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...
Tottori Hanakairo Flower Park
Spread across 50 hectares at the foot of sacred Mount Daisen, Tottori Hanakairo ranks as Japan's ...
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...
Hase-dera
Hase-dera Temple
A hillside temple in Kamakura celebrated for its towering gilded Kannon statue, lush hydrangea ga...
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...
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...
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...
Nabana no Sato
Lit up each winter, Nabana no Sato hosts Japan's largest illumination festival with millions of L...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Oirase Gorge
Oirase Mountain Stream
Pristine mountain stream flowing through ancient beech forest with countless waterfalls and moss-...
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...