Spot List

A museum inside the building of Tokyo University of the Arts, the best out of all the art universities in Japan. It stores approximately 29,000 items of mainly Japanese modern arts.

A park selected as one of the top 100 Japanese city parks, designed to enjoy water. You can play in the river.

Understand and experience a disaster, while learning about minimizing risk and damage from natural disasters

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Every day's a festival at this shopping street

An isolated inn with a mysterious atmosphere, located deep in the mountains

This museum displays the works of leading Japanese modern sculptor Fumio Asakura: the site is registered nationally as a Place of Scenic Beauty and the structure itself as a Tangible Cultural Property.

An historic garden surrounding austere Japanese residential architecture

Arima Hot Spring, located an hour's trip away from Osaka, is known as a retreat in the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas. It is famous for being one of Japan's three oldest hot springs.

The museum houses 900 drums, including Japanese drums and others from all over the world. Visitors can touch and play the drums.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Indulge in Japanese dishes unique to this inn

Eat your fill at a dinner buffet

Stay in the city while getting a taste of the views from deep mountain valleys in this Japanese-style garden

This is a multi-story urban park connecting Motomachi and Yamate. You can enjoy the view of the Marine Tower and the Bay Bridge from the park colored with roses and plants and flowers of the seasons.

The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, a favored tourist attraction among LIVE JAPAN readers, invites you to immerse yourself in an enriching cultural experience. Just a brisk 15-minute train ride and an additional pleasant 10-minute walk from Kyoto Station, this serene escape offers a stunning backdrop for unforgettable memories. Opt for a traditional rickshaw ride while adorning a traditional kimono, and revel in the exquisite views of the bamboo groves as you capture timeless photographs. This beautiful locale represents a fusion of Japan's natural splendor and historic traditions.

Large-scale commercial facilities integrating shopping, fun and dining. *Phone reception hours 10:00～18:00

The hermitage written about in ”Saga Nikki”

Regarded as one of the three best cherry blossom spots in the Michinoku region

A symbolic commercial complex in Roppongi. It has a museum, hotels and stores and its abundant greenery is unusual for the center of Tokyo.