Nagoya outskirts are the location of an interesting ethnographic museum in the open air that is called Meiji Mura. Antique houses that were traditionally built in Japan in the second half of the 19th century are the main exhibits of this unusual museum. Houses from different parts of the country were brought to this museum, and some of the buildings belonged to famous and noble people in the past. Each of the houses features an interesting collection of antique items. The museum has one more unusual peculiarity – it has its own tram line with retro trams that take passengers to a tour around the museum. The age of the trams is also more than a century.
Atsuta-ku temple is the most interesting religious landmark of the region, but it is also safe to call it a museum. The temple keeps a unique emperor’s relic – the sacred sword of Kusanagi no Mitsurugi. Atsuta-ku has several spacious halls that are equally beautiful and luxuriously decorated. In total, there are more than 3000 different cultural and historical artifacts exhibited for visitors. It is important to note that people of absolutely different religion can visit this temple.
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