Spot List

Tohoku's biggest therapeutic onsen boasts Japan's largest volume of hot spring water and highest acidity

Japan’s largest lake, replete with noteworthy places and leisure opportunities

Some of the samurai houses dating back to the Edo Period (1600/1603-1868) still remain in the castle town Sakura (Chiba), a place where you can get a glimpse of the daily lives of the samurai.

Komagata Bridge on the Sumida River is 150 meters long and has over 80 years of history.

A museum specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

Large, 400-hectare marshland popular for its hiking trails through many scenic spots.

An adventure full of thrills

It is the palace where the generations of Emperors and Empresses of Japan have lived starting in the Meiji era (1868-1912) to this day. You can visit the palace site as long as you obtain prior permission.

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

A long-standing restaurant that carries on the original taste

Quietly praying to the rakan statues on the hillsides

The nation’s head Koyasan Shingon-shu temple

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Women of all ages patronize this shop

Reproduction of the center of the ancient capital, Nara. Daigokuden (Council Hall in the Imperial Palace) and gardens line up in this vast historical site.

There are historical sites and ancient trees that date back to the Meiji period and also many sports facilities on this vast premises. The rows of ginkgo trees with their yellow leaves are also famous.

An aquarium where you'll learn from seeing, touching and playing

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Open air baths with a stunning view of Nishikigaura