Niyodo River
Flowing through unspoiled mountain gorges, the Niyodo River draws visitors with its clarity and d...
Ohori Park
Fukuoka's Most Beautiful Urban Park
Expansive lakeside park in central Fukuoka built around the former moat of Fukuoka Castle, popula...
Sawara
Little Edo on the Water
Beautifully preserved Edo-period canal district in Katori City, known as 'Little Edo on the Water...
Gion
Kyoto's most famous geisha district with traditional wooden machiya townhouses and atmospheric te...
Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen is a traditional hot spring town where visitors stroll between seven public bathho...
Kirishima Shrine
Mountain Shrine of the Divine Descent
Grand vermillion shrine dedicated to the deity Ninigi-no-Mikoto who descended from heaven to foun...
Sakurajima
Sakurajima Volcano
One of Japan's most active volcanoes rising from Kagoshima Bay, accessible by a short ferry ride.
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 ...
Adachi Museum of Art
Art museum whose Japanese gardens have been ranked best in Japan by the Journal of Japanese Garde...
Awaji Hanasajiki
Hillside Flower Park with Panoramic Sea Views
A vast hillside flower park on northern Awaji Island with seasonal displays of canola, lavender, ...
Chichibu
Chichibu is a mountain town famous for its December night festival with towering floats, a 34-tem...
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...
Kagoshima
A vibrant southern city facing the active Sakurajima volcano across the bay, known for its subtro...
Kawagoe
Kawagoe - Little Edo
Known as 'Little Edo', Kawagoe preserves a clay-walled warehouse district and bell tower that evo...
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 ...