# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Reigando](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/reigando): Kumamoto, Historic site. A natural cave on Mount Kinpo where swordsman Miyamoto Musashi wrote The Book of Five Rings, on the grounds of Unganzenji temple with hundreds of rakan statues along the approach.
- [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.
- [Angel Road](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/angel-road): Kagawa, Landmark. A sandbar on Shodoshima that emerges at low tide, creating a walkable path connecting a series of small islands.
- [Kimii-dera](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kimii-dera): Wakayama, Temple. A hillside temple founded in 770, the second stop on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage, reached by 231 stone steps and known for some of Kansai's earliest cherry blossoms.
- [Mogami River Boat Ride](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/mogami-river-boat-ride): Yamagata, Attraction. A relaxing hour-long boat ride down the Mogami River through a scenic gorge, accompanied by the boatman's traditional songs. At its best in autumn foliage and winter snow.
- [Shodoshima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/shodoshima): Kagawa, Attraction. The 'Olive Island' of the Seto Inland Sea, known for olive groves, centuries-old soy sauce breweries, dramatic gorges, and a Mediterranean atmosphere unique in Japan. A filming location for the classic movie 'Twenty-Four Eyes.'
- [Tennoji Zoo](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tennoji-zoo): Osaka, Zoo. One of Japan's oldest zoos, opened in 1915, home to around 1,000 animals across roughly 170 species in Tennoji Park.
- [Chuzenji Lake](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/chuzenji-lake): Tochigi, Attraction. A scenic mountain lake at 1,269 meters elevation, formed by the eruption of Mount Nantai. Surrounded by forests that blaze with color in autumn, with the Kegon Falls at its outlet. Popular for boat cruises and lakeside walks.
- [Fukuoka](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/fukuoka): Fukuoka, City. Kyushu's vibrant capital famous for yatai street food stalls, tonkotsu ramen, and a lively canal city.
- [Kurobe Dam](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kurobe-dam): Toyama, Landmark. Japan's tallest arch dam at 186 meters, set within a dramatic alpine gorge along the famed Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
- [Minoo Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/minoo-falls): Osaka, Park. A 33-metre waterfall reached by a forested riverside trail, known for autumn foliage and deep-fried maple leaf snacks.
- [Mount Maya Kikuseidai](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/mount-maya-kikuseidai): Hyogo, Mountain. An observation plaza near the summit of Mount Maya, reached by cable car and ropeway, known for its night view over Kobe and Osaka.
- [Narai-juku](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/narai-juku): Nagano, Historic site. The best-preserved of the Nakasendo's eleven post towns in the Kiso Valley, with a kilometer-long stretch of beautifully maintained Edo-period wooden buildings. Once the most prosperous stop on the historic highway between Kyoto and Edo.
- [Tsukuba-san Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsukuba-san-shrine): Ibaraki, Shrine. Tsukuba-san Shrine sits at the base of Mount Tsukuba, one of Japan's most famous mountains, where twin peaks represent male and female deities in an ancient fertility worship. A cable car and ropeway carry visitors to the summit for panoramic views across the Kanto Plain, particularly spectacular at night and during autumn.
- [Nagara River Cormorant Fishing](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nagara-river-cormorant-fishing): Gifu, Attraction. A traditional form of fishing on the Nagara River in Gifu city, in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch sweetfish, watched from viewing boats on summer evenings.

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