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...
Kunisaki Peninsula
Ancient Buddhist Culture in a Volcanic Landscape
Volcanic peninsula dotted with ancient stone Buddhist carvings, cliff temples, and the mysterious...
Manda Pit
A Miike Coal Mine Shaft Tower and Brick Winding House on the Kumamoto-Fukuoka Border
A pit of the Mitsui Miike coal mine with its works still standing: an 18.8 m steel headframe from...
Marine World Uminonakamichi
Aquarium on the Uminonakamichi Sandbar
An aquarium on the Uminonakamichi sandbar in Fukuoka, focusing on the marine life of Kyushu's seas.
Sankeien Garden
A Grand Japanese Garden with Historic Treasures
A spacious traditional Japanese garden built by silk merchant Hara Sankei, featuring 17 historic ...
Tobe Zoo
One of Western Japan's Larger Zoos
A large prefectural zoo in Tobe, near Matsuyama, that lays out its animal areas along the natural...
Ine
Ine - The Venice of Japan
The 'Venice of Japan', a fishing village with 230 traditional funaya boat houses lining a tranqui...
Nara National Museum
Buddhist Art in Nara Park, and the Two Autumn Weeks of the Shosoin Exhibition
Japan's second-oldest national museum, on the edge of Nara Park between Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji. I...
Ozu Castle
Authentically Reconstructed Wooden Castle Above the Hiji River
A beautifully reconstructed castle built using traditional Edo-period wooden construction methods...
Sendai
Known as the City of Trees, Sendai is the largest city in the Tohoku region, famous for Date Masa...
Shinhotaka Ropeway
Double-Decker Ropeway to a Northern Alps Viewpoint
A ropeway in the Okuhida hot spring area of Takayama that carries passengers to a viewpoint over ...
Tomogashima
The 'Castle in the Sky' Island of Jungle-Swallowed WWII Fort Ruins
A cluster of uninhabited islands in the Kitan Strait off Wakayama, where overgrown Meiji-era gun ...
Usa Jingu
Head Shrine of 40,000 Hachiman Shrines
The head shrine of all 40,000 Hachiman shrines in Japan, set in an ancient forest with distinctiv...
Awara Onsen
One of Hokuriku's most famous hot spring towns, known as the 'parlor of the Kansai region' for ov...
Goshikinuma
Goshikinuma (Five Colored Lakes)
A series of volcanic lakes near Mount Bandai, the Five Colored Lakes display hues of cobalt blue,...