In addition to shrines, temples, and castles, Japan is also home to a number of fascinating historic sites. For example, a national treasure teahouse and an ancient burial mound that has become a World Heritage site. Each of these places has the story of a historical figure who played a great role in that place.
Joan Teahouse
![Joan Tea Room, National Treasure, by Oda Uraku. 織田有楽斎の如庵茶室](https://jhistories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Joan169-1024x576.jpg)
"The main principle of the tea ceremony is entertaining the guests." Samurai & Tea Master, Oda Uraku, attained this mentality despite the Warring State Period. How?
Glover Garden
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Glover made a successful transition from a weapon merchant at the end of the Edo period to a coal and brewery businessman in the Meiji Period.
Nagasaki Nanban Trade
![Impact on Japan by NanbanTrade_南蛮貿易の日本への影響](https://jhistories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NanbanTrade-1024x576.png)
Nagasaki blomed Nanban Trade with Portugal and Spain in 16C. It brought Christianity and the Guns. How did the Samurai utilize them?
Emperor Nintoku Kofun
![Emperor Nintoku Tumulus, World Heritage_仁徳天皇陵古墳,世界遺産](https://jhistories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/仁徳天皇陵古墳(上空南西から)_169sakai-city-1024x576.jpg)
The largest keyhole-shaped tumulus in Japan (840m x 645m) of the 16th Emperor Nintoku, was built in the mid-5C. Its size is similar to that of a pyramid. Why so large? © Sakai City
Zuihoden Mausoleum
![Zuihoden02_瑞鳳殿](https://jhistories.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Zuihoden02_169-1024x576.jpg)
One-eyed Dragon, Date Masamune, overcame many hardships while confronting Hideyoshi and Ieyasu with his wisdom and ability. His soul has slept calmly at Zuihoden.
The Museum Meiji-Mura
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Japanese Red Cross Central Hospital, delicately adorned with its exquisite exterior, in the Museum Meiji-Mura, a symbol of relief work in peacetime driven by Empress Dowager Shôken.