Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Explore temples, shrines, castles, parks, and more

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

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
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
Attraction
Wakayama

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, ...

Kudoyama, 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
Amusement Park
Kumamoto

Greenland

One of Japan's Largest Amusement Parks, in Arao, Kumamoto

A huge amusement park in Arao on the Kumamoto-Fukuoka border with one of the largest ride line-up...

Arao, Kumamoto, Japan
Attraction
Mie

Michi-no-Eki Ise-Shima

Ise-Shima roadside station with an Ise-tea soft serve

A roadside station on Route 167 near the heart of Ise-Shima National Park, with a local produce a...

Shima, Mie, Japan
Amusement Park
Osaka

Hirakata Park

Japan's Oldest Operating Amusement Park, Between Osaka and Kyoto

Affectionately known as 'Hira-Pa', the oldest amusement park still running in Japan, on the Keiha...

Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Temple
Shiga

Ukimido Floating Hall

Lakeside Temple Hall Standing Over the Water at Katata

A small temple hall of Mangetsu-ji that stands out over Lake Biwa on piles at Katata, long celebr...

Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Attraction
Fukui

Eldoland

Wakasa Takahama Eldoland Science Park

A free family science park on the Wakasa coast run by Kansai Electric, with a tropical rainforest...

Takahama, Fukui, 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
Attraction
Hyogo

Michi-no-Eki Yoka Tajimagura

Roadside Station in the Tajima Hills

A roadside station on Route 9 in Yoka, Yabu, in the Tajima region of northern Hyogo, best known f...

Yabu, Hyogo, 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
Wakayama

Kongobu-ji

Head Temple of Koyasan and Shingon Buddhism

The administrative head temple of the Koyasan Shingon school, known for its sweeping tiled roof, ...

Koya, Wakayama, Japan
Attraction
Kyoto

Michi-no-Eki Kyotamba Ajimu-no-Sato

Expressway roadside station in Kyoto's black-soybean country

A large roadside station in the hills of Kyotamba on the Kyoto Jukan Expressway, in the Tamba dis...

Kyotamba, Kyoto, Japan