Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Sandankyo Gorge
Little knownSandankyo Gorge (三段峡) is a 16-kilometer river gorge carved through the Chugoku Mountains in northwestern Hiroshima, reno…
JMSDF Kure Museum
Little knownThe JMSDF Kure Museum (海上自衛隊呉史料館), also known as the 'てつのくじら館' (Iron Whale Museum), offers the rare opportunity to board…
Yamato Museum
Little knownThe Yamato Museum (大和ミュージアム), officially the Kure Maritime Museum, commemorates the city of Kure's history as Japan's pr…
Fukuyama Castle
Little knownFukuyama Castle (福山城) is a reconstructed feudal castle in central Fukuyama City, originally built in 1622 by Mizuno Kats…
Tomonoura Port
Little knownTomonoura (鞆の浦) is a historic fishing port on Hiroshima's southeastern coast, renowned as the inspiration for Hayao Miya…
Onomichi Ramen
Little knownOnomichi ramen (尾道ラーメン) is a distinctive local ramen style characterized by soy sauce-based broth (shoyu), flat noodles,…
Shimanami Kaido (Onomichi side)
Little knownThe Shimanami Kaido (しまなみ海道), completed in 1999, runs 70 kilometers from Onomichi to Imabari, linking six islands with e…
Illustration — not a photographAkagi Shrine
Little knownAkagi Shrine (赤城神社) sits on the shore of Lake Onuma (大沼, 1,350m elevation) in the caldera of Mt. Akagi (赤城山, 1,828m), a…
Illustration — not a photographGunma Konjac Dishes
Little knownKonjac (蒟蒻, konnyaku) is a jelly-like food made from the corm of the konjac yam, with a chewy, gelatinous texture and ne…
Joshu Wagyu Beef
Little knownJoshu wagyu (上州和牛) is Gunma's premium beef brand, raised in the region's cool mountain climate and pure water from the T…
Mt. Haruna & Lake Haruna
Little knownMt. Haruna (榛名山, 1,449m) is a dormant volcano with a crater lake (Lake Haruna, 榛名湖) at 1,100m elevation, surrounded by v…
Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps
Little knownIkaho Onsen (伊香保温泉) is a hillside hot spring resort centered on 365 stone steps (石段街, ishidan-gai) lined with ryokan, so…
Takasaki Daruma Dolls
Little knownTakasaki (高崎) is the birthplace of daruma dolls (達磨, だるま) — round, hollow, red papier-mâché figures modeled after Bodhid…
Minakami Onsen & Adventure
Little knownMinakami (みなかみ) is a mountain town in northern Gunma, famous for 18 distinct onsen areas and outdoor adventure sports. T…
Nasu Animal Kingdom
Little knownNasu Animal Kingdom is a 43-hectare zoo and animal park specializing in highland and grassland species from around the w…
Oya History Museum
Little knownThe Oya History Museum is built into a former underground stone quarry where Oya Stone — a light, porous volcanic tuff u…
Tochigi Kurazukuri
Little knownTochigi City was a prosperous merchant town during the Edo and Meiji periods, serving as a distribution hub for goods tr…
Illustration — not a photographNasu Onsen
Little knownNasu Onsen is a collection of seven hot spring sources scattered across the volcanic slopes of Mount Nasu, a highland re…
Nasu Kogen Strawberry Picking
Little knownTochigi Prefecture is Japan's largest strawberry producer, and the Nasu Kogen (Nasu Highlands) region hosts dozens of st…
Illustration — not a photographUtsunomiya Gyoza
Little knownUtsunomiya is Japan's self-proclaimed gyoza capital, with over 200 gyoza specialty restaurants and the highest per-capit…
Mashiko Pottery Town
Little knownMashiko is a pottery town 100 kilometers north of Tokyo that became the spiritual center of Japan's mingei (folk craft)…
Ashikaga Flower Park
Little knownAshikaga Flower Park is home to over 350 wisteria trees, including a 160-year-old giant wisteria (fuji) whose canopy cov…
Ajigaura Beach
Little knownAjigaura Beach is a 4-kilometer stretch of sandy coastline facing the open Pacific, known as one of Kanto's best surf br…
Tsukuba Winery
Little knownUshiku Chateau (despite the name, located in Ushiku, not Tsukuba) is Japan's oldest winery, established in 1903 by entre…
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