Spot List

A Japanese garden with seasonal flowers

Luxurious yet reasonably priced

A very popular melon bun to queue for

Experience two kinds of open air hot spring baths, then relax and enjoy a meal served in your room

A wide variety of light, crispy, and ice-cold monaka (bean-jam wafer)

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.

Head for Zao for the fantastical scenery of white rime, also known as snow monsters!

A museum full of interesting materials

The Shinto shrine where Minamoto no Yoritomo worshipped, which can bring good fortune and personal connections

A convenient building connected to Tokyo Station and Otemachi

An annual large-scale fireworks festival held on August 2 and 3. The large firework rings brighten up the night sky.

A treasure trove of new ideas to enjoy one's daily life

One of the most famous festivals of Tohoku, with gigantic floats shaped as dynamic mythical or kabuki characters and haneto (nebuta dancers) parading the streets.

A vast park crafted on the site of Takada Castle. Known as a great viewing spot for cherry blossoms, the park is embellished with about 4,000 cherry trees in April.

A small oceanfront hotel in the hot spring town of Atami

A leisure complex centered on the New National Theater Tokyo, with an opera house, and a concert hall

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 luxurious buffet-style restaurant and a hot spring with high quality water

A garden decorated with white and red apricot flowers

The foot bath commemorating Tokugawa Ieyasu’s visit to the Atami hot springs