Enjo-ji
Unkei's First Signed Statue in a Quiet Hill Temple East of Nara
A temple in Ninnikusen, in the hills east of Nara city on the old Yagyu road, with a late Heian p...
Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)
Thirty Hida Farmhouses Rebuilt on a Hill Above Takayama
An open-air museum of about 30 old farmhouses, storehouses and workshops moved here from across t...
Koshikijima Islands
Koshikijima Islands: Three Islands Joined by a Bridge, and Still Reached Only by Boat
Three inhabited islands about 45 km off western Kagoshima, joined end to end since 2020 by the pr...
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa
A Dolphin Show in a Round Arena, Two Minutes From Shinagawa Station
An indoor aquarium inside the Shinagawa Prince Hotel, about two minutes from Shinagawa Station, w...
Michi-no-Eki A-ra-Date
Royce' chocolate and Osaki produce on Route 47
One of the busiest roadside stations in Tohoku, on Route 47 in Iwadeyama on the way to Naruko Ons...
Michi-no-Eki Asagiri Kogen
Dairy country on the western side of Mount Fuji
A Route 139 stop on the Asagiri plateau, close to the Yamanashi border, where Mount Fuji fills th...
Michi-no-Eki Chokai
Grilled flounder and Sea of Japan fish below Mt Chokai
A Route 7 stop in Yuza, at the foot of Mt Chokai, best known for its fish counter. Buy a grilled ...
Michi-no-Eki Daisen Megumi-no-Sato
Daisen tea soft serve at the foot of the mountain
A farm shop and cafe right off the Nawa interchange of the San'in Expressway, with Mount Daisen a...
Michi-no-Eki Himi
Fish market lunch and a foot bath on Toyama Bay
Himi Banya-gai is the outside market of Himi fishing port, built as a row of fishermen's huts. Co...
Michi-no-Eki Tara
Ariake Sea seafood on the oyster-hut road
A seafood and citrus stop on Route 207, facing the Ariake Sea. More than ten oyster-grilling huts...
Michi-no-Eki Woody Keihoku
Woodcraft and local food on the Shuzan road
In Shuzan, north of central Kyoto, Woody Keihoku connects a farm shop and restaurant with the sur...
Miraikan
A 6-Meter Glowing Globe and Science in Progress in Odaiba
Japan's national museum of current science, opened in Odaiba in 2001 and known for Geo-Cosmos, a ...
Mount Moiwa
A Ropeway and Mini Cable Car to Sapporo's Night View at 531 m
A 531 m forested hill on the south-west edge of Sapporo, reached by a ropeway and then the small ...
Mount Oyama
Edo's Pilgrim Peak: A Cable Car to Afuri Shrine, Then 90 Minutes Up
A 1,252-meter peak in the Tanzawa range that drew some 200,000 pilgrims a year in the Edo period....
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine: Naha's Cliff-Top Shrine Above the City Beach
A shrine on a limestone cliff at the edge of Naha, ranked first among the eight official shrines ...