# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Yanbaru](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yanbaru): Okinawa, Region. The hilly, forested north of Okinawa Island, spread over the villages of Kunigami, Ogimi and Higashi. Its subtropical evergreen forest is the only home of the flightless Okinawa rail and the Okinawa woodpecker, and about 7,700 hectares of it make up the Northern part of Okinawa Island, one of the four areas of Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island, a World Natural Heritage site inscribed in 2021. Come by car: buses are sparse and the best-known waterfall trail is closed.
- [Yoro Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yoro-falls): Gifu, Park. A waterfall about 30 metres high within Yoro Park, listed among Japan's 100 notable waterfalls.
- [Daikanbo](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/daikanbo): Kumamoto, Landmark. A lookout on the northern rim of the Aso caldera, about 936 meters high, with views over the plain and the reclining outline of the mountains known as the sleeping Buddha.
- [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.
- [Hasedera](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hasedera): Nara, Temple. The head temple of the Shingon Buzan school, set on a hillside in Sakurai and known for its covered stairway and thousands of peonies.
- [Meiji Mura](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/meiji-mura): Aichi, Museum. An open-air architectural museum in Inuyama that preserves more than 60 buildings from the Meiji era, including eleven Important Cultural Properties.
- [Umitamago Aquarium](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/umitamago-aquarium): Oita, Aquarium. A large aquarium on the shore of Beppu Bay, across the road from Takasakiyama, with marine tanks, an open-air pool and dolphin performances.
- [Chiran Samurai District](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/chiran-samurai-district): Kagoshima, Historic site. A beautifully preserved Edo-period samurai district featuring seven exquisite gardens and a 700-meter stone-walled street.
- [Kitagawa Monet's Garden Marmottan](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kitagawa-monet-s-garden-marmottan): Kochi, Garden. A garden in Kitagawa village designed after Claude Monet's garden at Giverny, and the only place outside France permitted to use the Monet name.
- [Korankei](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/korankei): Aichi, Attraction. A gorge along the Tomoe River in the Asuke area of Toyota, planted with around 4,000 maple trees and among Japan's well-known autumn-foliage spots.
- [Ohara Museum of Art](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ohara-museum-of-art): Okayama, Museum. Japan's first private museum centered on Western art, opened in 1930 on the canal in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. One 2,000-yen ticket covers the main gallery, the Craft and Asian Art Gallery and the Kojima Torajiro Memorial Museum, and it does not expire.
- [Shomyo Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/shomyo-falls): Toyama, Attraction. A four-tiered waterfall in the Tateyama mountains with a total drop of 350 metres, the tallest in Japan.
- [Gassan](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/gassan): Yamagata, Attraction. One of the three sacred Dewa mountains, Gassan is unusual for offering summer skiing from April to July. Alpine wildflowers blanket the slopes, and pilgrims hike to the summit shrine. A unique blend of spirituality and outdoor adventure.
- [Itoshima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/itoshima): Fukuoka, Region. A coastal area west of Fukuoka City with cafes, beaches, and the white torii gate of Sakurai Futamigaura standing offshore.
- [Harajiri Falls](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/harajiri-falls): Oita, Landmark. A wide waterfall about 120 metres across and 20 metres high that drops from flat farmland, one of Japan's 100 selected waterfalls.

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Last updated: 2026-11-09