# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel - [Futarasan Shrine](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/futarasan-shrine): Tochigi, Shrine. The shrine of Mount Nantai, in the cedars a few minutes west of Tosho-gu, and owner of the vermilion Shinkyo bridge at the entrance to Nikko's shrine district. The grounds are free; the garden behind the main hall, with a bronze lantern from 1292 and a spring said to keep you young, costs 500 yen. One of the four parts of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko World Heritage property. - [Kitsuki Castle Town](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kitsuki-castle-town): Oita, Historic site. Kitsuki is a remarkably well-preserved castle town perched on a small peninsula between two rivers, known as the smallest castle town in Japan. - [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. - [Tsuyama Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsuyama-castle): Okayama, Castle. Impressive castle ruins famous for towering stone walls and over 1,000 cherry trees. One of Japan's top three cherry blossom viewing spots among castle sites, the spring festival draws huge crowds. - [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. - [Shimanto River](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/shimanto-river): Kochi, Attraction. Called the 'last clear stream of Japan', the Shimanto River flows undammed for 196 kilometers through lush Kochi countryside, ideal for canoeing and cycling. - [Tairyuji Temple](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tairyuji-temple): Tokushima, Temple. Temple 21 of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, set on a wooded mountain in Anan and usually reached by the longest ropeway in western Japan. - [Tatsukushi Coast](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tatsukushi-coast): Kochi, Attraction. A coastline near Cape Ashizuri in Tosashimizu, known for sandstone rock formations shaped by wave and wind erosion and an adjacent marine park. - [Yokohama Cosmoworld](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yokohama-cosmoworld): Kanagawa, Amusement park. A compact urban amusement park in Minato Mirai built around the Cosmo Clock 21, a giant clock-faced Ferris wheel that is a symbol of the Yokohama waterfront; free to enter, pay per ride. - [Goshono Site](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/goshono-site): Iwate, Historic site. The site of a Jomon village on a plateau above the Mabechi River in Ichinohe, northern Iwate, lived in from about 5,000 to 4,200 years ago and one of the 17 parts of the Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan World Heritage property. You cross a covered wooden suspension bridge to reach it. Some pit houses have been rebuilt with earth roofs, based on burnt remains found here. The park is free; the museum costs 300 yen. - [Inujima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/inujima): Okayama, Attraction. A tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea where a former copper refinery has been transformed into a striking art museum. Part of the Setouchi art island network alongside Naoshima and Teshima, but far less crowded and uniquely industrial. - [Kawachi Fujien](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kawachi-fujien): Fukuoka, Garden. A privately owned wisteria garden in the hills of Kitakyushu, known for two long wisteria flower tunnels and a large trellis. - [Misumi West Port](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/misumi-west-port): Kumamoto, Historic site. A harbour designed by the Dutch engineer Rouwenhorst Mulder and opened in 1887, with a 756 m stone quay built by Amakusa masons, stone drains and bridges, and a row of Meiji-era public buildings. Miike coal was shipped from here until Miike Port opened. It is one of the 23 parts of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution World Heritage property. The waterfront is free to walk. - [Utsukushigahara](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/utsukushigahara): Nagano, Park. A highland plateau at about 2,000 metres straddling Matsumoto and Ueda, home to an open-air sculpture museum and wide mountain views. - [Dewa Sanzan](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/dewa-sanzan): Yamagata, Shrine. The three sacred mountains of Dewa -- Haguro, Gassan, and Yudono -- have been a center for yamabushi mountain asceticism for over 1,400 years and represent birth, death, and rebirth. Page 46 of 85. Previous page: https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations.md?page=45 Next page: https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations.md?page=47 --- Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?page=46) Last updated: 2026-11-09