Tanzan Shrine
Mountain Shrine with Japan's Only Wooden Thirteen-Story Pagoda
A mountain shrine famous for Japan's only remaining wooden thirteen-story pagoda and its autumn f...
Yakushi-ji
Ancient Temple of Healing with the Frozen Music Pagoda
A World Heritage temple and one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, celebrated for its elegant Ea...
Hiroshima
Hiroshima - City of Peace and Resilience
A city rebuilt as a peace memorial and modern metropolis. Gateway to Miyajima Island and home of ...
Kurokawa Onsen
Kurokawa Onsen - Atmospheric Mountain Hot Spring Village
A mountain onsen village in a wooded valley near Mount Aso, loved for its traditional atmosphere ...
Menya Musashi Shinjuku Main Store
Samurai-Themed Ramen Pioneer of the Tokyo Ramen Scene
Since 1998, this Tokyo ramen institution has served its pioneering double-soup style that masterf...
Sandanbeki
Dramatic Sea Cliffs with a Hidden Pirate Cave
Towering 50-meter sea cliffs along the Shirahama coast with an elevator descending to a cave once...
Tojinbo Cliffs
Dramatic volcanic columnar basalt cliffs stretching one kilometer along the Sea of Japan coast, a...
Usuki Stone Buddhas
National Treasure Stone Carvings from the Kamakura Period
A designated National Treasure, the Usuki Stone Buddhas comprise over 60 Buddhist figures carved ...
Ashikaga Flower Park
Great Wisteria and Seasonal Flower Garden
Famous flower park featuring a 150-year-old Great Wisteria tree and spectacular seasonal illumina...
Daisetsuzan National Park
Japan's Largest National Park
Japan's largest national park spanning over 2,200 square kilometers of dramatic volcanic peaks, a...
Fukuoka
Kyushu's vibrant capital famous for yatai street food stalls, tonkotsu ramen, and a lively canal ...
Geibikei Gorge
A River Gorge Adventure by Traditional Boat
Geibikei is a spectacular river gorge where visitors glide through two kilometers of towering cli...
Gio-ji
A Tiny Moss-Carpeted Temple Steeped in Tragic Romance
A small thatched-roof temple blanketed in luminous green moss, linked to a tragic love story from...
Meoto Iwa
The Sacred Wedded Rocks of Futami
Two sacred rocks connected by a massive shimenawa rope in the sea at Futami, Meoto Iwa symbolizes...
Nachi Falls
Japan's Tallest Single-Drop Waterfall
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall at 133 meters, a sacred site of the Kumano pilgrimage for o...