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Nasu Highland Observatory

Soaring at an elevation of 1,048 meters, Nasu Highland Observatory offers sweeping views of the Nasu mountain range in its full majesty. Make your way here for an impeccable panorama of the Kanto Plain, and even the elegant peaks of the Yamizo Mountains far off on clear days. The evening hours are a perfect chance to bring someone special, as the observatory takes on a romantic air thanks to stunning night views and glittering city lights below.

• Tochigi
• Observatories

World Heritage Kasuga Taisha Shrine / Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival

The "Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri" is held at Wakamiya, a subordinate Kasuga Taisha Shrine. It's a grand festival praying for a bountiful harvest and the peace and comfort of all people. Nowadays, the rituals begin in July, with the main events taking place from December 15th to 18th.

• Nara
• Winter festivals & Events

Ouchi-juku

More than 30 thatched-roof homes stand in Ouchi-juku, where the townscape still reflects the Edo-Period. It used to prosper as a post station along the former Aizu West Highway 400 years ago.

• Fukushima
• Famous Places

Oirase Stream

Oirase Stream, a renowned tourist attraction awarded two stars in the Michelin Green Guide, stretches approximately 14 kilometers from the shores of Lake Towada at Nenokuchi to Yakeyama. It's a national Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument, celebrated for its waterfalls, clear streams, giant rocks, and steep cliffs.

• Aomori
• Nature Spots

Gono no yakata - Northern Culture Museum

This museum preserves and exhibits the former residence and garden of the Ito family, which prospered as the largest landowner in Echigo during the Meiji period.

• Niigata
• Museums

Dōgo Onsen Honkan

Boasting a history of roughly 3,000 years, Dōgo Onsen is considered by many to be Japan’s oldest hot spring. Its iconic symbol, the Dōgo Onsen Honkan, was rebuilt in 1894 as a public bathhouse and is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. After six years of extensive preservation and restoration work, the wooden three-story bathhouse fully reopened in 2024, offering a renewed experience designed to soak in the historical beauty up close.

• Ehime
• Bathing & Spa Facilities

Atsuta Jingu (Atsuta Shrine)

About 1900 years ago, one of the Three Sacred Treasures (in Japanese mythology, the goddess, Amaterasu-Omikami, conferred on them. They were handed down as the proof of imperial succession), Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (sacred sword) , was dedicated here, which is said to be the beginning of this shrine.

• Nagoya
• Shrines & Temples

The Head Temple of the Tendai Sect, Mt. Hiei (Hieizan) Enryakuji Temple

It is a vast temple whose precincts are the area around Mt. Hiei (Hieizan) at the altitude of 848 meters and was built in 788 by Saicho, who opened the Tendai sect. Filling a role as a comprehensive Buddhist university, it has been called "the mother mountain of Japanese Buddhism" and has had a great influence on the history of Japan. Moreover, it also played a role in protecting Kyoto, which was the capital for 1000 years. It was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994.

• Shiga
• Shrines & Temples

Nara City Higashimuki Shopping Street

Higashimuki Shopping Street is located right in front of the east entrance of Kintetsu Nara Station. It has an arcade that runs north-south from Omiya Street to Sanjo Street. Kofukuji Temple is to the east, and private houses were built on the west side of the street.

• Nara
• Shopping Streets

Osaka Ikuno KoreaTown (Miyuki-dori Shopping Street)

Osaka Ikuno Korea Town refers to the “Miyuki-dori Shopping Street, Miyuki-dori Central Shopping Street, and Miyuki-dori East Shopping Street”. The area is the home of Miyukimori Tenjingu Shrine, which has a history of 1,600 years. It is a shopping street with about 120 stores lined up along a 500-meter stretch from east to west.

• Osaka
• Shopping Streets