Taiyo Park
World Heritage Replicas Theme Park
A quirky theme park featuring full-scale replicas of world monuments including a Neuschwanstein-s...
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...
Zuihoden
The ornate mausoleum of Date Masamune, Zuihoden is an example of Momoyama-period architecture wit...
Tsuruhashi Korean Town
Japan's Largest and Liveliest Koreatown
Japan's largest Koreatown around Tsuruhashi Station, with hundreds of yakiniku joints, kimchi ven...
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...
Amami Oshima
A UNESCO World Heritage island between Kyushu and Okinawa, with pristine mangrove forests, vibran...
Saihoji (Kokedera)
The Moss Temple Requiring Advance Reservation
A World Heritage Zen temple blanketed in over 120 varieties of moss, creating an ethereal green l...
Ichiran Shinjuku
Japan's Most Famous Solo-Dining Tonkotsu Ramen
Ichiran's whole design exists so that you never have to speak to anyone. Buy a ticket from the ma...
Fuunji
Tokyo's Best Tsukemen: Rich Fish-Based Dipping Ramen
A narrow counter with about ten stools, a few minutes from Shinjuku's south exit, and a queue out...
Tanegashima
Island of Rockets and the Arrival of Firearms
Southern island famous as the site where firearms first arrived in Japan and home to JAXA's spect...
Imperial Palace
The primary residence of the Emperor of Japan, set within vast gardens and moats in the heart of ...
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Spanning Akita and Aomori prefectures, this national park encompasses the serene Lake Towada and ...
Awaji Island
Largest Island in the Seto Inland Sea
The largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, connected to Kobe by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, known f...
Kokura Castle
Kokura Castle - Edo-Period Castle with Unique Architecture
An Edo-period castle in the heart of Kitakyushu, notable for its distinctive karazukuri architect...