Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Explore temples, shrines, castles, parks, and more

Attraction
Kochi

Niyodo River

Flowing through unspoiled mountain gorges, the Niyodo River draws visitors with its clarity and d...

Kochi, Japan
Attraction
Fukuoka

Ohori Park

Fukuoka's Most Beautiful Urban Park

Expansive lakeside park in central Fukuoka built around the former moat of Fukuoka Castle, popula...

Fukuoka, Japan
Historic Site
Chiba

Sawara

Little Edo on the Water

Beautifully preserved Edo-period canal district in Katori City, known as 'Little Edo on the Water...

Katori, Chiba, Japan
Neighborhood
Kyoto

Gion

Kyoto's most famous geisha district with traditional wooden machiya townhouses and atmospheric te...

Kyoto, Japan
Onsen
Hyogo

Kinosaki Onsen

Kinosaki Onsen is a traditional hot spring town where visitors stroll between seven public bathho...

Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan
Shrine
Kagoshima

Kirishima Shrine

Mountain Shrine of the Divine Descent

Grand vermillion shrine dedicated to the deity Ninigi-no-Mikoto who descended from heaven to foun...

Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Attraction
Kagoshima

Sakurajima

Sakurajima Volcano

One of Japan's most active volcanoes rising from Kagoshima Bay, accessible by a short ferry ride.

Kagoshima, Japan
City
Tokushima

Tokushima

Tokushima - City of the Awa Odori Dance

Home of the Awa Odori, Japan's largest and most famous dance festival that transforms the entire ...

Tokushima, Japan
Museum
Shimane

Adachi Museum of Art

Art museum whose Japanese gardens have been ranked best in Japan by the Journal of Japanese Garde...

Yasugi, Shimane, Japan
Park
Hyogo

Awaji Hanasajiki

Hillside Flower Park with Panoramic Sea Views

A vast hillside flower park on northern Awaji Island with seasonal displays of canola, lavender, ...

Awaji, Hyogo, Japan
City
Saitama

Chichibu

Chichibu is a mountain town famous for its December night festival with towering floats, a 34-tem...

Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Attraction
Iwate

Jodogahama Beach

A Heavenly White Beach on the Sanriku Coast

Named for its resemblance to a Buddhist paradise, Jodogahama is a white pebble beach backed by sh...

Miyako, Iwate, Japan
City
Kagoshima

Kagoshima

A vibrant southern city facing the active Sakurajima volcano across the bay, known for its subtro...

Kagoshima, Japan
City
Saitama

Kawagoe

Kawagoe - Little Edo

Known as 'Little Edo', Kawagoe preserves a clay-walled warehouse district and bell tower that evo...

Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Garden
Ishikawa

Kenroku-en

One of Japan's Three Great Gardens

Considered one of Japan's three most beautiful landscape gardens, known for six attributes of an ...

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan