Togakushi Shrine
Five-Shrine Complex with a Cedar-Lined Approach
A Shinto shrine complex of five shrines at the base of Mount Togakushi, with an Okusha approach l...
Cape Toi
A dramatic cape at the southern tip of Miyazaki where wild Misaki horses roam freely along rugged...
Ishigaki Island
A tropical island in the Yaeyama Islands with vivid coral reefs, white sand beaches, and crystal-...
Yokoyama Observatory
Viewpoint Over the Ria Coastline of Ago Bay
A hillside viewpoint in Shima overlooking the ria coastline of Ago Bay, with viewing terraces and...
Adventure World
Shirahama's Premier Safari Park and Marine World
A sprawling safari park, zoo, and marine park in Shirahama combining wildlife encounters with amu...
Misasa Onsen
Set in a peaceful river valley, Misasa Onsen has welcomed weary travelers for 850 years with its ...
Tottori Hanakairo Flower Park
Spread across 50 hectares at the foot of sacred Mount Daisen, Tottori Hanakairo ranks as Japan's ...
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...
Lake Tazawa
Lake Tazawa is Japan's deepest lake at 423 meters, its waters maintaining a deep cobalt-blue colo...
Marugame Castle
One of Japan's 12 original castles, famous for having the tallest stone walls of any castle in th...
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...
Rinno-ji
Nikko's Head Temple: Three Gilded Buddhas in Sanbutsudo and Iemitsu's Black-and-Gold Taiyuin
The Tendai temple that has run Nikko's mountain worship since the monk Shodo opened it in 766. Tw...
Tama Zoological Park
Tokyo's Hillside Zoo Without Cages, Four Times the Size of Ueno
A zoo spread over more than 50 hectares of the Tama Hills, opened in 1958 as Japan's first zoo de...
Tokushima Castle
Castle Ruins and Garden in Tokushima Central Park
The ruins of the Hachisuka clan's castle on Shiroyama hill in central Tokushima, now a park with ...
Wakayama Castle
Hilltop Castle with Panoramic City Views
A reconstructed hilltop castle originally built in 1585, offering panoramic views over Wakayama c...