Reviewed on May 9, 2025
Reviewed on Mar 10, 2018
The excavated ruins and reconstructed samurai buildings of a 14th-century fortress are scattered around green lawns and moats in popular Dogo Park.
Learn about the lives of members of a Japanese samurai clan via archaeological discoveries, recreations of residential buildings and the ruins of a medieval castle.
As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.
Overlooking Dogo Onsen, this peaceful Shinto temple comes alive during a New Year festival and observances during which devotees pray for water.
Climb a stone staircase to this striking hilltop temple to browse displays of samurai swords, watch traditional wedding ceremonies and see elegant prayer halls.
Soak in the natural thermal water and admire the architecture and period décor of the bathhouse that inspired the wonderful drawings of the animated film Spirited Away.
