Places to Visit

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Tanesashi Kaigan Coast

Aomori

Tanesashi Kaigan Coast

Wild grass meets the Pacific where gulls nest on sacred rock.

Beautiful SceneryOutdoor Activities
Kanazawa Castle Park

Kanazawa

4.9(8)

Kanazawa Castle Park

400-year-old stone walls rebuilt by hand, blossom-ringed each spring.

Art & ArchitectureHistory
Daigoji Temple

Kyoto

4.0(1)

Daigoji Temple

Kyoto's oldest pagoda has stood since before the city burned.

Culture ExperienceHistoryUnesco World Heritage
Hamamatsu Fruit Park Tokinosumika

Shizuoka

Hamamatsu Fruit Park Tokinosumika

Pick figs, akebi, and 15 fruits — one by one, no rules.

EntertainmentFood & Drink
Nagoya Castle

Nagoya

Nagoya Castle

Gold dolphins crown the keep where Tokugawa power once lived.

Art & ArchitectureBeautiful SceneryCulture Experience+2
Moyoro Shell Mound Museum

Hokkaido

Moyoro Shell Mound Museum

Bones and blades of a forgotten Arctic sea-people, buried for 1,300 years.

History
The Site of Reversible Destiny (Yoro Park)

Gifu

The Site of Reversible Destiny (Yoro Park)

Tilted floors and maze-like craters designed to disorient you.

Art & ArchitectureOutdoor Activities
Funabashi Andersen Park

Chiba

Funabashi Andersen Park

A Danish village dropped into Chiba, windmills and all.

Outdoor Activities
Oujigatake Peak

Okayama

Oujigatake Peak

Paragliders swoop past strange rocks above the Seto Inland Sea.

Beautiful SceneryOutdoor Activities
Shiwagara no Taki Waterfall

Hyogo

Shiwagara no Taki Waterfall

Moss, cave rock, and a shaft of light only hikers earn.

Beautiful Scenery
Ashikaga Flower Park

Tochigi

5.0(1)

Ashikaga Flower Park

A wisteria canopy the size of 250 tatami mats blooms each May.

Beautiful SceneryInsta-worthy
Ashigezaki Scenic Overlook

Aomori

Ashigezaki Scenic Overlook

A wartime bunker turned overlook — soft-serve in hand, Pacific horizon ahead.

Beautiful Scenery
Tsurunomaihashi Bridge

Aomori

Tsurunomaihashi Bridge

300 m of wood arching over glass-still water toward Mt. Iwaki.

Art & ArchitectureBeautiful SceneryInsta-worthy
Wazuka Tea Plantation

Kyoto

Wazuka Tea Plantation

800 years of tea rows still rippling green across Kyoto's hills.

Beautiful SceneryCulture ExperienceInsta-worthy
Hanahasu Koen Park

Fukui

Hanahasu Koen Park

130 lotus varieties at peak bloom — taste the flower in your noodles.

Beautiful Scenery
Kirosan Tenbo Koen Park

Ehime

Kirosan Tenbo Koen Park

At 307 m up, six bridges string across the strait at dusk.

Art & ArchitectureBeautiful SceneryInsta-worthy
Atsuta Jingu Shrine

Nagoya

Atsuta Jingu Shrine

A legendary sword rests here, enshrined since the 2nd century.

Art & ArchitectureHistory
Kurayoshi Line Train Memorial Museum

Tottori

Kurayoshi Line Train Memorial Museum

Rusty rails and a silent steam engine mark where a 1985 line died.

History
Yanaka Ginza

Tokyo

Yanaka Ginza

Cat-filled alleys, handmade tofu, retro shops time forgot.

ShoppingTrendy Places
Mt. Hakkai

Yuzawa

Mt. Hakkai

Ride the ropeway or earn the summit — Niigata's sacred peak pays either way.

Beautiful SceneryOutdoor Activities
Garyu Koen Park

Nagano

Garyu Koen Park

600 cherry trees mirror a dragon-shaped peak each April.

Beautiful Scenery
Ashigara Rest Area (Tokyo-Bound)

Shizuoka

Ashigara Rest Area (Tokyo-Bound)

Soak in a highway hot spring with Fuji framed in the window.

Food & DrinkOnsen(Hot Springs)Shopping
Omoide no Katabunko

Akita

Omoide no Katabunko

A 1974 wooden schoolhouse frozen in time, chalk dust and all.

Art & ArchitectureCulture Experience
Mt. Sarakurayama

Fukuoka

Mt. Sarakurayama

A "10-billion-dollar" city glow, framed by cable-car romance.

Beautiful SceneryInsta-worthy