Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

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Museum
Kanagawa

Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

An interactive museum dedicated to instant noodles where visitors can create their own custom Cup...

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Temple
Kyoto

Daigo-ji

Hideyoshi's Cherry Blossom Temple on the Mountainside

A sprawling World Heritage Site famous for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's legendary 1598 cherry blossom vie...

Kyoto, Japan
Attraction
Fukui

Echizen Coast

Dramatic Rocky Coastline and Crab Country

Dramatic rocky coastline stretching along the Sea of Japan, famous for winter Echizen crab season...

Echizen, Fukui, Japan
Museum
Tokyo

Ghibli Museum

Studio Ghibli Animation Museum

Whimsical museum dedicated to Studio Ghibli's animated films, featuring exclusive short films and...

Tokyo, Japan
Attraction
Fukushima

Goshikinuma

Goshikinuma (Five Colored Lakes)

A series of volcanic lakes near Mount Bandai, the Five Colored Lakes display hues of cobalt blue,...

Kitashiobara, Fukushima, Japan
Historic Site
Akita

Kakunodate

Known as the 'Little Kyoto of Tohoku', this beautifully preserved samurai district features centu...

Senboku, Akita, Japan
Attraction
Hiroshima

Okunoshima

Okunoshima (Rabbit Island)

A small island in the Seto Inland Sea famous for its hundreds of friendly wild rabbits.

Takehara, Hiroshima, Japan
Historic Site
Fukushima

Ouchi-juku

An Edo-era post town lined with thatched-roof houses, Ouchi-juku is famous for its negi soba -- b...

Shimogo, Fukushima, Japan
Temple
Fukuoka

Tochoji

Hakata Temple with a Large Wooden Buddha

A Shingon temple in Hakata that houses the Fukuoka Daibutsu, a large seated wooden Buddha, along ...

Fukuoka, 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
Onsen
Gifu

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...

Gifu, Japan
Historic Site
Kyoto

Ine

Ine - The Venice of Japan

The 'Venice of Japan', a fishing village with 230 traditional funaya boat houses lining a tranqui...

Kyoto, Japan
Attraction
Nagano

Kamikochi

Kamikochi Alpine Valley

Japan's premier alpine valley in the Northern Japan Alps, featuring the crystal-clear Azusa River...

Nagano, Japan
Temple
Kanagawa

Kencho-ji

Japan's First Zen Training Monastery

The first Zen training monastery in Japan, founded in 1253, and ranked first among Kamakura's Fiv...

Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Landmark
Hyogo

Kobe Port Tower

Red Lattice Tower with a Rooftop Deck at Kobe Port

A red steel observation tower on a Kobe Port pier, first opened in 1963 and reopened in 2024 with...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan