Best Visiting Spot List

Enjoy beautiful autumn leaves in the deep valley

A mystical, sacred place of Shugendo, or Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

This museum owns over 38,000 artifacts relating to the culture and history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.

Inherit Hikaru Genji's luck in love

It is the palace where the generations of Emperors and Empresses of Japan have lived starting in the Meiji era (1868-1912) to this day. You can visit the palace site as long as you obtain prior permission.

An entertainment hall, which holds popular entertainment such as rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling), manzai (comic dialog), rokyoku (traditional reciting) and kodan (vaudeville sotrytelling). One of its appeals is that the audience is up close to the performers.

A complex with a tree-like architecture combining public and private facilities.

This is an interactive museum where you can learn what prompted the birth of the world's first instant ramen and its history.

Grandiose floats decorated with scenes from historic events parade through the city

This is a mansion built by Masatomo Hotta (1851－1911), the last feudal lord of the Sakura Domain. The residence is designated a National Important Cultural Property and the garden a National Place of Scenic Beauty.

The magnificent appearance of this building is the symbol of Nakanoshima

View the ocean from 47 meters above sea level

A significant cultural property with the feel of Edo/Tokyo. Richly decorated with gold foils, the magnificent main building also known as the ”shrine of gold” is astounding.

A museum introducing Edo hanabi (fireworks) and brimming with the atmosphere of the era.

A school that embodies the dreams of Buddhist teacher Kobo Daishi

A temple with strings of ”monkey charms”

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

A museum located in Ueno Park. Visitors can enjoy a variety of artworks including ones designated as Important Cultural Properties.

A Japanese garden with beautiful nature throughout the seasons