Hakuto Shrine
Overlooking an unspoiled stretch of San'in coastline, Hakuto Shrine enshrines the mythological Wh...
Kawachi Fujien
Private Wisteria Garden with Flower Tunnels
A privately owned wisteria garden in the hills of Kitakyushu, known for two long wisteria flower ...
La Collina Omihachiman
Architecture melts into nature at this confectionery village where grass-covered rooftops and org...
Mount Ishizuchi
Western Japan's Highest Peak and Sacred Mountain
The highest peak in western Japan at 1,982 meters and one of Japan's seven holy mountains, popula...
Ozu Castle
Authentically Reconstructed Wooden Castle Above the Hiji River
A beautifully reconstructed castle built using traditional Edo-period wooden construction methods...
Ryugado Cave
Large Limestone Cave with Stalactite Formations
A limestone cave in Kami city with stalactites, stalagmites and an underground stream, designated...
Udatsu Townscape
Preserved Edo-Period Merchant Street with Udatsu Firewall Gables
A preserved street of Edo- to early-Showa merchant houses in Wakimachi, known for the raised udat...
Akiu Onsen
A Historic Hot Spring Valley Just Outside Sendai
One of Japan's oldest hot spring resorts, set in a scenic river valley just 30 minutes from Senda...
Amaharashi Coast
Coastline with Views of the Tateyama Range Across the Bay
A stretch of coast in Takaoka known for views of the snow-capped Tateyama mountains rising across...
Hasedera
Mountain Temple Famous for Peonies
The head temple of the Shingon Buzan school, set on a hillside in Sakurai and known for its cover...
Maruoka Castle
One of Japan's 12 original castles, and a long-standing contender for the oldest surviving keep.
Sasebo
Western Kyushu Port City and Gateway to Kujukushima
A port city in western Nagasaki Prefecture that serves as the gateway to Kujukushima and is known...
Yabakei Gorge
Scenic Gorge with Autumn Foliage and a Hand-Carved Tunnel
A scenic gorge of eroded rock walls in Nakatsu, known for autumn foliage and the Ao-no-Domon, a t...
Gifu Castle
Mountaintop Castle atop Mt. Kinka Reached by Ropeway
A reconstructed castle on the summit of Mt. Kinka, reached by the Kinkazan Ropeway from Gifu Park.
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.