# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel - [Hashigui-iwa](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hashigui-iwa): Wakayama, Landmark. A striking natural monument of roughly 40 rock pillars stretching 850 meters into the sea near Kushimoto. - [Kochi Sunday Market](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kochi-sunday-market): Kochi, Market. A street market held every Sunday along Otesuji in central Kochi, running for more than 300 years with around 300 stalls. - [Muroji](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/muroji): Nara, Temple. Known as Women's Koya for welcoming female worshippers when Mount Koya banned them, this mountain temple features Japan's smallest outdoor five-story pagoda amid towering cedar trees. - [National Museum of Western Art](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/national-museum-of-western-art): Tokyo, Museum. Designed by Le Corbusier and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno houses an outstanding collection of Western art from the medieval period to the 20th century, including works by Monet, Renoir, Rodin, and Rubens. - [Rishiri Island](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/rishiri-island): Hokkaido, Island. A round volcanic island off Hokkaido's northwest coast that is almost all mountain: Mt Rishiri rises straight out of the sea to 1,721 m. You arrive on a 1 hour 40 minute ferry from Wakkanai or a small plane from Sapporo, and weather cancels both. The climb from Oshidomari takes 10 to 11 hours there and back, with no toilets on the mountain. - [Bessho Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/bessho-onsen): Nagano, Onsen. A historic hot spring town outside Ueda City, nicknamed the Kamakura of Shinshu for its concentration of old temples. - [Hakuto Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hakuto-shrine): Tottori, Shrine. Overlooking an unspoiled stretch of San'in coastline, Hakuto Shrine enshrines the mythological White Rabbit of Inaba from Japan's oldest recorded legend. According to the Kojiki chronicles, this clever hare helped the deity Okuninushi win the heart of a beautiful princess, making the shrine a beloved destination for those seeking blessings in love and matchmaking. The surrounding dunes and beaches where the legendary rabbit is said to have landed offer scenic walks along the Sea of Japan. - [Kashima Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kashima-shrine): Ibaraki, Shrine. Kashima Shrine is one of Japan's oldest and most venerated shrines, dedicated to the deity of martial arts and thunder, with a sacred forest and ancient cedar trees. - [Nakatsu Gorge](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nakatsu-gorge): Kochi, Attraction. A gorge in Niyodogawa town known for clear blue-green Niyodo-blue water, a riverside walking trail and Uryu Falls. - [Taga Taisha](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/taga-taisha): Shiga, Shrine. One of Shiga's principal shrines, dedicated to Izanagi and Izanami and popularly called Ota-ga-san. - [Akame 48 Waterfalls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/akame-48-waterfalls): Mie, Trail. A series of waterfalls along a roughly four-kilometre walking trail through the Takigawa Gorge in Nabari. - [Fukuroda Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/fukuroda-falls): Ibaraki, Attraction. Fukuroda Falls is considered one of Japan's three great waterfalls, its 120 meters of cascading water divided into four distinct tiers that create an ever-changing spectacle throughout the seasons. Winter freezes the falls into dramatic ice formations, summer surrounds them in lush green, and autumn sets the gorge ablaze with color. - [Hirosaki Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hirosaki-castle): Aomori, Castle. One of Japan's twelve original castles, surrounded by 2,600 cherry trees that create a legendary spring display. - [Maruoka Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/maruoka-castle): Fukui, Castle. One of Japan's 12 original castles, and a long-standing contender for the oldest surviving keep. - [Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nirayama-reverberatory-furnace): Shizuoka, Historic site. Two pairs of furnaces under four brick chimneys about 15.7 m tall, built by the shogunate between 1854 and 1857 to cast cannons for the defence of Edo Bay. Iron and bronze guns were cast here until 1864. It is one of the 23 parts of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution World Heritage property. Entry is 500 yen, and a visit takes under an hour. Page 45 of 85. Previous page: https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations.md?page=44 Next page: https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations.md?page=46 --- Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?page=45) Last updated: 2026-11-09