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...
Nada Kuroiwa Suisenkyo
Cliffside Slope of Five Million Wild Narcissus by the Sea
A steep seaside slope on southern Awaji Island carpeted with around five million wild narcissus t...
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan: The Inn Guinness Lists as the Oldest Hotel, Up the Hayakawa Valley
A hot-spring inn far up the Hayakawa valley that dates its spring to 705 and holds the Guinness r...
Hakodate
Hakodate - Hokkaido's Sparkling Port City
Port city famous for its night view from Mount Hakodate, bustling morning market, and historic We...
Saga Castle
Restored Honmaru Palace of the Nabeshima Clan
Beautifully reconstructed Honmaru Palace of the former Nabeshima lords, one of the largest wooden...
Takeo Onsen
1,300-Year-Old Hot Spring with Vermillion Gate
Ancient hot spring town with a striking vermillion gate designed by the architect of Tokyo Statio...
Tsubosakadera
Temple of Large Stone Buddhas Linked to Eye Ailments
A Shingon temple in Takatori, the sixth stop of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage, known for a Kannon...
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...
Yashima
Flat-Topped Plateau with Views and Genpei Battle History
A flat-topped lava plateau northeast of Takamatsu offering views over the Seto Inland Sea, home t...
Ama no Iwato Shrine
Cave Where the Sun Goddess Hid
Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkn...
Cape Ashizuri
Shikoku's southernmost cape, crowned by a striking white lighthouse perched on 80-meter sea cliff...
Hakone Yumoto Onsen
Hakone's Gateway Onsen Town, Where the Romancecar Stops and Two Big Day Bathhouses Wait
Hakone Yumoto is the end of the line for the Odakyu Romancecar from Shinjuku, about 80 minutes ou...
Hirome Market
Step into the center of Kochi at Hirome Market, where over 60 food stalls and communal tables cre...
Ishigaki Island
A tropical island in the Yaeyama Islands with vivid coral reefs, white sand beaches, and crystal-...
Meoto Iwa
The Sacred Wedded Rocks of Futami
Two sacred rocks connected by a massive shimenawa rope in the sea at Futami, Meoto Iwa symbolizes...