Things to Do in Chubu, Japan

Echizen Coast

Dramatic Rocky Coastline and Crab Country

Dramatic rocky coastline stretching along the Sea of Japan, famous for winter Echizen crab season...

Gero Onsen

Gero Onsen - One of Japan's Three Great Hot Spring Towns

One of Japan's three great onsen towns alongside Kusatsu and Arima, celebrated for its silky alka...

Kamikochi

Kamikochi Alpine Valley

Japan's premier alpine valley in the Northern Japan Alps, featuring the crystal-clear Azusa River...

Oigawa Railway

Steam Locomotive Line with Thomas Trains and a Mountain Branch

A private railway in central Shizuoka that runs regular steam locomotive trains, seasonal Thomas ...

Awara Onsen

One of Hokuriku's most famous hot spring towns, known as the 'parlor of the Kansai region' for ov...

Miho no Matsubara

Sacred Pine Grove with Mount Fuji Views

A seven-kilometer pine-lined beach with views of Mount Fuji across Suruga Bay, registered as a UN...

Mishima Skywalk

Japan's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge with Mount Fuji Views

A 400-meter pedestrian suspension bridge in the western foothills of Hakone, the longest of its k...

Nagamachi Samurai District

Atmospheric Streets Where Samurai Once Lived

A preserved samurai residential district with earthen walls, private gates, and narrow lanes. The...

Kanazawa Station

Rail Gateway with the Wooden Tsuzumi-mon Gate

Kanazawa's main rail hub, noted for the large wooden Tsuzumi-mon gate and the glass Motenashi Dom...

Toyota Commemorative Museum

From Looms to Cars, The Toyota Story in a Historic Factory

Housed in Toyota's original factory building, this museum traces the evolution from textile looms...

Suwa Taisha

Suwa Taisha - One of Japan's Oldest and Most Revered Shrines

One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, spread across four buildings around Lake Suwa and famo...

D.T. Suzuki Museum

Contemplative Museum for a Zen Philosopher

A quiet museum in Kanazawa devoted to the Buddhist philosopher Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, built arou...

Kunozan Toshogu

Ornate Shrine and Original Burial Site of Tokugawa Ieyasu

An ornately decorated hilltop shrine built in 1617 as the first burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, ...

Omicho Market

Kanazawa's Covered Food and Fish Market

A covered market in central Kanazawa with about 170 shops selling fresh seafood, produce and prep...

Oyama Shrine

Shrine with a Three-Style Shinmon Gate

A Kanazawa shrine dedicated to Maeda Toshiie, known for a front gate blending Japanese, Chinese a...