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Amusement Park
Okayama

Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland

Brazil-Themed Amusement Park Above the Seto Inland Sea

A hillside amusement park at Shimotsui with a Brazilian theme, samba shows and the famous open-ai...

Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Theme Park
Tochigi

Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura

Edo-Period Culture Theme Park near Kinugawa Onsen

A living-history theme park near Nikko that recreates a town of the Edo period, where costumed re...

Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Temple
Shiga

Ishiyama-dera

Temple Where Murasaki Shikibu Is Said to Have Begun The Tale of Genji

A Shingon temple above the Seta River in Otsu, famous for the wollastonite crag it is named for a...

Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Theme Park
Hyogo

Nijigen no Mori

Anime Theme Park in Awaji Island Park

An anime and manga theme park set in the forests of Awaji Island Park, with life-size attractions...

Awaji, Hyogo, Japan
Landmark
Wakayama

Shionomisaki

The Southernmost Cape of Honshu at Kushimoto

The southern tip of Honshu, a windswept headland of grassland and Pacific horizon at Kushimoto, w...

Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan
Temple
Wakayama

Danjo Garan

Koyasan's Central Temple Complex and the Great Konpon Daito Pagoda

One of the two sacred centres of Koyasan, a sanctuary of halls and gates around the vermilion Kon...

Koya, Wakayama, Japan
Museum
Shiga

Sagawa Art Museum

Water-Surrounded Museum on the Moriyama Lakeshore

A serene museum near the Moriyama lakeshore whose low pavilions appear to float on a broad reflec...

Moriyama, Shiga, Japan
Theme Park
Oita

Sanrio Character Park Harmonyland

Hello Kitty and Sanrio Theme Park in the Oita Hills

An open-air Sanrio theme park in the hills near Beppu, home to Hello Kitty, My Melody and Cinnamo...

Hiji, Oita, Japan
Landmark
Wakayama

Senjojiki

Wave-Cut Sandstone Terrace on the Shirahama Coast

A vast sloping shelf of soft sandstone on the Shirahama coast, carved into broad steps by the wav...

Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan
Amusement Park
Tokyo

Yomiuriland

Hilltop Amusement Park on the Tokyo-Kanagawa Border

A large hillside amusement park straddling Inagi and Kawasaki on the western edge of Tokyo, with ...

Inagi, Tokyo, Japan
Onsen
Wakayama

Yunomine Onsen

Ancient Kumano Hot Spring and the World Heritage Tsuboyu Bath

A tiny, steam-wrapped hot-spring hamlet near Kumano Hongu, home to Tsuboyu, a rock-cut riverside ...

Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Attraction
Shiga

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...

Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Museum
Shiga

Lake Biwa Museum

Lake Museum and Freshwater Aquarium on the Karasuma Peninsula

A museum on the Karasuma Peninsula devoted to Lake Biwa, one of the world's oldest lakes, combini...

Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
Theme Park
Saitama

Moomin Valley Park

Moomin Theme Park on the Shore of Lake Miyazawa

A theme park on the wooded shore of Lake Miyazawa in Hanno devoted to Tove Jansson's Moomins, rec...

Hanno, Saitama, Japan
Amusement Park
Tochigi

Nasu Highland Park

Highland Amusement Park in the Nasu Resort Area

The largest amusement park in the Tochigi highlands, set among the forests of the Nasu resort are...

Nasu, Tochigi, Japan