Best Visiting Spot List

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb

Strolling around ponds colored subtle shades of blue

A place for relaxation for the citizens of Kyoto and famous for its plum blossoms

Relax and relieve yourself of daily stress and exhaustion

The head shrine of Oshu, boasting 1,200 years of history

The lively entertainment area that represents Minami, Osaka. It has flourished as a city of theatrical and musical performances with special charming aspects that attract visitors.

Lava caves created in 864 AD by a Mount Fuji eruption from its flank volcano, Nagao-san.

Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties

A temple famous for its Bone Buddhas

A beautiful temple like the Pure Land itself that illustrates the prosperity of the Fujiwara regency during the late Heian Period.

The head temple of the Rinzai sect's Tofuku-ji School, which has Japan's largest monastery and oldest San-mon gate. It is known as one of Kyoto's best places to view autumn leaves.

A green island at the southernmost part of Miura Peninsula. The island has a park with bountiful nature and restaurants serving seafood fresh from the boat.

Adorable sea creatures everywhere

The head temple of the Shingon Sect's Omuro School. Holding a long association with the Imperial Household, the temple is also well known for its late-blooming cherry trees called Omuro-zakura.

Discover Tohoku history and culture

This is an auspicious shrine because of the kanji characters that are used for writing its name Hodosan can also be read as ”climbing a mountain of treasures.” The deities who protect people from fire, thefts, and other disasters are enshrined there.

View sheep on a ranch surrounded by greenery

Learn about the culture of Niigata

This is a shrine founded on the vast premises surrounded by the mountains of Nikko. It is familiar to people as the god of luck and marital matchmaking.