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Museum
Aichi

Meiji Mura

Open-Air Museum of Relocated Meiji-Era Buildings

An open-air architectural museum in Inuyama that preserves more than 60 buildings from the Meiji ...

Inuyama, Aichi, Japan
Temple
Iwate

Motsuji Temple

Motsuji Temple - UNESCO Pure Land Garden in Hiraizumi

A UNESCO World Heritage temple in Hiraizumi featuring one of Japan's finest Pure Land gardens fro...

Hiraizumi, Iwate, Japan
Attraction
Toyama

Shomyo Falls

Japan's Tallest Waterfall at 350 Metres

A four-tiered waterfall in the Tateyama mountains with a total drop of 350 metres, the tallest in...

Tateyama, Toyama, Japan
Aquarium
Aichi

Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium

Large Aquarium with Orcas and Belugas

A large aquarium at the Port of Nagoya, with orcas, belugas, dolphins, and a main pool that is am...

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Attraction
Aichi

Tokoname

Pottery Town with a Kiln-District Walking Path

A pottery town on the Chita Peninsula known for the Yakimono Sanpomichi walking path through its ...

Tokoname, Aichi, 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
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
Attraction
Yamagata

Gassan

A Sacred Mountain with Summer Skiing and Alpine Meadows

One of the three sacred Dewa mountains, Gassan is unusual for offering summer skiing from April t...

Yamagata, Japan
Attraction
Gunma

Fukiware Falls

The Niagara of the Orient

A dramatic 30-meter wide waterfall where the river splits and pours into a deep gorge from both s...

Numata, Gunma, Japan
Temple
Wakayama

Kimii-dera

Hillside Temple Known for Early Cherry Blossoms

A hillside temple founded in 770, the second stop on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage, reached by 23...

Wakayama, Japan
Attraction
Aichi

Korankei

River Gorge Known for Autumn Foliage

A gorge along the Tomoe River in the Asuke area of Toyota, planted with around 4,000 maple trees ...

Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Museum
Tokyo

National Museum of Western Art

Le Corbusier's UNESCO World Heritage Museum in Ueno

Designed by Le Corbusier and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, the National Muse...

Tokyo, Japan
Attraction
Hokkaido

Rishiri Island

Rishiri Island - The Floating Mountain of the North

A remote volcanic island off northern Hokkaido where the dramatic 1,721-meter Mount Rishiri rises...

Rishirifuji, Hokkaido, Japan
Temple
Oita

Fukiji Temple

Home to One of Kyushu's Oldest Wooden Halls

A temple on the Kunisaki Peninsula whose Odo hall, a national treasure, is one of the oldest surv...

Bungo-takada, Oita, Japan