World Heritage Himeji Castle (姫路城)
Himeji Castle was extensively renovated by Ikeda Terumasa between 1601 and 1609, and was completed as a magnificent castle with over 400 years of h...
Ropeway Misen and Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima
Itsukushima Shrine, located in Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is a shrine with a history of about 1,400 years, said to have ...
Todai-ji Temple Great Buddha
Inside the Great Buddha Hall, the largest bronze statue in Japan, known as the "Great Buddha of Nara," is enshrined. This Great Buddha stands 14.98...
Tottori Sand Dunes
Sea View from the top of the dune is spectacular. You can also enjoy the camel and paragliding, sand boarding, of pleasure. Also, it takes ...
Izumo Taisha Shrine of marriage
Izumo Taisha is one of the oldest shrines in Japan, located in Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, and has long been read as "Izumo Oyashir...
Ise Jingu Inner Shrine
The Naiku enshrines Amaterasu Omikami as the main enshrined deity. Amaterasu Omikami is also called Amaterasu Omikami, and in Japanese mythology, A...
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (清水寺)
Located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kiyomizu-dera is a Hosso sect temple that is said to have been founded by the monk Enchin. It has flourish...
Kurashiki aesthetic area of the old town
It is the aesthetic area of Kurashiki taste of the boat and the white wall is beautiful. It is a tourist destination with attractions most Okay...
National Treasure Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle's castle tower has a rare structure, a composite castle tower that combines the "castle tower" from the Sengoku period with the "T...
A magnificent World Heritage site - Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Nikko Toshogu Shrine is a shrine located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, that enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu as a god. Founded in 1617 (Genwa 3), mos...
Matsue castle tower that is existing
The greatest attraction of Matsue Castle is that it still has a castle tower that still exists today, conveying the appearance of the castle from t...
Touyu-do of Mitokusan Sanbutsuji most difficult worship
To visit the Ippei-do, you have to climb the steep mountain path called "Gyojamichi" from the entrance next to the main hall for about an hour. The...
Kotohiragu Shrine in Konpira-san
Located halfway up Mount Zozu in Kotohira Town, Kagawa Prefecture, Kotohira Shrine is an ancient shrine with fans across Japan, known as "Konpira-s...
World Heritage Shirakawa-go
The most distinctive feature of Shirakawa-go is the Gassho-style houses. The gassho-zukuri style uses heavy wood and has a large, steeply sloping r...
Kasuga Taisha
The shrine was established in 768 and is dedicated to the four deities that appear in Japanese mythology, specifically, Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto (武...
Kinkaku-ji Temple (金閣寺)
Kinkakuji Temple (Rokuonji Temple), located in Kita-ku, Kyoto City, was founded in 1397 when Yoshimitsu Ashikaga, the third Shogun of the Muromachi...
Akiyoshido, one of Japan's three largest limestone caves, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
The Akiyoshido Cave is one of the three largest limestone caves in Japan, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The total length of the cave is 8.9 km, ...
Hiruzen Plateau
The Hiruzen Plateau is a plateau at an altitude of 500 to 600 meters that spreads at the foot of the Hiruzen Mountains (Kami Hiruzen, Naka Hiruzen,...
Kochi Castle is the only castle in Japan that has the entire Honmaru
It is said that Kochi Castle is the only place where all of the Honmaru structures still exist. Overcoming many crises such as natural disasters...
The tallest in Japan! Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree is a Japanese landmark located in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, boasting a height of 634 meters, and is recognized by the Guinness World Record...
Matsuyama Castle with an existing castle tower
Matsuyama Castle was started to be built in 1602 by Kato Yoshiaki, one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, and took about 25 years to complete. The...
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome, is a world-renowned monument located in Hiroshima City. It is a ver...
Byodo-in Temple, a World Heritage Site (平等院)
Hō-ō-dō" is a national treasure building located in Uji City, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a Buddhist temple built in the Heian period and is famo...
Nachi Falls, one of Japan's three most famous waterfalls
It is the largest straight waterfall in Japan, with a drop of 133m. To visit Kumano Nachi Taisha and Nachi Falls, you need to walk up a steep st...
Inuyama Castle, a National Treasure with an existing castle tower
Inuyama Castle, which stands on a small hill on the banks of the Kiso River in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, is a precious castle designated as a...
Kamikochi
Kamikochi is located in the Chubu Sangaku National Park at an altitude of about 1,500m, overlooking the Japanese Alps such as the Hotaka mountain r...
Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge extending over the blue sea
The contrast between the blue sea and the bridge's structure creates a very impressive landscape. There is no doubt that it is one of the top drivi...
National Treasure Hikone Castle with an existing castle tower
Construction of Hikone Castle began in 1604 by Naotsugu (later Naotaka), son of Ii Naomasa, one of the four great generals of the Tokugawa clan. It...
Kintaikyo of Iwakuni
The greatest attraction of Kintai Bridge is the graceful curves of its five arches and its complex wooden structure. Currently, many Japanese nails...
Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau.
Akiyoshidai was born as a coral reef in the warm southern seas about 350 million years ago, and over the years it has risen and weathered repeatedl...
Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社)
Yasaka Shrine, located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, is said to have begun when Irishi, who came from Goryeo in the second year of the reign of ...
Taishakukyo above Taishaku area
The Kami-Taishaku area is the most scenic upstream of the 18 km long Taishaku Gorge, where the beauty of the gorge carved by the clear waters of th...
La Collina Omihachiman
La Collina Omihachiman, located in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, is a sweets theme park operated by the Japanese confectionery shop Taneya an...
Syoshazan Engyoji
Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe is the temple of the famous Himeji Shosha mountain as a location of starring in the movie "The Last Samurai". This p...
Todoroki Falls, one of Japan's 100 best waterfalls (Kochi Prefecture)
Located upstream on the Hibihara River, a tributary of the Monobe River, Todoroki Falls is a prefectural natural monument and a designated scenic s...
Rurikoji the five-story pagoda shine
Rurikoji Temple is located in Kayama-cho, Yamaguchi City, and is a historic temple that has watched over the rise and fall of the Ouchi clan. The f...
Gakuen temple there is a temple of the back of the waterfall
Benkei also in the back of the gap between the rock of Furo waterfall that was training been struck by the waterfall there is Zao-do. There are ...
Kegon Waterfall
The most distinctive feature of Kegon Falls is its majestic scale. The diameter of the waterfall basin is about Kegon Falls, located in Nikko City,...
"Tendaki Falls", one of the top 100 waterfalls in Japan located in Hyogo.
Tendak（天滝） in Hyogo, selected as one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls, is located in the Tendaki Gorge. It has a height of 98 meters, making it a ...
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (北野天満宮)
This shrine is dedicated to Michizane Sugawara, known as the god of learning, and is visited by many students studying for entrance exams. The m...
Town of Onomichi
It is Onomichi famous works of Obayashi director of the movie, but in front of the station image had changed when visiting for the first time in 10...
Castle Bitchu Matsuyama Castle in the Sky of existing castle tower
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is an impregnable mountain castle built on Mount Gagyu, about 430 meters above sea level. The castle tower is designated as...
Fukiya Furusato Village of red iron oxide color
Fukiya Furusato Village is designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the national government, and its...
Senkoji overlooking the superb view of Onomichi
Recommended, is the view from the rocks at Ishizuchisan chain training. You need to climb therefore carefully quite dangerous because climb with ...
The oldest of Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Japan three Tenmangu Shrine
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine is one of the three great Tenmangu Shrines of Japan, along with Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangu Shrine ...
Three lords Castle of Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle was built in 1612 by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu as part of a nationwide construction program. The vast grounds, surrounded by huge ston...
Tomonoura of the port city of 300 years ago
Tomonoura is located in the center around the Seto Inland Sea, where it crosses the ocean currents in the ebb of the tide in a very important posit...
One of Japan's three greatest castles, Osaka Castle (大阪城)
Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but was attacked and captured by Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Summer Siege of Osaka. Later, Tokugawa...
Oyama Ogamiyama shrine Okumiya
There is a large cedar lot on the side of the stone pavement, drifts mysterious atmosphere. Okumiya headquarters also large building, there is a...
An overwhelming number of national treasures! Kofukuji Temple
Kofukuji is home to the largest wooden building in Japan after Todaiji's Daibutsuden, the Hokuendo, which houses the national treasure statue of Em...
Mysterious power spot! Taki Shrine
In winter, it freezes and becomes an icicle, creating a wonderful scenery. With the appearance of a shrine, the murmuring of the waterfall valle...
Chion-in, the head temple of the Jodo sect
This temple was founded by Honen Shonin. Known as the founder of the Pure Land sect, Honen Shonin believed in reincarnation in the Pure Land and sp...
Shinshoji Zen and Garden Museum
Passing through the main gate, you'll be greeted by the reception building, "Shodo," designed by Terunobu Fujimori. Its hand-bent copper roof and r...
Kibitsu Shrine
Kibitsu Shrine is located in Kibitsu, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, and is the Ichinomiya Shrine of Bitchu Province, where Kibitsuhiko...
Ochiai Sakura Daigo
Also it has become such as Musashi of the shooting location of the drama of NHK. Photograph is taken in late August. Because it is not the seaso...
Hida Takayama old townscape
The "Old Town" stretches across the center of Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, and is lined with merchant houses from the Edo to Meiji periods. It i...
Amanohashidate, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan
Amanohashidate is a national scenic spot, home to approximately 8,000 pine trees growing on the sandbar connecting Miyazu Bay and the Aso Sea. At A...
Ginkaku-ji Temple (銀閣寺)
Ginkakuji (Ginkakuji) (Jishoji), located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a mountain villa built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth Shogun of the Murom...
Takachiho Gorge
Takachiho Gorge is a gorge formed over many years by the erosion of pyroclastic flows erupted by the eruption of Mt. Aso. The cliffs reach heights ...
Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden - Makino Tomitaro Memorial Museum
Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden is located on Mount Godai in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, and was established to honor the achievements ...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The museum consists of two buildings, the main building and the east building. The main building mainly exhibits the damage caused by the atomic bo...
Atsuta Jingu
Atsuta Jingu Shrine, known for enshrining one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (Grass-Cutting Sword), is a revered S...
An impressive giant lantern! Kaminarimon Gate - Sensoji Temple
Sensoji Temple was founded in the 36th year of Emperor Suiko's reign (628). Today, it is still one of Tokyo's leading tourist spots. There are v...
Okayama Korakuen of Japan's three famous gardens
Night even if you're pm August, lights good atmosphere is very beautiful. Access from Okayama Station is about 10 minutes walk away and get off...
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is a historic shrine located in Kobe City's Chuo Ward. It is said to have been founded by Empress Jingu about 1,800 years ago. The mai...
Torii in the Sky Takaya Shrine
Torii in the Sky is one of Kagawa Prefecture's representative tourist spots. Once you pass through the torii gate, you can enjoy the spectacular vi...
Kanbanotaki in western Japan's largest
Located in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, Kanba Falls is one of the largest majestic waterfalls in the Chugoku region, boasting a drop of 110 met...
Izumo Hinomisaki lighthouse cliff
Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse is located in Hinomisaki, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, and stands on the cliffs where the rough waves of...
Observatory of Oujigadake
You can also enjoy the mountain climbing hiking from the foot of Shibukawa, but the summit of the observatory can be reached by car. Both of Oji...
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle was built by the famous general Kato Kiyomasa over a period of about seven years, starting in 1601. Also known as Ginkgo Castle, it...
Sumiyoshi Shrine in Shimonoseki
Nagato Province Ichinomiya Sumiyoshi Shrine is located in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is one of the head shrines of the approximate...
Ritsurin Garden
Ritsurin Park, located in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, is Japan's largest excursion-style daimyo garden. It was built in the latter half of t...
Watch stem of Japan 100 waterfalls in Shimane waterfalls
There are Medaki and Odaki the waterfall Ryuzugataki(dragon head waterfall). Rock on the back of the waterfall is not gouged deeply, you can see ...
Praying for Peace - Hiroshima Peace Park
When you enter the park, the first thing you see is the Atomic Bomb Dome (formerly the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall), which has ...
Kitagawa Village "Monet's Garden" Marmottan
Monet's Garden Marmottan in Kitagawa Village is the only officially recognized Monet garden in the world, based on the Giverny garden where French ...
Maki-do Cave Akiko Yosano of the poet is of acquaintance
It has a prefectural road No. 50 in the mountains of ran about 20 minutes from Ikura-do. The total length of the cave is 450m, inside we are spr...
The oldest wooden building in the world! Horyu-ji Temple
Horyuji Temple is said to have been built by Prince Shotoku in the 15th year of Emperor Suiko (607). At the time of its foundation, it was called I...
Okage Yokocho in front of the Ise Inner Shrine
Okage Yokocho, located in front of the Inner Shrine of Ise, is a tourist spot that faithfully reproduces the townscape of Ise from the Edo to Meiji...
Kankakei Ravine
Located in the center of Shodoshima Island, Kagawa Prefecture, Kankakei is a majestic valley formed by volcanic activity about 13 million years ago...
Kimpusen-ji Temple
Mount Yoshino was once the center of the Southern Court during the Northern and Southern Courts period. It has long been a popular spot for cher...
Uguisu-bari - Nijo Castle (二条城)
Nijo Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603, was born as a flat castle to demonstrate the authority of the Edo Shogunate. It was built with the i...
Central Alps Senjojiki Cirque
Senjojiki Cirque was formed by glaciers scraping it away during the ice age about 20,000 years ago. The area is surrounded by mountains such as Mt....
Kurobe Dam Observatory
Kurobe Dam is Japan's largest hydroelectric dam, located on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the Tateyama Mountain Range. From the Kurobe Dam Ob...
Happoike Pond
Happoike is a natural pond formed by melted snow. Asian skunk cabbage and alpine plants are in full bloom in the surrounding area, and you can enjo...
Observatory flower garden Shikisai no Oka
Shikisai-no-Oka is a flower field with an area of 15 hectares where about 30 kinds of flowers bloom from late April to late October. In September...
Mount Aso
Aso Volcano is composed of a caldera and a central crater cone, and Mt. Takadake, Mt. Nakadake, Mt. Nekodake, Mt. Eboshidake, and Mt. Kishimadake a...
Spectacular view of the cliff! Udo Shrine
Udo Jingu Shrine is located in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture. Its main shrine is located in a cave in the middle of a cliff jutting out into t...
The fantastic Urami Falls - Nabegataki Falls
Nabegataki Falls is a rare waterfall located in Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, where you can see the falls from behind. Although it is ...
Niyodo River “Nikobuchi”
Nikobuchi is known as a representative spot of "Niyodo Blue" because the water is highly transparent and shines an emerald green color when sunligh...
Maruoka Castle (Kasumiga Castle)
In 1576, during the Sengoku period, Katsutoyo, the nephew of Katsuie Shibata, built the castle on the orders of Nobunaga Oda as a preparation for t...
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