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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...