DESTINATION 11: JAPAN

If I have an opportunities in future, I want to going to Japan. In Japan, it have a lot of best places to visit. In this country, I hope I will get more knowledge and some an experience to share with my friends and others. Japan is a modern and interesting country with a robust heritage. 
Japan provides a very large range of attractions, from historical and cultural treasures to modern and wonderful forests, mountains and sea coasts. 


 






In this country, I want to visit:

Tokyo is one of the largest and most famous cities of the world. One of the most famous sights in Tokyo is the Tokyo Tower. Standing at 333 meters high, this tower is taller than the Eiffel Tower by just 13 meters. As the world's highest self-supporting iron structure, the Tokyo Tower is lit up daily with 164 lights, silver in the summer and orange in the winter. It has two main observation galleries one at 150 meters high and the other at 250 meters. Inside the tower, there are also a number of attractions, such as an aquarium containing 50,000 fish, Mysterious Walking Zone of Hologram Technology, the Wax Works Museum and a Trick Art Gallery.

Ginza

The Ginza district is also renowned to have the largest fish market in Asia.

A buzzing district in the capital city of Tokyo, Ginza is a true picture of Japan’s cosmopolitan life. Flocked with elegant cafes, exclusive designer boutiques and delightful night clubs, this district is a perfect place for tourists to hang out. A must visit attraction in Ginza is the Sony Building which houses the latest electronic gadgets and offers free demonstrations of the same.

The second trip in Japan is Himeji Castle:

 

One of twelve castles in its original condition in Japan, Himeji Castle is known as the “White Heron Castle”. One of the three most famous castles in Japan and its most-visited, Himeji Castle was used as a location for a 007 film, You Only Live Twice, and is surrounded by pine and cherry trees. The castle was originally built between 1333 and 1346 and expanded between 1601 and 1608.



Next is Tokyo National Museum. Located in Ueno Park, it is the oldest museum in the country where cultural assets of Japan and Asia are collected. The museum contains several exhibition halls, they are :

First, Honkan (Japanese Gallery). This gallery shows various item related to Japanese art history. Some of them are swords, armors, masks and metal work, paintings, screen printing, lacquer-ware and beautiful calligraphy. There you will know how the art of Japanese develop from time to time.

Second, Toyokan (Asian Gallery). This gallery collected various artifacts from all over Asia including a fascinating collection of non Japanese Eastern Art such as artifacts from China and Korea. This gallery also collected a number of beautiful Buddha with the most famous, an eleven faced Buddha from Xian in China can be seen in this museum.

Third, Heiseikan (Japanese Archaeology). In this gallery, you could find many kinds of japenese archeological artifacts. Most of collection includes prehistoric figures, bowl, and ceramics. There you also can see a clay ring, or Japanese called “haniwa” from the 4th to 7th century. This gallery is built to honor the wedding of the crown prince of Japan in 1993.

The last is the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures. This gallery collected more than 300 items including various ancient Buddhist statue, masked and beautiful screens.

 The other places in Japan: