Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Eiheiji Temple
Little knownEiheiji is a working Zen monastery founded in 1244, where 150-200 monks follow a training schedule unchanged since the E…
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine
Little knownKitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine has served as the traditional starting point for Mt. Fuji pilgrimages via the Yoshida…
Daizenji Taisekiji Temple
Little knownDaizenji Taisekiji Temple, nestled in the Katsunuma wine valley, has an unusual claim: it houses a 1,200-year-old wooden…
Erin-ji Temple
Little knownErin-ji Temple, located in the mountains east of Kofu, served as the family temple of the Takeda clan during the Warring…
Lake Shojiko and Lake Motosuko
Little knownLake Shojiko (西湖) and Lake Motosuko (本栖湖) are the westernmost of the Fuji Five Lakes, connected by a 2km walking path th…
Momiji Kairo Maple Corridor
Little knownThe Momiji Kairo (紅葉回廊, 'Maple Corridor') is a 150-meter pathway along the northern shore of Lake Kawaguchiko lined with…
Maizuru Castle Park
Little knownMaizuru Castle Park occupies the grounds of historic Kofu Castle (舞鶴城), built in 1583 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's vassal and…
Lake Saiko Bat Cave and Forest
Little knownLake Saiko, the fourth-largest of the Fuji Five Lakes, remains the quietest and least developed — no lakeshore hotels, m…
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
Little knownThe Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum is a European-style garden and music box museum set against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji…
Oshino Hakkai
Little knownOshino Hakkai is a collection of eight crystal-clear ponds fed by snowmelt from Mt. Fuji that has filtered through under…
Illustration — not a photographYamanashi Fruit Picking
Little knownYamanashi Prefecture is Japan's fruit basket — the nation's top producer of grapes and peaches, and second for cherries.…
Isawa Onsen
Little knownIsawa Onsen, located in the Fuefuki Valley surrounded by peach and grape orchards, is Yamanashi's largest hot spring res…
Illustration — not a photographHoto Noodles
Little knownHoto is Yamanashi's signature comfort dish — thick, flat wheat noodles simmered in a miso-based broth with kabocha squas…
Takeda Shingen Historical Sites
Little knownTakeda Shingen (1521–1573) was one of the most formidable daimyo of Japan's Warring States period, ruling Kai Province (…
Kofu Wine Wineries
Little knownKofu Basin in central Yamanashi is Japan's premier wine-producing region, responsible for 40% of domestic wine productio…
Shosenkyo Gorge
Little knownShosenkyo Gorge, carved by the Arakawa River through the granite mountains north of Kofu, stretches 5km through vertical…
Illustration — not a photographLake Yamanakako
Little knownLake Yamanakako, the largest and highest-elevation (980m) of the Fuji Five Lakes, stretches 6.8km east-west with the sou…
Toyama Glassware & Traditional Crafts
Little knownToyama has two craft traditions worth knowing: Etchū glass from Toyama City (modern, 1990s-vintage, born when the prefec…
Gokayama Washi Papermaking
Little knownGokayama has produced traditional washi paper (和紙) for over 400 years, using kozo (mulberry bark) harvested from surroun…
Toyama City Night View from Kureha Hills
Little knownThe Kureha Hills (呉羽山, Kureha-yama) on Toyama City's western edge offer sweeping panoramic views across Toyama City, Toy…
Illustration — not a photographIwase Canal Historic District
Little knownThe Iwase Canal (岩瀬運河) district in northern Toyama City is a preserved Meiji-era port town featuring historic wooden war…
Amaharashi Coast
Little knownAmaharashi Coast (雨晴海岸) is a 3km stretch of rocky coastline on Toyama Bay, famous for views of the 3,000-meter Tateyama…
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design
Little knownThe Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design (富山県美術館, TAD) is a contemporary art museum opened in 2017, housed in a str…
Toyama Castle & Matsukawa River Cruise
Little knownToyama Castle (富山城) is a reconstructed castle in central Toyama City, originally built in the 16th century and destroyed…
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