Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Omi Shrine
Little knownOmi Shrine (大御神社) is a coastal Shinto shrine perched on rocks directly facing the Pacific Ocean, famous as one of Japan'…
Togakushi Udon
Little knownTogakushi is Miyazaki City's most beloved udon shop, set in a vast hall that was once a ballroom dance school. Their kam…
Fruits Garden Nagano
Little knownMiyazaki produces over 60% of Japan's premium Taiyo no Tamago mangoes. Fruits Garden Nagano is a family-run greengrocer-…
Suisen
Little knownSuisen is an intimate yakitori bar that seats only 20 guests and revolves entirely around Miyazaki chicken grilled over…
Gunkei Kakushigura
Little knownTucked inside a narrow alley off Chuo-dori, Gunkei Kakushigura is one of Miyazaki City's most celebrated specialists in…
Cape Toi (Misaki Horses)
Little knownCape Toi (Toi Misaki) is famous for its free-roaming Misaki horses — one of Japan's eight native horse breeds. Around 10…
Nagayu Onsen
Little knownNagayu Onsen (長湯温泉) in Taketa City is one of Japan's few naturally carbonated hot springs (炭酸泉, tansan-sen). The water c…
Saiki Fish Market
Little knownSaiki City on Oita's southern coast is one of Kyushu's major fishing ports, particularly renowned for tuna and mackerel.…
Illustration — not a photographRokugo-manzan Temples
Little knownStand at the base of the Kumano Magaibutsu cliff at 7:30 on a November morning and you'll understand why monks chose thi…
Takasakiyama Monkey Park
Little knownTakasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden is home to over 1,000 wild Japanese macaques (snow monkeys) that descend from Mt.…
Harajiri Falls
Little knownHarajiri Falls (原尻の滝) is a 120-meter-wide, 20-meter-high waterfall that drops in a perfect curtain across the Ogata Rive…
Mt. Yufu Hiking
Little knownMt. Yufu (1,584m) dominates Yufuin's skyline with its distinctive twin peaks (東峰 East Peak 1,583m and 西峰 West Peak 1,584…
Oka Castle Ruins
Little knownOka Castle (岡城) was built on a 100-meter-tall volcanic plateau in 1594, defended by sheer cliffs on three sides and acce…
Hita
Little knownHita prospered in the Edo period as a direct Tokugawa territory (天領, tenryo) controlling river transport along the Mikum…
Yufuin Floral Village
Little knownYufuin Floral Village is a small commercial development designed to replicate a Cotswolds village — stone-paved lanes, h…
Usa Jingu
Little knownUsa Jingu, established in 725 AD, is the head shrine of all Hachiman shrines in Japan (numbering 40,000+). Hachiman is t…
Illustration — not a photographMinamata Disease Memorial
Little knownIn 1956, a five-year-old girl in Minamata couldn't walk. Her fingers curled inward. She lost peripheral vision, slurred…
Amakusa Five Bridges Sunset Drive
Little knownThe Amakusa Pearl Line is a 17km scenic route connecting five islands via five consecutive bridges, built in 1966 to end…
Kikuchi Valley
Little knownKikuchi Valley is a 4km walking trail following the Kikuchi River through a gorge of broadleaf forest, designated as one…
Myoken Fireworks Festival
Little knownThe Yatsushiro Myoken Festival fireworks (October) is consistently ranked among Japan's top three fireworks competitions…
Aso Aka-Ushi (Red Cattle) BBQ
Little knownAso Aka-ushi (阿蘇赤牛) is a regional cattle breed raised on the volcanic grasslands of Mt. Aso. Unlike heavily marbled wagy…
Kumagawa River Rafting
Little knownThe Kumagawa River, flowing through the mountains of southern Kumamoto, is called 'Japan's three fastest-flowing rivers'…
Yamaga Onsen & Lantern Festival
Little knownYamaga Onsen is a 1,800-year-old hot spring town in northern Kumamoto with alkaline waters (pH 9.5) that leave skin feel…
Obama Onsen
Little knownObama Onsen is a coastal hot spring town facing the Tachibana Bay, known for having the highest water temperature of any…
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