Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

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Landmark
Shiga

Kaizu-Osaki

Cherry-Blossom Coastline on Northern Lake Biwa

A rocky cape at the northern end of Lake Biwa where about 800 cherry trees line roughly 4 km of s...

Takashima, Shiga, Japan
Mountain
Nagano

Senjojiki Cirque

Glacial Cirque in the Central Alps by Ropeway

A glacial cirque at about 2,600 metres in the Central Alps above Komagane, reached by the Komagat...

Komagane, Nagano, Japan
Landmark
Shizuoka

Shiraito Falls

Wide Curtain Waterfall Fed by Mount Fuji Spring Water

A curved cliff about 20 meters high and 150 meters wide where hundreds of streams of Mount Fuji s...

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
Landmark
Mie

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...

Shima, Mie, Japan
Theme Park
Wakayama

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...

Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan
Beach
Kagawa

Chichibugahama

Tidal-Flat Beach Known for Mirror-Like Reflections

A shallow tidal-flat beach in Mitoyo where thin water left at low tide creates mirror-like reflec...

Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan
Mountain
Kagawa

Kankakei Gorge

Shodoshima Gorge with a Ropeway and Autumn Foliage

A gorge in the interior of Shodoshima with eroded rock formations, a ropeway to the summit, and a...

Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan
Garden
Kochi

Kitagawa Monet's Garden Marmottan

Garden Modeled on Monet's Giverny

A garden in Kitagawa village designed after Claude Monet's garden at Giverny, and the only place ...

Kitagawa, Kochi, Japan
Attraction
Kumamoto

Nabegataki Falls

Wide Waterfall You Can Walk Behind

A low, wide waterfall in Oguni with a walkable path behind the curtain of water. Timed online res...

Oguni, Kumamoto, Japan
Onsen
Toyama

Unazuki Onsen

Hot Spring Town and Gateway to the Kurobe Gorge

A hot spring resort town in Kurobe that serves as the starting point for the Kurobe Gorge Railway.

Kurobe, Toyama, Japan
Historic Site
Ehime

Besshi Copper Mine (Tonaru)

Ruins of a Mountain Copper Mine Called the Machu Picchu of the East

The mountain ruins of the Besshi copper mine at Tonaru (Higashidaira), where stone and brick stru...

Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Attraction
Ibaraki

Fukuroda Falls

Fukuroda Falls is considered one of Japan's three great waterfalls, its 120 meters of cascading w...

Ibaraki, Japan
Region
Nagano

Karuizawa

Highland Resort Town with Shopping and Waterfalls

A highland resort town in eastern Nagano known for cool summers, outlet shopping, and nearby wate...

Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
Historic Site
Kumamoto

Reigando

Cave Where Musashi Wrote The Book of Five Rings

A natural cave on Mount Kinpo where swordsman Miyamoto Musashi wrote The Book of Five Rings, on t...

Kumamoto, Japan
Onsen
Wakayama

Ryujin Onsen

Hot Spring Town Among Japan's Three Beauty Waters

A mountain hot spring town in the former Ryujin village of Tanabe, counted among Japan's three be...

Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan