Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Komyozenji Temple
Well knownOne hundred meters from the crowds of Dazaifu Tenmangu, through a gate that most visitors walk past, lies Komyozenji — a…
Dazaifu Tenmangu
Well knownDazaifu Tenmangu was built in 905 to enshrine the spirit of Sugawara Michizane, a Heian-period scholar and court officia…
Nanzoin Temple
Well knownDeep in the cedar forests of Sasaguri, by train from Hakata, Nanzoin Temple houses a bronze reclining Buddha 41 meters l…
Shiraito Falls (Itoshima)
Well knownHigh on the granite flanks of Mt. Raizan (955m), Shiraito Falls drops 24 meters in a single white ribbon into a deep eme…
Sakurai Futamigaura
Well knownAt Sakurai Beach in western Itoshima, two granite rocks rise from the shallow water 150 meters offshore — connected by a…
Itoshima Seafood Market
Well knownItoshima Peninsula, 30 minutes west of central Fukuoka, juts into the Genkai Sea with 400 square kilometres of clear, co…
Nakasu Yatai
Well knownFukuoka is the last city in Japan where yatai — traditional wheeled food stalls — survive as a genuine part of urban lif…
Shin-Shin
Well knownShin-Shin (しん·しん) is what Hakata ramen should taste like — clean, milky tonkotsu broth with none of the pungent funk tha…
Ginzan Onsen
FamousGinzan Onsen is 300 meters of Taisho-period (1912-1926) wooden ryokan squeezed into a mountain valley, three and four st…
Zao Snow Monsters (Juhyo)
FamousAt 1,600 meters on Mt. Zao, Siberian wind hits moisture from the Sea of Japan and does something strange to the Maries f…
Hirosaki Castle
FamousHirosaki Castle (弘前城) is one of only twelve original castle towers remaining in Japan, built in 1611 by the Tsugaru clan…
Dogo Onsen Honkan
FamousDogo Onsen Honkan stands three stories tall in dark wood and white plaster, looking like a castle designed for bathing i…
Naoshima Contemporary Art Island
FamousNaoshima has transformed from a quiet fishing island into one of the world's most remarkable outdoor art museums, where…
Ritsurin Garden
FamousRitsurin Garden stands as one of Japan's finest landscape gardens, a masterpiece of Edo-period design that rivals even t…
Adachi Museum of Art
FamousAdachi Museum of Art has been ranked the #1 Japanese garden in Japan by the Journal of Japanese Gardening for over 20 co…
Izumo Taisha
FamousIzumo Taisha is one of Japan's oldest shrines, maybe the oldest depending on who's counting. It's dedicated to Okuninush…
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
FamousKurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter (倉敷美観地区, Kurashiki Bikan Chiku) is a beautifully preserved Edo-period merchant distri…
Korakuen Garden
FamousKorakuen Garden (岡山後楽園) ranks among Japan's Three Great Gardens alongside Kenroku-en (Kanazawa) and Kairaku-en (Mito), r…
Miyajima Island
FamousMiyajima (宮島), formally Itsukushima Island, is a sacred island in Hiroshima Bay revered since ancient times as a dwellin…
Itsukushima Shrine
FamousItsukushima Shrine (厳島神社) rebuilt in 1168 by Taira no Kiyomori, sits on stilts because Miyajima itself was considered to…
Atomic Bomb Dome
FamousThe Atomic Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム, Genbaku Dome), officially the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the skeletal remnant of the Hiro…
Lake Chuzenji & Kegon Falls
FamousLake Chuzenji sits at 1,269 meters in a volcanic caldera formed 20,000 years ago when Mount Nantai erupted and lava damm…
Illustration — not a photographToshogu Shrine
FamousToshogu Shrine is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and represents the absolute z…
Kairakuen Garden
FamousKairakuen is one of Japan's Three Great Gardens, but unlike the meticulous aristocratic gardens of Kanazawa and Okayama,…
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