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Castle
Tottori

Tottori Castle Ruins

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

Tottori, Japan
Castle World Heritage
Okinawa

Zakimi Castle Ruins

Above Yomitan, Zakimi’s graceful stone walls and arched gateways reveal the skill of Ryukyuan cas...

Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
Historic Site World Heritage
Nagasaki

Kasuga Village and Mount Yasumandake

Rice Terraces Where Hidden Christians Never Went Back to the Church, Below the Sacred Mountain They Prayed To

A farming village of terraced rice fields on the west coast of Hirado Island, where Hidden Christ...

Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Michi-no-eki
Kanagawa

Michi-no-Eki Ashigara Kintaro-no-Furusato

Ashigara tea and Kanagawa meat in Kintaro country

Minamiashigara's first roadside station, opened in 2020 on Prefectural Road 78 about ten minutes ...

Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Japan
Michi-no-eki
Ibaraki

Michi-no-Eki Hitachi-Omiya Kawa Plaza

Western vegetables and river views on the Kuji

A riverside station on Route 118 that opened in 2016 beside the Kuji River. The farm shop draws o...

Hitachi-Omiya, Ibaraki, Japan
Michi-no-eki
Mie

Michi-no-Eki Kii-Nagashima Manbo

Grilled sunfish skewers on the Kumano-nada coast

A Route 42 station named after the ocean sunfish. On weekends and holidays a stall outside grills...

Kihoku, Mie, Japan
Michi-no-eki
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
Castle
Shizuoka

Kakegawa Castle

A timber-reconstructed keep and surviving Edo-period palace make Kakegawa a rewarding contrast to...

Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Michi-no-eki
Saitama

Michi-no-Eki Kaju Koen Ashigakubo

Chichibu noodles next to the Ashigakubo icicles

A Route 299 stop right beside Ashigakubo Station on the Seibu Chichibu Line, so you can reach it ...

Yokoze, Saitama, Japan