Okochi Sanso Garden
A Hilltop Garden with Panoramic Views of Kyoto and Arashiyama
The former villa garden of silent film actor Okochi Denjiro, perched on a hillside above the bamb...
Otsuka Museum of Art
Museum of Full-Size Ceramic Reproductions of Western Masterpieces
A large museum in Naruto displaying more than 1,000 full-size ceramic-board reproductions of West...
Kyoto Tower
The First and Last Landmark Greeting Visitors to Kyoto
Standing 131 meters tall in front of Kyoto Station, this candlestick-shaped tower has been a city...
Teshima
Teshima - Art Island of Dancing Water Drops
A serene Setouchi art island home to the extraordinary Teshima Art Museum, a shell-shaped concret...
Tenryu-ji
Arashiyama's World Heritage Zen Masterpiece
World Heritage Site, head temple of the Tenryu branch of Rinzai Zen. The Sogenchi garden uses the...
Tottori Sand Dunes
Japan's largest coastal sand dunes stretching along the Sea of Japan, offering camel rides and pa...
Nagoya Castle
Castle with golden shachi roof ornaments and a faithfully reconstructed Honmaru Palace.
Sumoto Castle Ruins
Hilltop Castle Ruins with Panoramic Views of the Seto Inland Sea
A hilltop castle ruin on Awaji Island with Japan's oldest remaining concrete-built tenshu replica...
Mount Fuji
Japan's Sacred Mountain
Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and active stratovolcano s...
Shioyasaki Lighthouse
A scenic lighthouse on the Fukushima coast with panoramic ocean views
Perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Iwaki, Shioyasaki Lighthouse is one of Japan'...
Zenigahama
Zenigahama Beach, Daikoku's Footprints and the Tide-Spouting Rock
A rocky cove on the Echizen Coast with a free pebble swimming beach beside the Kochomon sea arch,...
Miho Museum
I. M. Pei-Designed Museum Hidden in the Shigaraki Mountains
A mountain museum near Shigaraki designed by I. M. Pei, reached through a tunnel and suspension b...
Konze Tenma no Mori
Hilltop forest park with Lake Biwa views, beside the Konze roadside station
A green hilltop forest park on the slopes of Konze-yama in Ritto, next to the Michi-no-Eki Konze ...
Michi-no-Eki Konze no Sato Ritto
Roadside Station and Local Market in the Konze Hills
A roadside station in the Konze hills of Ritto, with a farm shop of local Shiga produce and speci...
Heisenji Hakusan Shrine
Heisenji Hakusan Shrine - Japan's Most Beautiful Moss Garden
A serene moss-covered shrine on the ruins of one of medieval Japan's largest temple cities, famou...