Beppu Onsen
Hot Springs City
Japan's most prolific hot spring city with more sources than anywhere else, famous for the specta...
Cape Ashizuri
Shikoku's southernmost cape, crowned by a striking white lighthouse perched on 80-meter sea cliff...
Dejima
Restored Edo-Period Dutch Trading Post
A restored fan-shaped island in central Nagasaki that served as the Netherlands' trading post dur...
Hirome Market
Step into the center of Kochi at Hirome Market, where over 60 food stalls and communal tables cre...
Hokoku-ji
Kamakura's Bamboo Temple
The 'Bamboo Temple.' 2,000+ moso bamboo stalks behind the main hall. Small tea house inside the g...
Imabari Castle
Japan's Finest Sea Castle with Seawater Moat
One of Japan's finest sea castles, built by master architect Todo Takatora in 1602, with a moat f...
Iya Kazurabashi
Vine Suspension Bridge in a Hidden Valley
A 45-meter vine bridge swaying above a turquoise river in one of Japan's three great secluded reg...
Kikuchi Gorge
Forested Valley of Clear Streams and Small Falls
A forested valley on the northwestern outer rim of Mount Aso, with clear streams, rapids, deep po...
Megijima
Setouchi Art Island Linked to the Onigashima Ogre Legend
A small island about 4 km off Takamatsu, associated with the Onigashima ogre-island legend and on...
Nabegataki Falls
Wide Waterfall You Can Walk Behind
A low, wide waterfall in Oguni with a walkable path behind the curtain of water. Timed online res...
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...
Omi Jingu
Otsu Shrine Tied to Emperor Tenji and Competitive Karuta
A Shinto shrine in Otsu dedicated to Emperor Tenji, widely known as a centre of competitive karuta.
Oya History Museum
A Cathedral-Like Underground Quarry Carved from Stone
An underground space carved out of Oya stone quarries, with soaring 30-meter ceilings reminiscent...
Suwa Taisha
Suwa Taisha - One of Japan's Oldest and Most Revered Shrines
One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, spread across four buildings around Lake Suwa and famo...
Tennoji Zoo
Century-Old Zoo in Tennoji Park near Shinsekai
One of Japan's oldest zoos, opened in 1915, home to around 1,000 animals across roughly 170 speci...