Otaru holds three Japan Heritage designations and 26 listed properties, among them ten bank buildings in a 500-metre radius and three nationally listed ones.
Nagano borders eight prefectures, more than any other, and 35 of its 77 municipalities are villages. Zenko-ji's combined ticket saves an adult 600 yen.
January is the coldest month in Sendai on all three temperature columns. Snow falls on 81.4 days a year and the annual total depth normal is just 59 cm.