Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Beppu Sand Bath
Well knownTakegawara Onsen (竹瓦温泉), operating since 1879, offers Beppu's most accessible sand bath experience. Visitors wear yukata…
Yufuin
Well knownYufuin is a highland hot spring resort (elevation 450m) set in a basin surrounded by mountains, most notably Mt. Yufu (1…
Aso Shrine
Well knownAso Shrine, established in 281 AD, is one of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines and was famous for its three-story gate tower…
Kurokawa Onsen
Well knownKurokawa Onsen (黒川温泉) is a preserved onsen village in the mountains north of Mt. Aso, designed to look like an Edo-perio…
Amakusa Islands
Well knownThe Amakusa Islands (120+ islands, population 100,000) were a center of hidden Christian faith during the 250-year prohi…
Basashi (Horse Sashimi)
Well knownKumamoto is Japan's capital of basashi (馬刺し) — raw horse meat sliced thin and served with garlic, ginger, and sweet soy…
Mt. Aso Nakadake Crater
Well knownMt. Aso is one of the world's largest active calderas (25km across) containing five volcanic peaks. Nakadake is the only…
Shimabara Spring Water Swimming Carp Streets
Well knownShimabara City's residential streets flow with crystal-clear spring water emerging from underground volcanic aquifers be…
Dejima
Well knownDejima was an artificial fan-shaped island built in 1636 to confine Portuguese traders, and later (1641–1859) served as…
Mount Inasa Night View
Well knownMount Inasa (333m) overlooks Nagasaki from the west, providing a 360-degree panorama that includes the harbor, city cent…
Unzen Jigoku (Unzen Hell)
Well knownUnzen Jigoku is a 500-meter-wide field of active volcanic vents on the slopes of Mt. Unzen, emitting sulfurous steam at…
Shimabara Castle & Christian Rebellion Site
Well knownShimabara Castle (1625) stands on the site of the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) — the largest armed uprising in Edo-pe…
Glover Garden
Well knownGlover Garden preserves nine Western-style mansions from Nagasaki's treaty port era (1859–1899), clustered on a terraced…
Illustration — not a photographGoto Islands
Well knownTake the a boat from Hisaka port to Kashiragashima Island (population: 26) and walk the concrete path uphill past three…
Nagasaki Peace Park & Atomic Bomb Museum
Well knownAt 11:02 on August 9, 1945, a plutonium bomb detonated 500 meters above the Urakami Valley, instantly killing an estimat…
Gunkanjima (Battleship Island)
Well knownHashima Island, universally known as Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) for its silhouette resembling a warship, is a 6.3-he…
Nagasaki Champon at Shikairo
Well knownChampon — thick wheat noodles in a milky pork-bone and chicken broth loaded with seafood and vegetables — was invented i…
Oura Catholic Church
Well knownBuilt in 1864 by French missionary Father Petitjean, Oura Church is the oldest surviving Christian church in Japan and a…
Illustration — not a photographKaratsu Kunchi Festival
Well knownThe Karatsu Kunchi (November 2–4) is listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Fourteen enormous lacquered floats…
Yoshinogari Historical Park
Well knownYoshinogari is the most significant archaeological site in Japan for understanding the Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD) — th…
Kitakyushu Space World
Well knownKitakyushu was Japan's industrial heartland — the Yawata Steel Works (now Nippon Steel) was established here in 1901, ma…
Imazu Bay Flamingo Sunset Café Row
Well knownAlong the Imazu Bay coastline of Itoshima, a loose collection of surf cafés, beach bars, and open-air restaurants has em…
Ohori Park
Well knownOhori Park was created in 1929 when the former outer moat of Fukuoka Castle was converted into a public lakeside park —…
Keya Otehon Sea Cave
Well knownOn the western tip of Itoshima Peninsula, the Genkai Sea has been cutting into basalt cliffs for millennia, producing a…
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