# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Hagi](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hagi): Yamaguchi, City. A well-preserved Edo-era castle town on the Sea of Japan coast that produced many leaders of the Meiji Restoration, renowned for its samurai districts, pottery, and citrus groves.
- [Hitoyoshi](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hitoyoshi): Kumamoto, City. Remote mountain town known as the Little Kyoto of Kyushu, famous for its samurai heritage, ball shochu distilleries, and river rafting.
- [Iwase](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/iwase): Toyama, Historic site. A preserved port district near Toyama's harbour where Edo- and Meiji-era merchant houses and a working sake brewery line the old Hokkoku road.
- [Kobe Harborland](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kobe-harborland): Hyogo, Shopping. A redeveloped waterfront district on Kobe Port with the Umie shopping mall, the Mosaic complex, and a harbor-side ferris wheel.
- [Motonosumi Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/motonosumi-shrine): Yamaguchi, Shrine. A seaside shrine where 123 vermillion torii gates snake down a clifftop hillside to the edge of the Sea of Japan. Recognized internationally as one of Japan's most beautiful places.
- [Enoshima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/enoshima): Kanagawa, Attraction. A small island near Kamakura with shrines, sea caves, panoramic views, and a lively seaside atmosphere.
- [Kamikochi](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kamikochi): Nagano, Attraction. Japan's premier alpine valley in the Northern Japan Alps, featuring the crystal-clear Azusa River, dramatic mountain panoramas, and well-maintained hiking trails through pristine wilderness.
- [Kodai-ji](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kodai-ji): Kyoto, Temple. The Zen temple Toyotomi Hideyoshi's widow Nene founded in 1606 to pray for him, with her tomb under a gold-lacquered mausoleum, two tea houses from the early 1600s and a bamboo grove. Entry is 800 yen, and in autumn the gardens are lit until 22:00.
- [Megijima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/megijima): Kagawa, Island. A small island about 4 km off Takamatsu, associated with the Onigashima ogre-island legend and one of the venues of the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
- [Toba Aquarium](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/toba-aquarium): Mie, Aquarium. As the only aquarium in Japan where you can observe the gentle dugong, Toba Aquarium offers an underwater journey through diverse marine ecosystems. Housing over 1,200 species including sea otters, African manatees, and the rare finless porpoise, the facility spans twelve themed zones that take visitors from tropical coral reefs to the frigid waters of Antarctica. The sea lion shows and feeding demonstrations provide engaging encounters for visitors of all ages.
- [Tojinbo Cliffs](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tojinbo-cliffs): Fukui, Attraction. Dramatic volcanic columnar basalt cliffs stretching one kilometer along the Sea of Japan coast, a rare geological formation.
- [Uchiko](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/uchiko): Ehime, Historic site. A preserved town that prospered from vegetable-wax production, home to the restored Uchiko-za kabuki theater and a district of Edo- and Meiji-era merchant houses.
- [Besshi Copper Mine (Tonaru)](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/besshi-copper-mine-tonaru): Ehime, Historic site. The mountain ruins of the Besshi copper mine at Tonaru (Higashidaira), where stone and brick structures on a high slope have earned the nickname the Machu Picchu of the East.
- [Cape Sada](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/cape-sada): Ehime, Landmark. The tip of the long, narrow Sadamisaki Peninsula, the westernmost point of Shikoku, marked by a white lighthouse first lit in 1918.
- [Hida Furukawa](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hida-furukawa): Gifu, Historic site. A preserved old-town district in Hida city with white-walled storehouses lining the Setogawa canal, where carp swim from spring to autumn.

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Last updated: 2026-11-09