# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel - [Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nishiyama-onsen-keiunkan): Yamanashi, Onsen. A hot-spring inn far up the Hayakawa valley that dates its spring to 705 and holds the Guinness record for the oldest hotel. Overnight guests only, no day bathing. The one road in, Prefectural Road 37, closes in heavy rain, and the inn's only shuttle leaves Minobu Station once a day at about 13:40, booked in advance. - [Yoshiki-en](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yoshiki-en): Nara, Garden. A quiet Japanese garden beside the Isuien garden near Nara Park, made up of a pond garden, a moss garden and a tea-flower garden. - [Hakodate](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hakodate): Hokkaido, City. Port city famous for its night view from Mount Hakodate, bustling morning market, and historic Western-style buildings in the Motomachi district. - [Iya Kazurabashi](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/iya-kazurabashi): Tokushima, Attraction. A 45-meter vine bridge swaying above a turquoise river in one of Japan's three great secluded regions. - [Saga Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/saga-castle): Saga, Castle. Beautifully reconstructed Honmaru Palace of the former Nabeshima lords, one of the largest wooden restorations in Japan, with free admission. - [Takeo Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/takeo-onsen): Saga, Onsen. Ancient hot spring town with a striking vermillion gate designed by the architect of Tokyo Station, offering historic public baths. - [Tsubosakadera](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsubosakadera): Nara, Temple. A Shingon temple in Takatori, the sixth stop of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage, known for a Kannon linked to eye ailments and large outdoor stone statues. - [Uzunomichi Walkway](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/uzunomichi-walkway): Tokushima, Attraction. A 450-metre walkway built inside the girder of the Onaruto Bridge, with glass floor panels for viewing the Naruto whirlpools from about 45 metres above the sea. - [Ama no Iwato Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ama-no-iwato-shrine): Miyazaki, Shrine. Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkness in one of Japan's foundational myths. - [Cape Ashizuri](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/cape-ashizuri): Kochi, Landmark. Shikoku's southernmost cape, crowned by a striking white lighthouse perched on 80-meter sea cliffs, with a subtropical botanical garden and panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. - [Hakone Yumoto Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hakone-yumoto-onsen): Kanagawa, Onsen. Hakone Yumoto is the end of the line for the Odakyu Romancecar from Shinjuku, about 80 minutes out, and the oldest of Hakone's hot spring areas. Most visitors change trains here and head up the mountain. It is worth stopping instead for an afternoon at Tenzan Tohji-kyo or Hakone Yuryo, two large day bathhouses a short bus ride from the station. - [Hirome Market](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hirome-market): Kochi, Market. Step into the center of Kochi at Hirome Market, where over 60 food stalls and communal tables create a lively atmosphere of local revelry and culinary adventure. The star attraction is katsuo no tataki, thick slices of skipjack tuna seared over blazing straw flames and served with garlic, ginger, and citrus. Grab a beer from one vendor, gyoza from another, and join locals at crowded tables for a real taste of Kochi's famously hearty drinking and dining culture. - [Ishigaki Island](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ishigaki-island): Okinawa, Beach. A tropical island in the Yaeyama Islands with vivid coral reefs, white sand beaches, and crystal-clear waters. - [Meoto Iwa](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/meoto-iwa): Mie, Landmark. Two sacred rocks connected by a massive shimenawa rope in the sea at Futami, Meoto Iwa symbolizes the union of the creator gods Izanagi and Izanami. - [Takamagahara Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/takamagahara-onsen): Toyama, Onsen. A few open-air pools beside a mountain stream at about 2,100 m in the headwaters of the Kurobe River, often called the farthest hot spring in Japan. No road reaches it. From the Oritate trailhead it is about 13 hours on foot, so plan on at least two days each way, and the only place to stay, Takamagahara Sanso, opens only from July to September. Page 39 of 85. Previous page: https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations.md?page=38 Next page: https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations.md?page=40 --- Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?page=39) Last updated: 2026-11-09