Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
Shrine to the God of Learning and Host of the Tenjin Matsuri
A shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, and the site of the Tenjin Ma...
Ponshukan
A Sake Tasting Museum Inside a Train Station
A unique sake tasting facility inside Echigo-Yuzawa Station offering samples from all of Niigata'...
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
A spectacular mountain transit route through the Northern Japan Alps with towering snow walls and...
Wajima Morning Market
One of Japan's three great morning markets with over 1,000 years of history, where local vendors ...
Ama no Iwato Shrine
Cave Where the Sun Goddess Hid
Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkn...
D.T. Suzuki Museum
Contemplative Museum for a Zen Philosopher
A quiet museum in Kanazawa devoted to the Buddhist philosopher Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, built arou...
Daisetsuzan National Park
Japan's Largest National Park
Japan's largest national park spanning over 2,200 square kilometers of dramatic volcanic peaks, a...
Hase-dera
Hase-dera Temple
A hillside temple in Kamakura celebrated for its towering gilded Kannon statue, lush hydrangea ga...
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...
Shigaraki
Shigaraki Pottery Town
Playful tanuki statues with their oversized bellies and sake flasks greet visitors throughout thi...
Shinjuku Gyoen
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Expansive national garden in central Tokyo blending Japanese, French, and English landscape styles.
Tsubosakadera
Temple of Large Stone Buddhas Linked to Eye Ailments
A Shingon temple in Takatori, the sixth stop of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage, known for a Kannon...
Tsujun Bridge
Japan's Largest Stone Aqueduct Bridge
National Important Cultural Property and Japan's largest stone aqueduct bridge, famous for its sp...
Tsukuba-san Shrine
Tsukuba-san Shrine sits at the base of Mount Tsukuba, one of Japan's most famous mountains, where...
Akiyoshido Cave
Akiyoshido Cave - Japan's Largest Limestone Cave
Japan's largest and longest limestone cave, stretching over 10 kilometers underground with approx...