Best Visiting Spot List

The 'Chibikko (kids) Island' and also the ski and snow board 'Junior Lessons' make this a popular resort for families!

The main gate of Sensoji Temple. Its huge, impressive paper lantern with ”Kaminarimon” written in kanji is a landmark of Asakusa.

Enjoy the Omotesando Winter Attraction which Features 500,000 LED Lights

Museum of Yebisu Beer will teach you the history and the way to enjoy Yebisu beer at the birthplace of Yebisu beer.

The skyscraper that stands 296 meters high. It's a spot full of attractions such as a large panorama that spreads from the observation floor on the 69th floor and shopping!

A park built in Kurihama in commemoration of the landing of Commodore Matthew C. Perry of the United States Navy.

A wide variety of plays such as kabuki, comedy, modern, and melodramatic shinpa can be enjoyed in the theater. It is also an ideal theater to feel close to the Japanese traditional performing arts.

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.

This is an art and cultural facility that possesses a pipe organ of the world's largest class. You can appreciate various artworks throughout the year.

The shrine was established by the then Shogun, Tokugawa Ienari. It is also known as an old Kanto Inari Sotsukasa shrine (the top Kanto area shrines enshrining the Inari.)

A small alley teeming with traditional izakayas (Japanese-style bars). A place to enjoy a the Showa Retro atmosphere while in Shibuya.

It is a museum where the Japanese maritime history can be learned from videos and valuable displays. The NYK Maritime Museum widely introduces the history of marine vessels along with the history of Nippon Yusen as a company. (NYK stands for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, a shipping company.)

A time-honored Japanese landscape garden with gentle atmosphere designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Weeping cherry trees during spring are a must-see.

The Sumo Photography Museum is placed in the parking area of a photo studio. There are many items on display, including photographs of successive generations of great sumo wrestlers, references, and sumo wrestlers' ornamental aprons.

The Tumulus cluster dates back to the latter of the Kofun (tumulus) period (250 - 538). Excavations unearthed horse tack like bits for horses, Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era), Haji ware (plain, unglazed, reddish-brown Japanese pottery made from the Kofun era through the Heian era), and haniwa (clay figures from the Kofun period).

Founded by Kobo-Daishi Kukai, this is a sacred place of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, boasting a history of 1,200 years. Scattered across the mountain at approximately 900 meters above sea level are 117 temples, including Kongobu-ji Temple, forming a large religious town. With Danjogaran and Okuno-in at its core, this sacred territory has been visited by large number of Kukai's followers. Since the town is surrounded by forests, Mt. Koya is a great place to enjoy some hiking while visiting the temples.

With plenty of equipment available to rent, you do not need to take anything with you when visiting. Easy access—just 10 minutes from JR Muikamachi Station by the free bus, or 5 minutes by car from the Kan-Etsu Muikamachi Interchange.

This ropeway connects Yunoyama Onsen with Mt. Gozaisho, located 1,212 meters above sea level. From the window you can see the townscape of Yunoyama Onsen and Yokkaichi, as well as Ise Bay, and the natural scenery surrounding Mt. Gozaisho transforms every season: azaleas in spring, red dragonflies in summer, colored leaves in autumn (from mid-October to late November), and beautiful frost-covered trees in winter.

A tied-arch bridge that imitated the Ludendorff Bridge in Germany.

This aquarium has introduced Japan's first tunnel aquarium, which offers a 360-degree view of the seals swimming around. It is an aquarium that both kids and adults can enjoy.