Gotanjoji Temple
Gotanjoji Temple: Echizen's Cat Temple
A working Soto Zen training temple in the hills of Echizen City that became famous as the cat tem...
Tsunami Memorial Museum and Michi-no-Eki Takata Matsubara
Free tsunami-memorial museum and roadside station in Rikuzentakata
A combined roadside station and free memorial museum in the Takata Matsubara Tsunami Reconstructi...
Fukui Kodomo Kazokukan
Fukui Kodomo Kazokukan Children's Center
A large indoor play-and-learning center for children at the Umin-pia Ohi seaside complex on the W...
Miracle Lone Pine
The lone pine that survived the 2011 tsunami, kept as a monument
The single pine that survived the 2011 tsunami among Takata Matsubara's roughly 70,000 trees, pre...
Taro Kanko Hotel Tsunami Ruins
A tsunami-ruined hotel preserved as disaster heritage in Taro, Miyako
A six-story hotel on the Taro coast of Miyako, gutted to the fourth floor by the 2011 tsunami and...
Nichinan Coast
Scenic Coastline with Devil's Washboard Rock Formations
The Nichinan Coast stretches over 100 kilometers along Miyazaki's Pacific shore, famous for its d...
Abeno Harukas
Western Japan's Tallest Building with 360-Degree Views
A 300-meter skyscraper featuring the Harukas 300 observation deck, a department store, art museum...
Taiyo Park
World Heritage Replicas Theme Park
A quirky theme park featuring full-scale replicas of world monuments including a Neuschwanstein-s...
Zuihoden
The ornate mausoleum of Date Masamune, Zuihoden is an example of Momoyama-period architecture wit...
Keino Matsubara Beach
Japan's Best Sunset Beach with Ancient Pine Groves
West-facing beach with 50,000 black pine trees and Seto Inland Sea sunsets. Swimming July to late...
Okinawa World
A sprawling theme park featuring one of Japan's largest limestone caves, a recreated Ryukyu Kingd...
Sagano Bamboo Grove
Tall bamboo stalks forming a corridor in Arashiyama. Very Instagrammed. Go at dawn or it's a queu...
Tsuruhashi Korean Town
Japan's Largest and Liveliest Koreatown
Japan's largest Koreatown around Tsuruhashi Station, with hundreds of yakiniku joints, kimchi ven...
Amami Oshima
A UNESCO World Heritage island between Kyushu and Okinawa, with pristine mangrove forests, vibran...
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Spanning Akita and Aomori prefectures, this national park encompasses the serene Lake Towada and ...