Michi-no-Eki Yamba Furusatokan
A footbath beside the new bridges of Yamba Dam
A stop on the Route 145 Yamba bypass at the foot of Fudo Ohashi, one of the bridges built for Yam...
Mizuki Shigeru Road
A walk through Sakaiminato lined with bronze yokai from the manga of Mizuki Shigeru.
Mount Katsuragi
A Ropeway Up to the Azalea Slopes of Mount Katsuragi, Above Gose
A 959 m mountain on the Nara-Osaka border above Gose, with a wide grassy summit plateau that turn...
Naruko Onsen
Kokeshi Dolls, a 300-Yen Sulfur Bath by the Shrine, and a Gorge That Fills Up in Autumn
A hot spring town in the hills of northwest Miyagi, about 45 minutes from Furukawa on the JR Riku...
Nezu Shrine
Seven Edo-Era Buildings, 3,000 Azaleas and a Tunnel of Red Torii
A gongen-style shrine finished in 1706 whose seven main structures are all Important Cultural Pro...
Odawara Castle
Odawara’s reconstructed keep rises above moats, gates and a castle park close to the station. The...
Okukinu Onsen
Four Mountain Inns Past the Meotobuchi Gate, Reached on Foot or by Guest Shuttle
Four inns at the head of the Kinu River inside Nikko National Park: Kaniyu, Hatchonoyu, Nikkozawa...
Osaka Cathedral (St. Mary's, Tamatsukuri)
Osaka's Catholic Cathedral, With Hosokawa Gracia and Takayama Ukon at the Door
The cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, built in 1963 on ground linked to t...
Saidai-ji
Three Minutes from Yamato-Saidaiji Station, a Temple Where Tea Is Passed Round in a Giant Bowl
Once the western counterpart of Todai-ji, now a set of Edo-period halls three minutes from a busy...
Shokasonjuku Academy
The Two-Room Village School in Hagi Where Yoshida Shoin Taught Ito Hirobumi
A small wooden schoolhouse in the grounds of Shoin Shrine in Hagi, where Yoshida Shoin taught for...
Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu’s waterfront castle survives as Tamamo Park, where seawater fills the moats beside orig...
Tokugawa Art Museum
Owari Tokugawa Treasures and the Genji Scrolls, Shown Each November
The collection of the Owari Tokugawa family, more than 10,000 items including nine National Treas...
Yarigatake
Yarigatake: Two Days from Kamikochi, Then Ladders to a 3,180 m Spire
The 3,180-meter spear-shaped peak of the Northern Alps, fifth-highest in Japan, usually climbed o...
Yoshimizu Shrine
The Yoshino Shoin Where Yoshitsune Hid, Go-Daigo Held Court and Hideyoshi Came for the Cherries
A small shrine on Mount Yoshino that was Yoshimizu-in, a monks' lodging of Kimpusen-ji, until the...
Aoshima Cat Island (Ehime)
Two Boats a Day, 34 Passengers Max, and a Few Residents Among the Cats
A tiny fishing island 13.5 km off Nagahama where cats far outnumber the few elderly people who st...