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Sitting proudly at the center of Shiga Prefecture, Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan, and was created approximately four million years ago. Due to its size, it offers a wide variety of unique seasonal scenes in different areas.

Located on Mount Otowa in the middle eastern part of Kyoto City, Kiyomizu-dera is one of the most famous temples in Kyoto and has always attracted thousands of visitors.

Osaka Castle Park is a vast park located in the center of Osaka, with various facilities including the Osaka Castle Main Tower, Nishinomaru Garden, plum grove and Osaka-Jo Hall.

Located slightly west of the downtown, Kobe Harborland is one of the leading tourist areas and a large commercial complex in the city with shopping malls, restaurants, movie theaters and other recreational facilities.

Kasuga-taisha Shrine is a World Cultural Heritage site with a history of 1,300 years, and is the head shrine of the over 3,000 Kasuga Shrines to be found all around Japan.

The temple complex on Mount Koya (Koyasan), was established in 816 by Kukai, a monk also known as Kobo Daishi who founded the Shingon Buddhism in Japan. Comprised of 117 temples including Okunoin and Danjo Garan, which are the two most important sites in Mount Koya, as well as Kongobu-ji, which is the head temple of Shingon esoteric Buddhism,

Enryaku-ji Temple is well known as the Mother of Japanese Buddhism, as it produced a number of high-ranking priests of different Buddhist sects who revered it as a place of great learning and training.

The Togetsu-kyo Bridge (literally "the moon crossing a bridge") over the Katsura River in Arashiyama is one of the most popular landmarks in Kyoto. This area, not so far from downtown, is a must-see tourist destination surrounded by stunning natural beauty that showcases its beautiful seasonal features, such as cherry blossoms in spring and colorful leaves in autumn.

Designated as a national tangible cultural asset, the 108-meter-high Tsutenkaku observation tower is hailed as one of the symbolic landmarks of Osaka. Day or night, the Gold Observation Platform where the statue of Billiken, the Deity of Good Fortune resides, offers a pleasant view of the entire city.