacement: 15,140 tons, speed: 18 knots, main armament: 4 x 30 cm, made the Battleship Mikasa one of the most advanced battleships of that epoch. After the treaty of Washington in 1922, it was disarmed and became a commemorative ship: it is now anchored at Yokoshuka harbor.


Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)

A suspended bridge, crossing Tokyo Harbor, its total length is 918m with the distance between the two main towers being 570m. The bridge has 2 stages: the upper stage is used for an express way while the lower one is for an ordinary road and sidewalks as well as an unmanned seaside express train, called Yurikamome (sea gull).

 

Edo Castle (Tokyo)

Edo Castle, also called Chiyoda Castle was firstly built by Ota Dokan in 1457After a collapse of Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, the castle was confiscated by the new government and became the imperial palace.
On January 2nd of each year, the Japanese Emperor meets his people in the palace in order to celebrate a New Year. Because the public is allowed to enter the palace passing through Nijubashi Bridge only in this day and in the birthday of the Emperor on 23 December, it is very crowded. Otherwise, you need to ask for a special permission to enter.

Ina Valley (Ina Valley, Nagano)

Ina Basin also called Ina Valley is a valley of Tenryu River sandwiched between Kiso Mountains and Ina Mountains. Formed by terraces, flooding plans and alluvial cones, it is 60km long and 4 to 10km wide. Once, the sericulture, silk manufacture and textile industry had been prosperous. More recently, the apple culture and precision industry have developed there.

 

Kamikochi (Kamikochi, Nagano)

Kamikochi is one of the most famous mountain resorts in Japan. It also holds the reputation of having one of the best sceneries Japan has to offer with the rushing Azusa River, majestic range of Hodaka Mountains, and the Taisho Pond on which glassy surface the trees are continually reflected.

 

Lake Tazawa (Lake Tazawa, Honshu)


Lake Tazawa, situated in the east of Akita prefecture, is a circular caldera of 423m depth, the deepest in Japan. The section has the form of a bucket and its water is dark blue with the transparency of about 30m. The shore is fit for the camping with the Tazawa Highland, which belongs to Towada Hachiman National Park spreading in the east.
Legend has it that in the olden days, a beautiful girl called Tatsuko, was living near Lake Tazawa. Wanting to keep her beauty forever, she drank the water of a source by following a revelation from the Goddess Kannon which the transformed her into a big dragon. It is said that the dragon became the master of Lake Tazawa and is living at its bottom up to now.

 

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