Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Explore temples, shrines, castles, parks, and more

Market
Ishikawa

Omicho Market

Kanazawa's Covered Food and Fish Market

A covered market in central Kanazawa with about 170 shops selling fresh seafood, produce and prep...

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Garden
Tottori

Tottori Hanakairo Flower Park

Spread across 50 hectares at the foot of sacred Mount Daisen, Tottori Hanakairo ranks as Japan's ...

Tottori, Japan
Attraction
Tokushima

Uzunomichi Walkway

Walkway Beneath the Onaruto Bridge Over the Whirlpools

A 450-metre walkway built inside the girder of the Onaruto Bridge, with glass floor panels for vi...

Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
Temple
Kanagawa

Hase-dera

Hase-dera Temple

A hillside temple in Kamakura celebrated for its towering gilded Kannon statue, lush hydrangea ga...

Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Historic Site
Oita

Kitsuki Castle Town

A Beautifully Preserved Samurai Town on a Peninsula

Kitsuki is a remarkably well-preserved castle town perched on a small peninsula between two river...

Kitsuki, Oita, Japan
Park
Osaka

Minoo Falls

33-Metre Waterfall in Meiji-no-Mori Minoo Quasi-National Park

A 33-metre waterfall reached by a forested riverside trail, known for autumn foliage and deep-fri...

Minoo, Osaka, Japan
Shrine
Yamaguchi

Motonosumi Shrine

Motonosumi Shrine - 123 Torii Gates by the Sea

A seaside shrine where 123 vermillion torii gates snake down a clifftop hillside to the edge of t...

Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan
Garden
Mie

Nabana no Sato

Lit up each winter, Nabana no Sato hosts Japan's largest illumination festival with millions of L...

Mie, Japan
Onsen
Gunma

Takaragawa Onsen

Japan's Largest Open-Air Baths Along a Mountain River

Famous for having some of Japan's largest mixed-gender open-air baths set along the Takara River ...

Minakami, Gunma, Japan
Historic Site
Shimane

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

A UNESCO World Heritage Silver Mine in a Forest Setting

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this historic silver mine once produced a third of the world's silv...

Oda, Shimane, Japan
Shrine
Kyoto

Kitano Tenmangu

Shrine of Learning Famous for Plum Blossoms and Flea Markets

A major shrine dedicated to the deity of learning and scholarship, celebrated for its 2,000 plum ...

Kyoto, Japan
Shrine
Miyazaki

Miyazaki Shrine

Shrine of Japan's Legendary First Emperor

Grand shrine dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, Japan's mythological first emperor, set in a vast sacred...

Miyazaki, Japan
Attraction
Kochi

Nakatsu Gorge

Gorge with Waterfalls and Blue-Green River Water

A gorge in Niyodogawa town known for clear blue-green Niyodo-blue water, a riverside walking trai...

Niyodogawa, Kochi, Japan
Attraction
Aomori

Oirase Gorge

Oirase Mountain Stream

Pristine mountain stream flowing through ancient beech forest with countless waterfalls and moss-...

Towada, Aomori, Japan
Shrine
Ishikawa

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...

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan