Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Explore temples, shrines, castles, parks, and more

Park
Nara

Nara Park

Historic park home to over 1,000 freely roaming sacred deer and several UNESCO World Heritage tem...

Nara, Japan
Shrine
Miyagi

Shiogama Shrine

Tohoku's Most Revered Shrine Overlooking Matsushima Bay

One of the most important shrines in the Tohoku region, perched on a hilltop overlooking Matsushi...

Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan
City
Tokushima

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 ...

Tokushima, Japan
City
Iwate

Tono

A rural town in the mountains of Iwate known as the birthplace of Japanese folklore studies, wher...

Tono, Iwate, Japan
Historic Site
Hokkaido

Trappistine Convent

Japan's First Contemplative Convent, Above Hakodate

Founded in 1898, the first contemplative convent for women in Japan. The cloistered nuns are not ...

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Island
Nagasaki

Tsushima

Japan's Border Island, 49.5 km from Korea and 82 km End to End

A long, forested island in the strait between Kyushu and Korea, with a 7th-century border fort, a...

Tsushima, Nagasaki, Japan
Landmark
Osaka

Umeda Sky Building

Floating Garden Observatory

Two 40-story towers connected by an open-air rooftop deck at 173 meters. The glass-tube escalator...

Osaka, Japan
Attraction
Tochigi

Kegon Falls

One of Japan's three finest waterfalls, plunging 97 meters from the heights of Lake Chuzenji into...

Tochigi, Japan
Attraction
Chiba

Mother Farm

Mother Farm spreads across the hilltops of Chiba's Boso Peninsula, offering families a chance to ...

Chiba, Japan
Attraction
Kochi

Niyodo River

Flowing through unspoiled mountain gorges, the Niyodo River draws visitors with its clarity and d...

Kochi, Japan
Museum
Toyama

Toyama Glass Art Museum

A museum designed by architect Kengo Kuma, featuring intricate timber lattice interiors and accla...

Toyama, Japan
Historic Site
Kumamoto

Tsujun Bridge

Japan's Largest Stone Aqueduct Bridge

National Important Cultural Property and Japan's largest stone aqueduct bridge, famous for its sp...

Yamato, Kumamoto, Japan
Attraction
Tottori

Uradome Coast

Uradome Coast - San'in Geopark Coastal Scenery

A spectacular 15-kilometer stretch of coastline within the San'in Kaigan Geopark, featuring sea c...

Iwami, Tottori, Japan
Shrine
Hyogo

Izanagi Shrine

Japan's Oldest Shrine, Birthplace of the Creation Myth

Considered Japan's oldest shrine, dedicated to the creator deities Izanagi and Izanami who, accor...

Awaji, Hyogo, Japan
Shrine
Fukuoka

Kushida Shrine

Hakata's Most Important Shrine and Festival Hub

Hakata's central shrine and starting point of the famous Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, with a ye...

Fukuoka, Japan