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Shiga

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...

Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
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Fukushima

Michi-no-Eki Aizu Yugawa Aizubange

Aizu rice and vegetables in the middle of the basin

A farm market on Route 49 beside the Aga River, run jointly by Yugawa village and Aizubange town....

Yugawa, Fukushima, Japan
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Yamaguchi

Michi-no-Eki Kitaura Kaido Hohoku

Squid and sea views on the road to Tsunoshima

The closest roadside station to Tsunoshima Bridge, on Route 191 above Waku fishing port. Eat a se...

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Fukui

Michi-no-Eki Kyoryu Keikoku Katsuyama

Dinosaur Valley stop on the way to the museum

Katsuyama’s roadside station, opened in 2020, is about ten minutes by car from the Fukui Prefectu...

Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
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Fukuoka

Michi-no-Eki Munakata

Genkai Sea fish near Munakata's ports

Fish from Kanezaki, Oshima and the other nearby ports arrives here every day, and the seafood sec...

Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan
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Saitama

Michi-no-Eki Ogawamachi

Handmade washi and organic farm food in Ogawa

A Route 254 roadside station built around the Saitama Traditional Crafts Hall, reopened in May 20...

Ogawa, Saitama, Japan
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Mie

Michi-no-Eki Park Shichiri Mihama

Citrus juice and a pebble beach on Route 42

A Route 42 stop in Mihama, a town that sells itself on having mandarins in every season. Its own ...

Mihama, Mie, Japan
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Nagano

Michi-no-Eki Raiden Kurumi-no-Sato

Walnuts and a sumo legend on the Asama Sunline

A stop on the Asama Sunline in Tomi, a town known for walnuts. Buy walnut sweets and Shinshu soba...

Tomi, Nagano, Japan
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Nagasaki

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...

Higashisonogi, Nagasaki, Japan
Mountain World Heritage
Nara

Mount Sanjogatake

Sanjogatake and Ominesan-ji: the Shugendo Summit Closed to Women, Open 3 May to 23 September

The 1,719 m main peak of the northern Omine range, where Shugendo traces its beginning, with the ...

Tenkawa, Nara, Japan
Temple World Heritage
Shimane

Rakan-ji Gohyaku Rakan

Five Hundred Stone Arhats in Rock-Cut Caves, Carved for the Silver Miners of Iwami Ginzan

Two caves cut into a rock face across the stream from Rakan-ji in Omori, each holding 250 small s...

Oda, Shimane, Japan
Castle
Tottori

Tottori Castle Ruins

Stone terraces climb Mount Kyusho above Tottori, preserving the outline of a castle famous for Hi...

Tottori, Japan
Neighborhood
Nara

Yamato-Koriyama Goldfish Town

Yamato-Koriyama's Goldfish Town: Tanks Along the Shopping Street, a Free Goldfish Museum and the Dyers' Canal Street

The old castle town below Koriyama Castle has bred goldfish for about 300 years and still has aro...

Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan
Amusement Park
Kanagawa

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

Four aquariums and a coaster that runs out over the sea

A man-made island in southern Yokohama with four aquariums and a seaside ride area. Walking onto ...

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Landmark
Chiba

Inubosaki Lighthouse

A white brick lighthouse overlooking the Pacific at the eastern tip of Choshi, reached on the Cho...

Choshi, Chiba, Japan