Rurikoji Temple
Rurikoji Temple Five-Story Pagoda
Rising above a tranquil pond garden, the five-story pagoda of Rurikoji Temple has been counted am...
Shimonoseki Karato Market
Karato Market
At this bustling waterfront market in the fugu capital of Japan, visitors can savor the notorious...
Hagi
A well-preserved Edo-era castle town on the Sea of Japan coast that produced many leaders of the ...
Akiyoshido Cave
Akiyoshido Cave - Japan's Largest Limestone Cave
Japan's largest and longest limestone cave, stretching over 10 kilometers underground with approx...
Motonosumi Shrine
Motonosumi Shrine - 123 Torii Gates by the Sea
A seaside shrine where 123 vermillion torii gates snake down a clifftop hillside to the edge of t...
Tsunoshima Bridge
Stretching 1,780 meters across bright turquoise waters, Tsunoshima Bridge offers one of Japan's m...
Kintaikyo Bridge
Arching across the Nishiki River in five wooden spans, Kintaikyo Bridge stands as a feat of Japan...
Ganryujima
The Islet Where Musashi Fought Kojiro, 10 Minutes by Boat from Karato
A flat, uninhabited islet in the Kanmon Strait, officially named Funashima, where by tradition Mi...
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...
Michi-no-Eki Senzakitchen
Grill your own catch at Senzaki harbor
Senzaki's fishing-port food hall on Senzaki Bay. Buy fish or dried seafood at the counter and gri...
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine
A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane on a hillside above Hofu, with a stone stairway and p...
Iwakuni Castle
A reconstructed hilltop castle above Kintaikyo Bridge, with views over the Nishiki River and Iwak...
Michi-no-Eki Kitaura Kaido Hohoku
Squid and sea views on the road to Tsunoshima
The closest roadside station to Tsunoshima Bridge, on Route 191 above Waku fishing port. Eat a se...
Hagi Castle Ruins
At the foot of Mount Shizuki beside Kikugahama Beach, Hagi’s moats and stone walls mark the forme...
Michi-no-Eki Hagi Sea Mart
A fish market next to Hagi's harbor
A roadside station built as a public market beside Hagi's fishing port and fish auction. Fishmong...