Beppu Onsen
Hot Springs City
Japan's most prolific hot spring city with more sources than anywhere else, famous for the specta...
Dejima
Restored Edo-Period Dutch Trading Post
A restored fan-shaped island in central Nagasaki that served as the Netherlands' trading post dur...
Enoshima
Enoshima Island
A small island near Kamakura with shrines, sea caves, panoramic views, and a lively seaside atmos...
Heijo Palace Site
UNESCO Imperial Palace Ruins with Reconstructed Gate and Hall
The ruins of the imperial palace of the Nara-period capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a ...
Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Ancient Shinto shrine set in a primeval forest, famous for thousands of stone and bronze lanterns.
Kobe
A cosmopolitan port city celebrated for Kobe beef, mountain-harbor scenery, and multicultural her...
Kurama-dera
A Mountain Temple of Mystical Energy and Ancient Forests
A powerful mountain temple said to be where Yoshitsune trained as a child. The forested trail con...
Nagasaki Peace Park
Memorial to Nagasaki's Atomic Bombing
A solemn peace memorial featuring the Peace Statue and the Atomic Bomb Museum documenting Nagasak...
Oigawa Railway
Steam Locomotive Line with Thomas Trains and a Mountain Branch
A private railway in central Shizuoka that runs regular steam locomotive trains, seasonal Thomas ...
Okunoshima
Okunoshima (Rabbit Island)
A small island in the Seto Inland Sea famous for its hundreds of friendly wild rabbits.
Oyama Shrine
Shrine with a Three-Style Shinmon Gate
A Kanazawa shrine dedicated to Maeda Toshiie, known for a front gate blending Japanese, Chinese a...
Sannai-Maruyama Archaeological Site
Japan's Largest Jomon Settlement, a UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric Site
One of Japan's most important archaeological sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sannai-Maruy...
Shimabara Castle
Castle of the Christian Rebellion
Reconstructed castle famous for its connection to the Shimabara Rebellion, with exhibits on Chris...
Takeda Castle Ruins
The legendary 'Castle in the Sky', famous for floating above a sea of clouds on autumn mornings.
Tojinbo Cliffs
Dramatic volcanic columnar basalt cliffs stretching one kilometer along the Sea of Japan coast, a...