Goshono Site
A Jomon Village With Earth-Roofed Pit Houses, Across a Covered Wooden Bridge in Ichinohe
The site of a Jomon village on a plateau above the Mabechi River in Ichinohe, northern Iwate, liv...
Ikegami Honmon-ji
Where Nichiren Died, and 300,000 People Come on One October Night
Head temple of the Nichiren school on a hill in Ota Ward, built where Nichiren died in 1282. Free...
Inubosaki Lighthouse
A white brick lighthouse overlooking the Pacific at the eastern tip of Choshi, reached on the Cho...
Iwashimizu Hachimangu
A National Treasure Shrine on Otokoyama, With a Monument to Edison
A hilltop Hachiman shrine founded in 859, whose ten main buildings became National Treasures in 2...
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
Japan's Tallest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, 173 Meters Over a Gorge in Oita
A pedestrian-only suspension bridge 173 meters above the Naruko River gorge and 390 meters long, ...
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle Ruins: Moat Cherry Trees, an Upside-Down Jizo and a Free Deck on the Keep Base
The ruins of the castle Toyotomi Hidenaga made his seat in 1585, seven minutes' walk from Kintets...
Michi-no-Eki Aito Margaret Station
Farm gelato and flower fields in eastern Shiga
A roadside station on Route 307 that grew out of a farmers' market. Come for the gelato made with...
Michi-no-Eki Daiku-no-Sato
Where Beethoven's Ninth was first played in Japan
A small roadside station in German Village Park, on the site of the Bando prisoner-of-war camp. G...
Michi-no-Eki Kyoto Shinkoetsu Mura
Local rice and farm produce at Sonobe IC
Beside Sonobe IC, Kyoto Shinkoetsu Mura gathers local rice, vegetables and prepared products from...
Michi-no-Eki Obira Nishin Banya
A herring fishermen's lodge on the Sea of Japan coast
A stop on Route 232, the Oronro Line, roughly halfway between Sapporo and Wakkanai. Next door sta...
Michi-no-Eki Senzakitchen
Grill your own catch at Senzaki harbor
Senzaki's fishing-port food hall on Senzaki Bay. Buy fish or dried seafood at the counter and gri...
Michi-no-Eki Sonogi-no-Sho
Sonogi green tea and whale dishes by Omura Bay
A Route 205 stop one minute from Higashi-Sonogi IC, known for Sonogi green tea and whale. Try the...
Michi-no-Eki Yonezawa
Yonezawa beef at the edge of the expressway
A large station opened in 2018 about 200 meters from Yonezawa-Chuo IC on the Tohoku-Chuo Expressw...
Naruko Onsen
Kokeshi Dolls, a 300-Yen Sulfur Bath by the Shrine, and a Gorge That Fills Up in Autumn
A hot spring town in the hills of northwest Miyagi, about 45 minutes from Furukawa on the JR Riku...
Nippara Limestone Cave
A Limestone Cave Inside Tokyo, Two and a Half Hours from Shinjuku
A lit limestone cave at the far end of the Nippara valley in Okutama, a Tokyo natural monument th...