# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel - [Metasequoia Namiki](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/metasequoia-namiki): Shiga, Landmark. A roughly 2.4 km avenue lined with about 500 metasequoia trees leading toward Makino Highland. - [Nokogiriyama](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nokogiriyama): Chiba, Mountain. Nokogiriyama ('Sawtooth Mountain') was once a quarry supplying stone for Tokyo's construction, and its dramatic cliff faces now offer some of Chiba's most spectacular views over Tokyo Bay. The mountain features the Nihon-ji temple complex with Japan's largest stone Buddha carved into the rock face and the 'Hell Peek' observation point. - [Oarai Isosaki Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/oarai-isosaki-shrine): Ibaraki, Shrine. Oarai Isosaki Shrine features one of Japan's most photogenic views: a torii gate perched on rocks in the Pacific Ocean, where waves crash around the sacred gate during sunrise creating an unforgettable scene. The shrine itself sits on the shore and is dedicated to deities who protect against misfortune. - [Yabakei Gorge](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yabakei-gorge): Oita, Region. A scenic gorge of eroded rock walls in Nakatsu, known for autumn foliage and the Ao-no-Domon, a tunnel carved by hand through the cliff. - [Zuiryuji Temple](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/zuiryuji-temple): Toyama, Temple. A Soto Zen temple in Takaoka built for the Maeda clan, whose main gate, Buddha hall, and Dharma hall are designated National Treasures. - [Hikawa Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hikawa-shrine): Saitama, Shrine. Hikawa Shrine in Saitama claims over 2,400 years of history, making it one of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines. The 2-kilometer approach lined with zelkova trees is the longest shrine approach in Japan, and the shrine serves as the head of over 280 Hikawa shrines across the Kanto region. - [Osaka Tenmangu Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/osaka-tenmangu-shrine): Osaka, Shrine. A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, and the site of the Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's largest festivals. - [Rainbow Bridge](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/rainbow-bridge): Tokyo, Landmark. A free 1.7 km walkway on the lower deck of the 1993 suspension bridge between Shibaura and Odaiba, open daily except the third Monday. The crossing takes 20 to 30 minutes. Road traffic and Yurikamome trains run right beside you, so it is louder than the photos suggest. - [Toyama Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/toyama-castle): Toyama, Castle. A reconstructed castle keep in central Toyama that houses the Toyama Municipal Folk Museum on the site of the historic Toyama Castle. - [Uwajima Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/uwajima-castle): Ehime, Castle. One of Japan's 12 original castles, a small but beautifully preserved hilltop tower overlooking Uwajima Bay. - [Kamogawa SeaWorld](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kamogawa-seaworld): Chiba, Aquarium. Kamogawa SeaWorld is one of Japan's leading marine parks, located along the Pacific coastline of Chiba's Boso Peninsula. The park is known for its orca and dolphin shows, beluga whale encounters, and interactive touch pools where visitors can meet sea creatures up close. - [Manda Pit](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/manda-pit): Kumamoto, Historic site. A pit of the Mitsui Miike coal mine with its works still standing: an 18.8 m steel headframe from 1908, a brick winding house, and the bathhouse where miners washed off the coal dust. Coal came up here from 1902 to 1951. It belongs to the Miike Coal Mine and Miike Port part of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution, with the Miyanohara Pit and Miike Port just across the border in Omuta. Entry is 410 yen. - [Nagahama](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nagahama): Shiga, City. This lakeside town on the shores of Lake Biwa blends Edo-period charm with contemporary artistry in its renowned Kurokabe Square district. Historic black-walled merchant buildings now house over thirty glass art studios, galleries, and workshops where visitors can watch artisans craft delicate glasswork. The renovated castle town also preserves Japan's oldest railway station and hosts the Hikiyama Festival each April, featuring ornate float processions and traditional kabuki performances by local children. - [Yoshimizu Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yoshimizu-shrine): Nara, Shrine. A small shrine on Mount Yoshino that was Yoshimizu-in, a monks' lodging of Kimpusen-ji, until the early Meiji period. Its shoin, which the shrine calls the oldest in Japan, has the room where Minamoto no Yoshitsune is said to have hidden in 1185 and the seat of Emperor Go-Daigo, who made it his palace in 1336. The courtyard looks out on the Hitome Senbon cherry view. Entry to the shoin is 600 yen. - [Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/bitchu-matsuyama-castle): Okayama, Castle. The highest original castle in Japan at 430 meters elevation, a mountaintop fortress often shrouded in clouds. Page 43 of 85. 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