Kashiwajima
Water So Clear the Boats Look Like They Are Hovering, at the Far End of Kochi
A small island, about 4 kilometers around, tied to the Otsuki Peninsula by two bridges. The water...
Katori Shrine
A wooded shrine in Katori dedicated to Futsunushi, with a long approach and dark wooden sanctuary...
Kinojo Castle Ruins
A reconstructed gate above the Kibi Plain introduces a much older kind of Japanese fortress. Kino...
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
Japan's Tallest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, 173 Meters Over a Gorge in Oita
A pedestrian-only suspension bridge 173 meters above the Naruko River gorge and 390 meters long, ...
Michi-no-Eki Aizu Yugawa Aizubange
Aizu rice and vegetables in the middle of the basin
A farm market on Route 49 beside the Aga River, run jointly by Yugawa village and Aizubange town....
Michi-no-Eki Inakadate
Rice paddy art from a viewing tower near Hirosaki
A Route 102 bypass stop in the village that started Japan's rice paddy art. From the viewing towe...
Michi-no-Eki Kasaoka Bay Farm
Flower fields on reclaimed Kasaoka Bay
A farm market on the flat reclaimed land of Kasaoka Bay, next to fields planted for each season: ...
Michi-no-Eki Nanairo Nanae
Apple sweets in the town where Japan first grew Western apples
A 2018 roadside station on Route 5 just north of Hakodate, about ten minutes by car from Shin-Hak...
Michi-no-Eki Obira Nishin Banya
A herring fishermen's lodge on the Sea of Japan coast
A stop on Route 232, the Oronro Line, roughly halfway between Sapporo and Wakkanai. Next door sta...
Michi-no-Eki Saijo Nonta-no-Sakagura
Sake from ten Higashihiroshima breweries under one roof
A sake-brewery-style station beside the Route 2 Saijo Bypass, opened in 2022. Its market stocks s...
Michi-no-Eki Shizukuishi Anekko
A hot spring stop on the Route 46 drive to Akita
The last big stop on Route 46 before the mountains to Akita. It has a day-use hot spring with an ...
Michi-no-Eki Tamba Obaachan-no-Sato
Tamba farm flavors and a park beside Kasuga IC
Tamba Obaachan-no-Sato combines regional food shopping with a restaurant, gelato and a grassy par...
Michi-no-Eki Wave Park Namerikawa
A firefly squid museum on Toyama Bay
A seafront station in Namerikawa built around the Hotaruika Museum, which explains the firefly sq...
Mount Kongo
The 1,125 m Peak Locals Climb Hundreds of Times, Stamp Card in Hand
The highest peak of the Kongo range, 1,125 m, on the Nara-Osaka border. Most people walk up from ...
Ofuna Kannon
A 25-Meter White Kannon Bust Watching Over Ofuna Station
A white concrete bust of Kannon about 25 meters tall on the hill above Ofuna Station, begun in 19...