Oyu Stone Circles
Two Late Jomon Rings of River Stones on a Terrace in Kazuno, Akita
Two rings of river stones built between about 2000 and 1500 BCE on a terrace above the Oyu River ...
Tamaudun
Tamaudun: The Stone Royal Tomb of the Second Sho Dynasty, a Few Minutes From Shuri Castle and Far Quieter
The tomb of the Second Sho Dynasty kings, built around 1501 by King Sho Shin: a walled courtyard ...
Tsukigase Plum Grove
About 10,000 Plum Trees on the Slopes of a River Gorge in Far-East Nara City
Around 10,000 red and white plum trees on both sides of the Nabari river gorge (called the Satsuk...
Zakimi Castle Ruins
Above Yomitan, Zakimi’s graceful stone walls and arched gateways reveal the skill of Ryukyuan cas...
Kakegawa Castle
A timber-reconstructed keep and surviving Edo-period palace make Kakegawa a rewarding contrast to...
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...
Nageiredo (Mitokusan Sanbutsuji)
A Heian-Era Hall Set Into a Cliff, Reached by Chains and Tree Roots
The inner hall of Sanbutsuji temple, built on stilts inside a cliff hollow on Mount Mitoku and th...
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...
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 ...