Best Visiting Spot List

The healing power of the sea and flowers

A 27-km road that stretches from the foot to the summit of Mt. Hachiman. It is famous for the snow-walled corridor that appears in spring.

From the works of masters to rising artists, get in touch with various works by Aomori artists

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

A beautiful lake and the deepest in Japan, with unrivalled clarity. There is a statue of the legendary maiden Tatsuko standing in the lake.

A garden decorated with white and red apricot flowers

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

A trekking spot surrounded by mother nature

Immerse yourself in the deep and mystical world of Dali

A rustic hotel near the entrance of the Seven Swamps of Tsuta

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

This temple is one of the Three Mountains of the Kanto region for the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism and is well-known as a temple to ward off evil. Enjoy the shops in the surrounding streets after attending a Goma Rite (a ceremony in which Goma wood is burned in a fireplace on the Goma platform).

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

A shrine built to represent the nation's wish for peace. Yushukan displays relics and wills, and it is worth visiting.

Famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

Pray for good health and matchmaking at this shrine built for subduing an epidemic

Gaze out on Ago Bay from a deck

One of Nara’s most famous gardens

This is Japan's only national art museum, where you can view various Western artworks, including the Matsukata collection, which mainly consists of French artworks.

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”