# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Hase-dera](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hase-dera): Kanagawa, Temple. A hillside temple in Kamakura celebrated for its towering gilded Kannon statue, lush hydrangea gardens, and sweeping views of Sagami Bay.
- [Iki](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/iki): Nagasaki, Island. A low, green island in the strait between Fukuoka and Tsushima, about 17 km from north to south. It has a 45 m sea stack shaped like a monkey, the moated Yayoi settlement of Harunotsuji and a shrine you can walk to only at low tide. Iki calls itself the birthplace of barley shochu.
- [Imabari Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/imabari-castle): Ehime, Castle. One of Japan's finest sea castles, built by master architect Todo Takatora in 1602, with a moat filled with seawater where fish and rays swim.
- [Kakunodate](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kakunodate): Akita, Historic site. Known as the 'Little Kyoto of Tohoku', this beautifully preserved samurai district features centuries-old weeping cherry trees and traditional black-walled warrior residences.
- [Kencho-ji](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kencho-ji): Kanagawa, Temple. The first Zen training monastery in Japan, founded in 1253, and ranked first among Kamakura's Five Great Zen Temples.
- [Kitano Tenmangu](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kitano-tenmangu): Kyoto, Shrine. A major shrine dedicated to the deity of learning and scholarship, celebrated for its 2,000 plum trees in early spring and the lively Tenjin flea market held on the 25th of every month.
- [Okayama](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/okayama): Okayama, City. A Shinkansen-connected city famous for the Momotaro legend, Korakuen Garden, and access to the art islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
- [Ryujin Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ryujin-onsen): Wakayama, Onsen. A mountain hot spring town in the former Ryujin village of Tanabe, counted among Japan's three beauty waters for its smooth sodium bicarbonate spring.
- [Tsuruga Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsuruga-castle): Fukushima, Castle. Castle with a distinctive red-tiled roof, Tsuruga Castle is the symbol of Aizu's samurai spirit and one of the few castles in Japan with such vermilion tiles.
- [Awaji Yumebutai](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/awaji-yumebutai): Hyogo, Garden. An architectural complex on Awaji Island designed by Tadao Ando, with the terraced Hyakudanen garden and a large greenhouse.
- [Gero Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/gero-onsen): Gifu, Onsen. One of Japan's three great onsen towns alongside Kusatsu and Arima, celebrated for its silky alkaline waters that leave skin remarkably smooth. The riverside town offers free foot baths, charming streets, and a relaxed atmosphere.
- [Hokoku-ji](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hokoku-ji): Kanagawa, Temple. The 'Bamboo Temple.' 2,000+ moso bamboo stalks behind the main hall. Small tea house inside the grove serves matcha. Go early, as it's crowded by 10am.
- [Mount Bizan](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/mount-bizan): Tokushima, Attraction. Tokushima's symbol mountain, named for its eyebrow-shaped ridge. A ropeway reaches the summit in 6 minutes for views of the city, Yoshino River, and Naruto coast.
- [Nada Kuroiwa Suisenkyo](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nada-kuroiwa-suisenkyo): Hyogo, Garden. A steep seaside slope on southern Awaji Island carpeted with around five million wild narcissus that bloom from late December to late February, one of Japan's three great wild daffodil colonies, with a rooftop deck overlooking the Kitan Strait and Nushima. Reopened in December 2023 after a three-year renovation.
- [Nagoro Scarecrow Village](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nagoro-scarecrow-village): Tokushima, Attraction. A small mountain hamlet in the Iya Valley where hundreds of handmade life-size scarecrows are placed around the village in place of departed residents.

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Last updated: 2026-11-09