The statue of the loyal dog “Hachiko” can be found just outside Shibuya Station’s Hachiko gate. The 162cm-tall statue was built in 1934, and stands elevated 180cm from the ground. Today, the statue of Hachiko has become a symbol of Shibuya and a popular landmark for meetups and tourism. Hachiko is based on an Akita dog named Hachi, whose owner was a professor of the Tokyo Imperial University. Even after the sudden death of his owner, Hachi continued to wait for his return at the ticketing gate. The story of this loyal dog, Hachiko inspired film and literature worldwide, time and again. Another statue of Hachiko can be found in front of Tower Records Shibuya, but this one is warped diagonally in a peculiar way. In front of the Hachiko statue is a green train car formerly used on the Toyoko line, and by Shibuya Station’s south gate is a lesser-known monument named the “Moyai Statue”. The nearby department stores also carry souvenirs related to Hachiko.

Since its creation in 1954, the Nagoya TV Tower has emitted radio waves for local tv stations. Today, the tower stands as a symbol for the city of Nagoya. At its peak, the tower was so popular that three hour lines to go inside was a common sight. Since 1989, the tower has a nightly light up. Inside are many attractions like event venues, wedding halls and even a monument signifying the tower as a "sacred place for lovers".

Ushio Shrine is located near Lake Kamo in Sado City, Niigata Prefecture. It is a shrine that was built to separately enshrine some gods of Izumo Taisha (Izumo Great Shrine) in 792, and it is familiarly known as "Tenou-san of Katagami." The worship hall is solemn, and on the front, sides and back, you can see the sculptures designated as Sado City's tangible cultural property. Animals and plants including tigers and carp and stories about Emperor Juntoku are finely sculpted in three dimensions. In front of the worship hall stands an approximately 1,000-year-old holy tree, which is popular as a spiritual energy site that blesses people with easy delivery and children. Next to the hall is a stage of "Noh", which has been popular as one of the traditional performing arts of Sado Island. On June 12 every year, Takigi Noh is performed on the stage, whose roof is hip-and-gable tiled in front and hipped in back.

The Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum can be found in Tsu City, Hakusan-cho, in the Northern region of Mie prefecture. It is the only museum officially recognized by the Louvre Museum in France as a sister museum. Displayed here are 1,300 replicas of famous sculptures from the Louvre and around the world. The sculptures displayed inside the museum are made by the art staff at the Louvre. They take molds directly from the original sculptures, so the size and detail to every wrinkle and crack are the same. Visitors can view the Venus de Milo, the stele of Hammurabi’s Code, and many invaluable pieces from up close. There are also replicas of sculptures from the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others. The Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum is actually run by the nearby Hojuyama Daikanon Temple, so there are also many Buddhist sculptures as well. One of these is an 11-faced, thousand-armed Kannon, one of only three Senju Kannon in Japan that actually have 1,000 arms.

"Toshima Ward Mejiro Garden", located in Mejiro, Toshima-Ward, Tokyo. This Japanese Garden, which quietly waits inside the city, is a place where one can experience Japanese culture and nature together. Mejiro Garden features a pond at its center, with a path for visitors to walk around it. Inside the snug garden grounds, visitors can find tile-roofed wooden tea-ceremony buildings built in the skillful Japanese architectural style, such as the "Akatorian" and "Rokkaku Ukimido". The natural beauty of the color-changing trees, such as the weeping cherries, persists throughout the four seasons, making this the perfect to get away from the bustle of the city. It's located near Ikebukuro and the Mejiro business district allows for easy access from the city.

The "Takehisa Yumeji Museum of Art" is located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. The museum offers exhibitions of works by Yumeji Takehisa. The representative of "Taisho Roman" made his debut in 1902. The museum stands adjacent to "Yayoi Museum", which was founded in 1984. Takehisa Yumeji Museum was opened in 1990 to exhibit collections that belonged to Takumi Kano, a the former chairman of Yayoi Museum. There is approximately 3,300 collections, including letters and items left by Yumeji as well as his original paintings. The museum constantly offers exhibitions of 200 to 250 works by Yumeji. Takehisa Yumiji created a unique style of painting that combines Japanese nostalgia and Western modernism. The sentimentality felt from the female figures in "Yumeji shiki bijin-ga (beautiful woman painted in the Yumej style)" is attributed to brushwork unique to Yumeji. We recommend you go see the world created by the ever so popular Yumeji