# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Hozugawa River Boat Ride](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hozugawa-river-boat-ride): Kyoto, Attraction. A two-hour wooden boat ride down the Hozu River from Kameoka to Arashiyama, navigating gentle rapids through a forested gorge. A perfect pairing with the Sagano Scenic Railway for a round trip. Operates year-round with heated kotatsu boats in winter.
- [Kenroku-en](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kenroku-en): Ishikawa, Garden. One of Japan's three great landscape gardens, named for the six qualities a garden was said to need.
- [Lake Towada](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/lake-towada): Aomori, Attraction. A pristine caldera lake straddling Aomori and Akita prefectures, renowned for its deep blue waters, vivid autumn foliage, and the Maiden of the Lake statue.
- [Nara](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nara): Nara, City. Japan's first permanent capital, famous for free-roaming sacred deer and the world's largest bronze Buddha at Todai-ji.
- [Yufuin](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/yufuin): Oita, Onsen. Yufuin is an onsen town at the foot of Mount Yufu, known for its art museums, boutique ryokan, and the misty morning views over Lake Kinrinko.
- [Canal City Hakata](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/canal-city-hakata): Fukuoka, Shopping. A massive entertainment and shopping complex in the heart of Hakata with a canal, fountains, and 250 shops.
- [Hikone Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hikone-castle): Shiga, Castle. A National Treasure castle near Lake Biwa, one of only five castles with an original keep designated as a National Treasure.
- [Nijo Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/nijo-castle): Kyoto, Castle. UNESCO World Heritage flatland castle. The floors squeak when you walk, designed as a security alarm. Kano school paintings inside.
- [Todai-ji](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/todai-ji): Nara, Temple. A UNESCO World Heritage temple housing the world's largest bronze Buddha statue inside the largest wooden building in the world.
- [Mount Fuji](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/mount-fuji): Shizuoka, Mountain. Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and active stratovolcano sacred for centuries.
- [Harajuku](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/harajuku): Tokyo, Neighborhood. Tokyo's epicenter of youth fashion, street culture, and creative expression centered around Takeshita Street.
- [Kamakura Daibutsu (Kotoku-in)](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kotoku-in): Kanagawa, Temple. The Great Buddha of Kamakura. 13.35 meters tall, 121 tons, cast in 1252. The original temple hall washed away in a 1498 tsunami so it sits outdoors. You can go inside it.
- [Osu Shopping District](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/osu-shopping-district): Aichi, Neighborhood. A lively covered shopping district with over 1,200 shops spanning electronics, vintage clothing, street food, and subculture goods. A unique mix of traditional temple town and otaku culture. The Osu Kannon temple sits at its heart.
- [Expo '70 Commemorative Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/expo-70-commemorative-park): Osaka, Park. The legacy of Japan's first World's Fair lives on in this 260-hectare park, where Taro Okamoto's 70-meter Tower of the Sun still watches over gardens, museums, and 5,500 cherry trees.
- [Ippudo Umeda](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/ippudo-umeda): Osaka, Restaurant. Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen chain with unlimited free spicy moyashi (bean sprouts) at every table.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28