Sasayama Castle
Sasayama Castle and the Ōshoin: Hours, Tickets and Parking
The stone walls and moats of a castle built in 1609 on Tokugawa Ieyasu's orders, and the Ōshoin, ...
Aoyama Rekishi-mura
Aoyama Rekishi-mura: The Sasayama Lords' Villa and Storehouses
The villa and storehouses of the Aoyama family, lords of Sasayama from 1748 to the Meiji Restorat...
Nichinan Coast
Scenic Coastline with Devil's Washboard Rock Formations
The Nichinan Coast stretches over 100 kilometers along Miyazaki's Pacific shore, famous for its d...
Abeno Harukas
Western Japan's Tallest Building with 360-Degree Views
A 300-meter skyscraper featuring the Harukas 300 observation deck, a department store, art museum...
Myoryuji (Ninja Temple)
A Temple of Hidden Traps and Secret Passages
A fascinating temple built with hidden staircases, trap doors, and secret passages as defensive m...
Taiyo Park
World Heritage Replicas Theme Park
A quirky theme park featuring full-scale replicas of world monuments including a Neuschwanstein-s...
Saihoji (Kokedera)
The Moss Temple Requiring Advance Reservation
A World Heritage Zen temple blanketed in over 120 varieties of moss, creating an ethereal green l...
Zuihoden
The ornate mausoleum of Date Masamune, Zuihoden is an example of Momoyama-period architecture wit...
Ichiran Shinjuku
Japan's Most Famous Solo-Dining Tonkotsu Ramen
Ichiran's whole design exists so that you never have to speak to anyone. Buy a ticket from the ma...
Keino Matsubara Beach
Japan's Best Sunset Beach with Ancient Pine Groves
West-facing beach with 50,000 black pine trees and Seto Inland Sea sunsets. Swimming July to late...
Tsuruhashi Korean Town
Japan's Largest and Liveliest Koreatown
Japan's largest Koreatown around Tsuruhashi Station, with hundreds of yakiniku joints, kimchi ven...
Hashima Island (Gunkanjima)
Abandoned Coal Mining Island and UNESCO Industrial Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution, Hashima...
Sagano Bamboo Grove
Tall bamboo stalks forming a corridor in Arashiyama. Very Instagrammed. Go at dawn or it's a queu...
Amami Oshima
A UNESCO World Heritage island between Kyushu and Okinawa, with pristine mangrove forests, vibran...
Okinawa World
A sprawling theme park featuring one of Japan's largest limestone caves, a recreated Ryukyu Kingd...