Things to Do in Chubu, Japan

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...

Ponshukan

A Sake Tasting Museum Inside a Train Station

A unique sake tasting facility inside Echigo-Yuzawa Station offering samples from all of Niigata'...

Takayama Old Town

Beautifully Preserved Edo-Period Streets

Beautifully preserved Edo-period merchant streets with sake breweries, traditional shops, and mor...

Togakushi Shrine

Five-Shrine Complex with a Cedar-Lined Approach

A Shinto shrine complex of five shrines at the base of Mount Togakushi, with an Okusha approach l...

Amaharashi Coast

Coastline with Views of the Tateyama Range Across the Bay

A stretch of coast in Takaoka known for views of the snow-capped Tateyama mountains rising across...

Niigata City

The Sake Capital of Japan

A vibrant port city on the Sea of Japan coast, Niigata is renowned as the sake capital of Japan w...

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...

Shinhotaka Ropeway

Double-Decker Ropeway to a Northern Alps Viewpoint

A ropeway in the Okuhida hot spring area of Takayama that carries passengers to a viewpoint over ...

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...

Chirihama Nagisa Driveway

Beach You Can Drive a Car On

A stretch of firm sand beach in Hakui where cars, motorcycles and bicycles can drive directly alo...

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha

Head Shrine of Japan's Sengen Shrines and Mount Fuji Worship

The head shrine of roughly 1,300 Sengen (Asama) shrines nationwide, dedicated to the deity of Mou...

Hida Furukawa

Old Town of White-Walled Storehouses and Carp-Filled Canals

A preserved old-town district in Hida city with white-walled storehouses lining the Setogawa cana...

Inuyama Castle

One of only five National Treasure castles in Japan, with an original donjon dating to 1537.

Toyama Castle

Reconstructed Castle with a Local History Museum

A reconstructed castle keep in central Toyama that houses the Toyama Municipal Folk Museum on the...

Ghibli Park

Theme Park Based on Studio Ghibli Films

A theme park within the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park that recreates scenes from Studio Ghib...