Ikaho Onsen
Stone Staircase Hot Spring Town
Famous onsen town built around a 365-step stone staircase, known for its iron-rich 'golden waters...
Sapporo Clock Tower
Sapporo's Western-Style Landmark
A historic wooden clock tower from 1878 that has become the enduring symbol of Sapporo and Hokkaido.
Tendo Onsen
A Charming Onsen Town Famous as Japan's Shogi Capital
A relaxing hot spring town known as the production center of over 90% of Japan's shogi pieces. Th...
Toyama Glass Art Museum
A museum designed by architect Kengo Kuma, featuring intricate timber lattice interiors and accla...
Daitoku-ji
Vast Zen Complex of Exquisite Rock Gardens
A vast Rinzai Zen temple complex in northern Kyoto with over 20 sub-temples, many featuring excep...
Himeji Monorail Memorial
Preserved Cars from Japan's Abandoned Monorail
Preserved cars from the Himeji Monorail (1966-1974), a futuristic transit system that operated fo...
Karatsu
Karatsu - Castle Town of Pottery and Festivals
A historic castle town on Saga's northern coast, renowned for its centuries-old Karatsu-yaki pott...
Kinkaku-ji
Golden Pavilion Temple
Kyoto's golden icon, where a pavilion sheathed in real gold leaf floats above its mirror-still po...
Kirishima Onsen
Highland Hot Springs in Volcanic Mountain Country
Cluster of mountain hot spring resorts in the volcanic Kirishima highlands, offering diverse mine...
Tore Tore Market
Western Japan's Largest Seafood Market in Shirahama
One of western Japan's largest seafood markets where visitors can buy fresh fish, dine at seafood...
Yoshinogari Historical Park
Yoshinogari is Japan's largest Yayoi-period archaeological site, featuring reconstructed ancient ...
Hikone Castle
A National Treasure castle near Lake Biwa, one of only five castles with an original keep designa...
Kitakyushu
Industrial Heritage City with Night Views from Mt. Sarakura
Major port city known for Kokura Castle, the spectacular night views from Mount Sarakura, and the...
Kitano Ijinkan
Kobe's Historic Western Foreign Residences
Hillside district of beautifully preserved Western-style foreign residences from the Meiji era, b...
Mount Rokko
Kobe's Main Mountain with Million-Dollar Night Views
Kobe's main mountain, 931m high. Famous for its night view of the city and Osaka Bay, which local...