Iga-ryu Ninja Museum
Ninja Museum with a Trick House and Demonstrations
A museum in Iga devoted to the ninja tradition, featuring a trick residence, tool exhibits, and d...
Michi-no-Eki Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama
Persimmon-village roadside station at the foot of Mt. Koya
A roadside station at the foot of Mt. Koya in Kudoyama, a gateway to the Koya pilgrimage routes, ...
Minato Mirai
Yokohama's modern waterfront district with famous landmarks, shopping, and seaside promenades.
Suzuka Circuit
Motorsport Circuit and Theme Park Hosting the F1 Japanese Grand Prix
A motorsport circuit in Suzuka that hosts the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, with an attached amu...
Karuizawa
Highland Resort Town with Shopping and Waterfalls
A highland resort town in eastern Nagano known for cool summers, outlet shopping, and nearby wate...
Kasugayama Primeval Forest
The Old Shrine Forest Behind Kasuga Taisha, and a Stone Road to the 12th-Century Cave Buddhas
The forest on Mount Kasuga behind Kasuga Taisha, kept as the shrine's sacred ground since hunting...
Nezu Museum
Korin's Irises Screen Each Spring and a Hillside Garden Behind Omotesando
A museum of Japanese and East Asian art built on railway magnate Nezu Kaichiro's estate, with a 2...
Sendai Tanabata Festival Area
Japan's Most Spectacular Star Festival Celebration
One of the three great Tohoku festivals, held every August along Sendai's covered shopping arcade...
Sorakuen Garden
Japanese Garden with the Historic Hassam House
A municipal Japanese garden in central Kobe, home to the relocated Hassam House and known for its...
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...
Biwako Valley
Ropeway to the Biwako Terrace and Sweeping Lake Views Above Otsu
A mountaintop resort above the western shore reached by a fast ropeway, whose Biwako Terrace deck...
Cape Muroto
Rugged Pacific Cape in a UNESCO Global Geopark
A headland at the southeastern tip of Shikoku, within the Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark, where upl...
Eiheiji Temple
Eiheiji Zen Temple
One of two head temples of Soto Zen Buddhism, Eiheiji is an active monastery where over 100 monks...
Fudarakusan-ji
The Nachi Beach Temple Where Monks Set Sail, Sealed In, for Kannon's Paradise
A small Tendai temple by Nachi beach, a branch of Seiganto-ji, where monks once set out in small ...
Megane Bridge
1634 Stone Arch Bridge over the Nakashima River
A twin-arch stone bridge built in 1634 over the Nakashima River, whose reflection in the water re...