Aomori
Aomori - City of the Blazing Nebuta Festival
Northern Honshu city famous for the spectacular Nebuta Festival, one of Japan's most dramatic sum...
Kanazawa Castle
Maeda Clan Castle with White Lead Roof Tiles
The castle of the wealthy Maeda clan, featuring beautifully reconstructed gates and turrets with ...
Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa is Japan's largest and oldest freshwater lake, offering water sports, scenic cycling ro...
Lake Inawashiro
Mirror of Heaven
Japan's fourth-largest lake, nicknamed the Mirror of Heaven for its crystal-clear waters reflecti...
Miyazaki City
Sunshine City of Myth and Nature
Subtropical prefectural capital known for year-round sunshine, mythological sites, mango, and cha...
Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park
Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park sprawls across the hills of Saitama, famous for its displ...
Naoshima
Contemporary Art Island in the Seto Inland Sea
An island transformed into a world-renowned contemporary art destination, home to museums and out...
Okage Yokocho
A charming recreated Edo-to-Meiji period street adjacent to Ise Grand Shrine, packed with traditi...
Shimoda
Shimoda - Where Japan Opened to the World
The historic port where Commodore Perry's Black Ships arrived in 1854, opening Japan to internati...
Shirahama Beach
White Sand Beach in Wakayama
One of Japan's most famous beaches, known for its pristine white sand and crystal clear waters on...
Shirakawa-go
UNESCO Thatched-Roof Village
UNESCO World Heritage village with traditional gassho-zukuri thatched-roof farmhouses in a remote...
Tomonoura
Tomonoura - The Port Town That Inspired Ponyo
A historic port town that inspired the Studio Ghibli film 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea,' with t...
Gero Onsen
Gero Onsen - One of Japan's Three Great Hot Spring Towns
One of Japan's three great onsen towns alongside Kusatsu and Arima, celebrated for its silky alka...
Huis Ten Bosch
Huis Ten Bosch - Japan's Dutch Kingdom Theme Park
Japan's largest theme park recreating a Dutch town with canals, windmills, flower gardens, and se...
Imabari Castle
Japan's Finest Sea Castle with Seawater Moat
One of Japan's finest sea castles, built by master architect Todo Takatora in 1602, with a moat f...