Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Ashikaga Flower Park

Great Wisteria and Seasonal Flower Garden

Famous flower park featuring a 150-year-old Great Wisteria tree and spectacular seasonal illumina...

Asuka

Japan's Ancient Capital with Megalithic Tombs and Stone Carvings

Japan's ancient capital before Nara, where mysterious megalithic stone tombs, ancient temple ruin...

Atago Shrine

A Mountaintop Fire God Shrine Reached by a Rewarding Hike

Perched atop 924-meter Mt. Atago, this ancient shrine dedicated to the fire deity has protected K...

Atami

Atsuta Shrine

One of Japan's Holiest Shrines Housing a Sacred Imperial Treasure

One of Japan's most important Shinto shrines, believed to house the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsur...

Awa Odori Kaikan

Year-Round Home of Japan's Largest Traditional Dance Festival

A year-round venue and museum dedicated to the Awa Odori, Japan's largest traditional dance festi...

Awaji Hanasajiki

Hillside Flower Park with Panoramic Sea Views

A vast hillside flower park on northern Awaji Island with seasonal displays of canola, lavender, ...

Awaji Island

Largest Island in the Seto Inland Sea

The largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, connected to Kobe by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, known f...

Awara Onsen

One of Hokuriku's most famous hot spring towns, known as the 'parlor of the Kansai region' for ov...

Beppu Hells

Spectacular Geothermal Hot Spring Hells Tour

Seven spectacular natural hot springs too hot for bathing, each with unique colors and features, ...

Beppu Onsen

Hot Springs City

Japan's most prolific hot spring city with more sources than anywhere else, famous for the specta...

Biei

Rolling patchwork hills of lavender, wheat, and wildflowers set against the Tokachi mountain rang...

Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle

The highest original castle in Japan at 430 meters elevation, a mountaintop fortress often shroud...

Byodo-in

Byodo-in Temple

A UNESCO World Heritage temple famous for its Phoenix Hall, depicted on the Japanese 10-yen coin.

Canal City Hakata

Fukuoka's City Within a City

A massive entertainment and shopping complex in the heart of Hakata with a canal, fountains, and ...

Cape Ashizuri

Shikoku's southernmost cape, crowned by a striking white lighthouse perched on 80-meter sea cliff...

Cape Toi

A dramatic cape at the southern tip of Miyazaki where wild Misaki horses roam freely along rugged...

Chichibu

Chichibu is a mountain town famous for its spectacular December night festival with towering floa...

Chikurinji Temple

Chion-in

Monumental Head Temple of Pure Land Buddhism

The head temple of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism, featuring Japan's largest temple gate at 24 meters ...