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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge photo
Landmark
Hyogo

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

World's Longest Suspension Bridge

Suspension bridge with world's longest main span (1,991m), total length 3,911m, connecting Kobe t...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Dogo Onsen photo
Onsen
Ehime

Dogo Onsen

Japan's Oldest Hot Spring Bathhouse

One of Japan's oldest and most famous bathhouses, said to have inspired the bathhouse in Spirited...

Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Kobe Kaientai Monument (The Kobe Moai) photo
Landmark
Hyogo

Kobe Kaientai Monument (The Kobe Moai)

Five Moai-Like Statues Honouring Kobe's Naval Cadets

A row of five moai-like stone statues facing Kobe's harbor in Meriken Park, dedicated to the youn...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Teshima photo
Attraction
Kagawa

Teshima

Teshima - Art Island of Dancing Water Drops

A serene Setouchi art island home to the extraordinary Teshima Art Museum, a shell-shaped concret...

Kagawa, Japan
Mount Fuji photo
Mountain
Shizuoka

Mount Fuji

Japan's Sacred Mountain

Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and active stratovolcano s...

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
Enryakuji Temple photo
Temple
Shiga

Enryakuji Temple

Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei (Hieizan)

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and headquarters of Tendai Buddhism, Enryakuji Temple sprawls across...

Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Katsuoji Temple photo
Temple
Osaka

Katsuoji Temple

Victory Temple Famous for Daruma Dolls and Minoo Mountain Views

Set in the forested mountains above Minoo, this 1,300-year-old Shingon temple has drawn seekers o...

Minoo, Osaka, Japan
Otsuka Museum of Art photo
Museum
Tokushima

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...

Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
Tokyo Tower photo
Landmark
Tokyo

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo's Red Tower

333-meter communications tower modeled on the Eiffel Tower, with two observation decks for views ...

Tokyo, Japan
Iga-Ueno Castle photo
Castle
Mie

Iga-Ueno Castle

Rising above the legendary birthplace of ninja culture, Iga-Ueno Castle has Japan's tallest stone...

Mie, Japan
Kyoto Tower photo
Landmark
Kyoto

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...

Kyoto, Japan
Myokensan (Nose Myokensan) photo
Temple
Osaka

Myokensan (Nose Myokensan)

Nose Myokensan Temple

Nose Myokensan is a Nichiren-sect temple at the 660-metre summit of Mount Myoken, on the border b...

Nose, Osaka, Japan
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Garden
Kyoto

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...

Kyoto, Japan
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Tottori Sand Dunes photo
Attraction
Tottori

Tottori Sand Dunes

Japan's largest coastal sand dunes stretching along the Sea of Japan, offering camel rides and pa...

Tottori, Japan
Shioyasaki Lighthouse photo
Landmark
Fukushima

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'...

Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan