Best Visiting Spot List

An art center open to all where you can enjoy exhibitions, workshops, and a variety of other events.

100% powder snow and a long season from the beginning of season to spring skiing.

Yushima Seido is a temple whose traditions as a place of study have been handed down to posterity. It is well-known as the birthplace of modern Japanese education.

The water surface beautifully reflects the Renge-Hachiyou Mountain Range, creating a mystical atmosphere

This is a natural valley and is one of the most precious nature reserves throughout the twenty-three wards of central Tokyo. It attracts many visitors who relax and enjoy walking along the rivers and immersing themselves in the serene and natural environment.

A Fire Festival that Marks the End of Summer

Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Goten has been preserved at Kawagoe Castle, listed among Japan's Top 100 Castles. It is also registered as a Cultural Property of Saitama.

A vault of many national cultural artifacts from the Nara period

Owakudani is filled with clouds of volcanic smoke and a sulfurous smell. Tasting the famous black eggs is a must.

This studio has started offering a new experience called the Maiko Location Photo Plan, where you can take a photo in front of a Kyo-machiya (townhouse in Kyoto) or in the Higashiyama area. To experience being a maiko, you can choose from a variety of gorgeous attire and wear traditional Japanese makeup using face powder and a water-soluble lipstick. Other popular plans include Couple Plan where you can take a photo with your partner wearing a kimono, and the Kids Maiko Plan for children aged five and over (height: 100 centimeters or more).

Strong Chinese influence, rare in Kitano

Hibiya Park is Japan's first modern, Western-style park with a large symbolic fountain. It provides an oasis for the business people who work in the Ginza or Kasumigaseki business districts.

The summit has a very wide open space that will get you addicted once you experience it. There is also a refreshing wooded run. The ticket covers Sky Valley as well.

The Statue of Liberty in the Odaiba area is a replica molded from the Statue of Liberty in Paris, France.

This observation deck lies at the southern tip of Shionomisaki. The seventh and eighth floors, which are 100 meters above sea level, are observation galleries, commanding a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean. On a fine day, the vista even takes in the distant Mt. Nachi. On entering the deck, you'll receive a certificate for visiting the southernmost point of Japan's main island as proof of your visit to Shionomisaki. The grasslands at the tip of the cape, called “Boro no Shiba,” stretch out over 100,000 square meters. A restaurant there serves a variety of dishes using locally sourced ingredients.

Established by Emperor Shirakawa during the Heian Period, the temple's name derives from the ingo (posthumous Buddhist name) of Yoshiakira Ashikaga, the second shogun of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun). While exploring the precinct, you'll find the graves of Yoshiakira and Masatsura Kusunoki, the busho (military commander) of Nancho (Southern Court) located next to each other. Masatsura was much respected by Yoshiakira even though he was an enemy general. During autumn, the maple leaves turn a striking red (visitors are not allowed to bring in a tripod stand or a unipod).

Takarazuka is a revue composed solely of unmarried women, and it has been popular since its first performance in 1914. This theater acts as its base in Tokyo.

This is a shopping avenue with a retro presence. Its morning market held on the fourth Sunday every month is popular.

Pola Museum of Art, built in the forests of Hakone, is a glass-encased space where you can enjoy art and nature together.

The bridge is called Kuramae (”front of warehouse”) since rice was stored in the area during the Edo period. Painted in bright yellow, the bridge reminds us of rice grains.