Hiroshima
Hiroshima - City of Peace and Resilience
A city rebuilt as a peace memorial and modern metropolis. Gateway to Miyajima Island and home of ...
Kashiragashima Church
A Stone Church Its Congregation Quarried by Hand, on a Goto Island Once Left to the Sick
A sandstone church on Kashiragashima, off Nakadori island in the Goto chain, built from 1910 to 1...
Mashiko
A Charming Pottery Town with Hundreds of Kilns
One of Japan's most famous pottery towns, home to over 300 kilns producing the rustic Mashiko-yak...
Oki Islands
UNESCO Global Geopark in the Sea of Japan
A remote archipelago designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, featuring dramatic sea cliffs, unique...
Omiwa Shrine
Ancient Shrine that Worships Mount Miwa Itself
One of Japan's oldest shrines, which has no main sanctuary because Mount Miwa behind it is worshi...
Shosenkyo Gorge
Shosenkyo Gorge is a scenic 5-kilometer granite ravine along the Arakawa River that has been desi...
Sun Messe Nichinan
Moai Statues on Miyazaki's Tropical Coast
Seaside park featuring the only full-size reproductions of Easter Island moai statues officially ...
Beppu Hells
Spectacular Geothermal Hot Spring Hells Tour
Seven spectacular natural hot springs too hot for bathing, each with unique colors and features, ...
Lake Toya
A beautiful caldera lake with a forested island at its center and the active volcano Usu-zan near...
Magome-juku
A beautifully preserved post town on the historic Nakasendo trail, featuring a steep stone-paved ...
Oboke Gorge
Emerald River Gorge Carved Through Crystalline Schist Rock
A dramatic river gorge with emerald-green water and towering crystalline schist cliff walls along...
Tomonoura
Tomonoura - The Port Town That Inspired Ponyo
A historic port town that inspired the Studio Ghibli film 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea,' with t...
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
Window into Hakata's Traditional Merchant Culture
Small folk museum preserving Hakata's traditional merchant culture with Meiji-era machiya townhou...
Kagoshima
A subtropical southern city facing the active Sakurajima volcano across the bay, with a samurai h...
Kusatsu Onsen
Japan's Premier Hot Spring Resort
One of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, known for the Yubatake (hot water field) in the ce...