Otsunahiki ー
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Access and Getting Around
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-Historic Sites
Mameta-machi near Hita Station is the area where the feature of the Edo Era is still left,so it is fun to walk along the...
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Pleasure boats on the Mikuma River and Ukai
-Seasonal Attractions
The Mikuma River flows across Hita City and is called the symbol of Hita.There are Hita hot-spring resorts along the riv...
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-Mountain View
Mount Fuji is the most-loved mountain by the Japanese,it has been affecting Japanese cultures deeply since the old days ...
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-Outdoor Activities
Because Mount Fuji is high, general mountain climbing is limited to a certain season.It depends on a snow state of the y...
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-Festivals
It is a parade that people walk through the central street while they ring bells and drumsand push a huge festival car w...
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-Culture
It is a document museum next to Aomori Station.Four or five lantern cars which take part in the festival are shown in th...
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-Festivals
Hirosaki Festival is called Neputa, which is different from the Aomori Nebuta Festival.In Hirosaki Festival, the attende...
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-Culture
Tsugaru Neputa-mura is a tour facility located in front of Hirosaki Park.Besides displaying Hirosaki Neputa, making and ...
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-Culture
The place where the souls of the dead gather Osorezan is located on the Shimokita Peninsulain the northernmost of Honshu...
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-Culture
The visitor center displays explanation of the Sanriku Coast and documents about the earthquake disaster.A visitor will ...
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-Sea View
Cape Sukoton is the northernmost cape of Japan.It offers nice views of the island called“Todojima” or the Sea Lion Islan...
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-Sea View
Cape Sukai is located on the top end of the steep stairways.The cliff and the inlet are so beautiful and from the highly...
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-Sea View
It is a 3-kilometer walk from the Cape Sukoton to the south.A vast panorama of 360-degrees can be enjoyed and also Mt. R...
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-Recreational Facilities
Floating Ice Sightseeing Ship "Aurora" is possible to see the real floating ice of the Sea of Okhotsk on this boat.This ...
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-Sea View
Cape Notoro is popular and the best spot of Abashiri shore for its position where tourists may observe the floating ice....
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-Specific Nature
Momoiwa is a typical tourist spot of Rebun Island and is a huge rock of 250meters high and like a peach.Its surrounding ...
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-Specific Nature
It is the northernmost lake of Japan.On the shore of the south side, wide marsh can be seen with a four-kilometer trail ...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Fantastic five-lake area in the primeval forest. It is a tourist attraction which tourists must see in Shiretoko.However...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
The waterfall which oozes out of the foot a cliff called‘the tears of a young girl’and flows into the sea during which i...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Hot spring flows into the river, and the whole river becomes the hot spring.There are waterfalls in the upper river, and...
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-Sea View
Cruise is the only way to reach the tip of the cape since it is closed to the public.Waterfalls, rivers and cliffs...
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-Sea View
A trail leads to the lighthouse at the tip of the cape and lead to the tip into“ocean blue”.The tourists increase to see...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is the best ocean blue in the shore which I viewed in the northern sea.It is the suitable place for divers in Hokkaid...
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-Othres
Tourists can easily reach the top of the Mt. Hakodate by Ropeway.It has a unique geographical feature, that is, the down...
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-Historic Sites
Many buildings of foreign architectural style remain here, as foreigners began to live heresince the opening of the port...
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-Historic Sites
At the bottom of the slope of Motomachi, there are old piers of Hakodate Port and Hakodatehas been developed around here...
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-Sea View
Cape Tachimachi is a bluff headland which is located at the end of the east of the Mt.Hakodate.Tourists can reach the ca...
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-Historic Sites
It is the pentagon-shaped ruins of a castle of the Western style which was once the center of Boshin Warat the end of th...
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-Sea View
Okujodogahama is the highlight of the inlet , where there is a promenade along the sand bar....
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-Mountain View
Shiretoko Pass is a mountain pass of 738 meters above sea level which connects Utoro town to Rausu town.The mountain pas...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is the biggest lake on Shiretoko which is near to Shiretoko Pass and six kilometers around it.It is visited by so few...
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-Specific Nature
Hosooka Observatory is located in the east of the marshland.The Kushiro River and the marshland can be viewed from it.Mt...
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-Specific Nature
It can be viewed from the Kottaro River where is a branch of the Kushiro Riverand many small marshes are here and there....
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-Outdoor Activities
It is the highlight around this island.Kape Sukoton and Momoiwa Trekking are very popular among hikers.It is advised tha...
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-Outdoor Activities
The Kushiro River is where primitiveness remains most in Japan.It is the river of Japanese canoeists` dreams due to no s...
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-Outdoor Activities
Furano Ski Resort is one of the typical ski resorts in Japan.Various courses are provided to skiers from beginners to ad...
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-Outdoor Activities
Hirafu Ski Rsort is the biggest one in Niseko,therefore there are various kinds of courses from beginners to senior uses...
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-Outdoor Activities
Annupuri Ski Resort is a little gentle, even beginners can enjoy long cruising.A village of pension lodgings has been fo...
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Ski slopes and outdoor sports in summer
-Outdoor Activities
There are a few ski slopes on the slope of Mt. Annupuri, among them Hirafu Ski Resort and Annupuri Ski Resortare bigger ...
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-Outdoor Activities
Lake Shinsen is plain with a trail around, and it will take about one and a half hoursto walk on it as a course.It is a ...
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-Shrines -Outdoor Activities
Hallowed ground of the mountaineering asceticism includes the Hagurosan areain a central station of Dewa Sanzan to colle...
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-Shrines -Outdoor Activities
The beautiful mountain may be called the symbol of Yamagata Prefecture.It takes about 3 hours to climb up to the mountai...
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Tsurumidai /Tsurui Ito Sanctuary
-Specific Nature
Tourists can observe the cranes which gather for food in winter.The cranes are big and beautiful, especially when they a...
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-Specific Nature
The caldera Lake Mashu is one of the world`s clearest lakes. Getting close to the Lake is prohibited.It keeps its Scener...
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-Specific Nature
Lake Kussharo is the biggest caldera lake of Japan with a circumference of 57 km.There are many accommodations or souven...
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-Specific Nature
Lake Shikaribetsu is in the east Daisetsu area of Daisetsuzan National Park.Its altitude is 800m. It is the highest amo...
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-Festivals -Seasonal Attractions
Various outdoor activities are held in winter.An ice bar, outdoor baths on the frozen lake, an ice theater, cross-countr...
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-Specific Nature
Open Air Baths are dotted in the ravine of the virgin forest.It is the heaven for outdoor bath lovers.The access is only...
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-Mountain View
Mt. Iozan is located between Lake Kussharo and Lake Mashu, its entire mountain is made of sulfur.Smoke of sulfur makes a...
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-Mountain View
Mount.Asahidake is the highest peak(2290 meters) of the Daisetsu area, and a symbolic volcano.Tourists can easily reach ...
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-Specific Nature -Onsen(Hot Spings)
Sounkyo is the deep V-shaped gorge constituted by sharpened lava. The precipice called”columnar joint” is seen along a r...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Outdoor Activities
Daisetsu-kogen Onsen is located in the east of the Daisetsu area, the highest hot spring bath in Hokkaido, at 1,260m abo...
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-Specific Nature -Onsen(Hot Spings)
Tenninkyo is a hot spring resort where few tourists visit because of its inconvenience of access. However, it is a hidde...
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-Specific Nature
Jigoku-dani(Hell Valley) is a symbolic tour spot in Noboribetsu Onsen.Smoke of sulfur is everywhere on the surface of th...
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-Specific Nature
Lake Oyunuma , which is the source of the Noboribetsu Onsen, is 20 minutes from Jigoku-dani(Hell Valley) on foot.The lak...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Oirase Stream of 14 km is formed by the water from the Lake Towada.There are many waterfalls along the stream, the road ...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Mt. Iwaki is a volcano of 1625 meters above sea level which is the support of the people of Hirosakiand the target of wo...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is known for the place of fresh green and colored leaves of 161 km from Osore-zan to the north.There are waterfalls, ...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Because its access is the easiest in the Shirakami Mountains,it will be good even to visit here only if a tourist use th...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Three big waterfalls flow from the Anmon, and the trail reach the ‘third waterfall’ firstly,then ‘the second waterfall’ ...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
The trail is called Mini Shiragami through which people will easily know the beech forest of World Heritage.Tourists hav...
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-Outdoor Activities
It is a light, two-hour trail around the Hachiman Marsh near the mountaintop.The trail starts from the rest house which ...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Matsuka Onsen is a hot spring with three unique inns with outdoor baths and lodging facilities.It gets supports from the...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Toshichi Onsen is a hot spring inn in the middle of Matsukawa Onsen to the Hachimantai mountaintop,which is the highest ...
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-Historic Sites
It is a remains of an ancient tribe 13000 years ago, located in the southwest of Aomori City.In the wide site there are ...
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-Historic Sites
Visiting at the samurai residences is recommended in the season of cherry in blossom,but its good atmosphere lasts throu...
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-Culture
Artworks made of the bark of the cherry trees are called Kabazaiku,many kinds of fine artworks are shown in the museum.T...
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-Festivals
The characteristic of this festival is its difficulty that people holdthe pole of 12 meters long, 50 kilograms weight, w...
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-Culture
The previous red brick building of a bank is used as a museum.It is a good place to know about the history of entertainm...
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-Historic Sites
It is a miso fermenting factory in Tamachi area of Kakunodate.It is a typical house of a business magnate in the Edo per...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Lake Onuma is a big marsh 1 km down from Goshogake Onsen,and the trail of one round 40 minutes is maintained.It is fun ...
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-Specific Nature
Lake Tazawa is the deepest lake in Japan.It does not freeze in winter because of its depth, and the color of the surface...
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-Specific Nature
The characteristic of the cave is its splendid color of subterranean pools.Especially, the third one is 98 meters deep o...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Mount Akita Komagatake is a volcano by Lake Tazawa ,there is a parking lot on 8- gome of the mountain(Because of the roa...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Midagahara is a marsh on the 8-gome of Mt. Gassan.It is possible to see a large number of alpine plants.You can enjoy a ...
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-Temples -Shrines -Outdoor Activities
Yudonosan Shrine is under 5 km of Gassan mountaintop, and it looks mysterious and profound in deep ravine,worship is per...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Outdoor Activities
Zao Onsen ski Resort is located in the southeast of Yamagata City.Ski slopes and Zao Onsen have been developing with Ons...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
There are various trails to the mountaintop, yet, on the Sukawa-kogen( Highlands) in the middle,it is better to choose 4...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is on Urabandai-kogen , whose name means ‘A marsh of five colors’,because there are ponds of different colors here an...
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-Shrines
NIkko Toshogu is a Shrine used to worship the first general Tokugawa Ieyasu of the Edo periodwho has been defied.It is ...
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-Shrines
Nikko Futaarasan Shrine was founded 120 years ago as the beginning of Nikko,which is worshiped as the God of Marriage.It...
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-Shrines
It is the mausoleum of the third generation general, Tokugawa Iemitsu, located next to the Futaarasan Shrine.It is quiet...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Nyuto Onsen is a hot spring area where unexplored hot springs are here and there in the deep forest of beeches,which see...
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-Historic Sites
An unused elementary school has been preserved and is open to the public.It is a good chance to know about Japanese old ...
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Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial
-Historic Sites
The Villa was used as a sanitarium of the Imperial Family.It is a wooden building surrounded by the beautiful garden in ...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
The back of Tamozawa Imperial Villa is a mountain stream, and it is very impressivethat several stone statues called “ O...
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-Shrines -Outdoor Activities
It is a shrine in the deep forest of Toshogu Shrine and Taiyuin,whose quiet atmosphere compared with crowdedness of Tosh...
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-Specific Nature
Lake Chuzenji is located at the foot of a volcano called Mount Nantai, the symbolic mountain in Nikko.It is the lake for...
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-Specific Nature
The water of Lake Chuzenji falls 97 meters high, which makes a magnificent waterfall.The basin of a waterfall seen from ...
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-Mountain View
It is in the middle of the way from Nikko downtown to Lake Chuzenji , on which Mount Nantai, Lake Chuzenji ,Kegon Waterf...
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The Italian Embassy Villa Memorial
-Historic Sites
The previous Italian Embassy Villa Memorial has now been revived and is open to the public.It is decorated with the peel...
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-Mountain View
The mountain is located in the southern bank of Lake Chuzenji ,and the view of Mount Nantai and Lake Chuzenji seen from ...
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-Outdoor Activities
Senjogahara is a large damp plain located in the middle of way from Chuzenji Onsen to Nikko Yumoto Onsen,in case of the ...
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-Specific Nature
It is a waterfall in the southernmost of Lake Yunoko , standing in front of it is really wonderful.It is possible to see...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Ozegaharais a marshland occupying most of Oze which was formed 10000 years ago.Its skunk cabbages in spring, harmonies o...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is at the east end of Ozegahara and one of the lakes in highlands in Japanwhich was formed by the volcanic eruption o...
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-Specific Nature
Ashinoko is a caldera lake in the center the caldera of Hakone volcano.The earth and sand by the eruption of Owakudani ...
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-Specific Nature
Owakudani is the crater trace of a mountain collapse caused by the eruptionof a volcano approximately 3,000 years ago.Th...
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-Historic Sites -Outdoor Activities
The 31meters high, 91 meters long brick-arched bridge is the biggest in Japanwhich is on the hiking trail of Apt-no-mich...
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Moto-Hakone Sekibutsu/Sekito-gun
-Historic Sites -Outdoor Activities
The important cultural property of the country along National Road No.1.There is a trail near a small pond called the Sh...
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-Specific Nature
It is a botanical garden where the plants that grow in the water damp ground, river or wetlands are seen.There are appro...
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-Specific Nature
It is the biggest among the Fuji Five Lakes, in the southernmost of five-lake area.A great villas spread out, and sanita...
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-Specific Nature
It is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and the only one with a train station, Kawaguchiko Station in its area,so it is very im...
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-Specific Nature
It is in the middle of five lakes of Fuji, there are no big lodging facilities and pleasure boatsbut are some quiet camp...
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-Specific Nature
Fuketsu is a precious cave in geology which was formed by the lava of Mount Fuji eruption.It is a 200 meters long cave w...
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-Historic Sites -Outdoor Activities
It is a well-known trail to walk on the old road (Tokaido) of Hakone which is different from the current national highwa...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It was once a lake which was filled by an explosion of Mount Fuji approximately 1,200 years ago.It is so large that once...
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-Shrines
Kunosan Toshogu is a shrine to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu , the founder of the Edo Shogunate,tourists will be fascinated ...
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-Specific Nature
Nihondaira is a hill of 307 meters above sea level in the suburb of Shizuoka Citywhere the beautiful Mount Fuji can be s...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Toyako Onsen is a big hot spring resort along the Lake Toya.There are various kinds of hot spring hotels and the street ...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
It is a huge hot spring building which is located at the bottom of Cape Tachimachi .There is an extra-large bathtub doe...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Yunokawa Onsen is a hot spring resort which is near Hakodate Airport.Along the seashore, there are big hotels, luxuriou...
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-Festivals -Seasonal Attractions
The Snow Festival in particular is a big event in the winter.Different sizes of sculptures made of snow are lined up in ...
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-Food
The Sapporo Beer Garden is the beer hall restaurant of Sapporo Beer which is one of eminent beer makers in Japan.It is a...
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-Food
It is the biggest morning market in Japan where various kinds of products from seafood to agricultural products are sold...
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-Specific Nature
It is a park which is 20 kilometers north away from Hakodate. It has three lakes and a large volcano.There are many smal...
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-Food
Local and tourists visit it where there are also restaurants.Prices here are reasonable.It is in the basement of a build...
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-Food
It is an ordinary reasonable-price seafood market.If you buy a meal ticket at a fixed price,you can choose ingredients f...
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-Mountain View
Ropeway Station is in the middle toward the Sukayu hot spring from the Aomori cityand it is a large panorama to be able ...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
The representative hot spring is in the middle of the way from Aomori to Mount Hakkoda toward the south.It is famous for...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Fukenoyu Onsen is an inn of an unexplored hot spring in Mount Hachimantai area.The outdoor baths at this hotel are one o...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Goshogake Onsen is one of the existing Japanese spas (balneotherapy that a visitor cooks meals on himself,stays at the h...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Tamagawa Onsen has 11 different qualities of hot spring, the strongest acid hot springsand the most quantity of water fr...
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Risshaku-ji Temple(Yama-dera )
-Temples
Risshaku-ji is a temple made on the slope of the mountain for 860 years, called another name Yama-dera .It is a typical ...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Niko Yumoto hot spring resort is located in the deepest site of Lake Chuzenji.It is convenient at all for sight-seeing o...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
The west side of the hot spring resort is the source of water welling up in the desert zone,the district is now the "Wes...
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-Sea View -Onsen(Hot Spings)
Dogashima is a hot spring resort in the center of West Izu,where sea clifsf and sea caves formed by the eruption of th...
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-Historic Sites
Matsuzaki is the only plain town in mountainous West Izu, and the outer walls of the storehousesas the cityscape were ma...
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-Historic Sites
The building was an elementary school which was built in 1880,a combination of Japanese, Western and Chinese architectur...
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-Festivals -Seasonal Attractions
Kamakura Snow Festival is a traditional winter event in the snowy area of Tohoku and Niigata.Kamakura is a custom that p...
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-Culture
It is a facility with a gallery where visitors can sense the traditional event "Kamakura" of Yokote throughout the year....
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-Culture
It is a private art museum of Teizo MorohaShi who ran a sports-goods company.The museum stores up approximately 350 artw...
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-Recreational Facilities
Kitahama Station is the nearest to the Sea of Okhotsk.The floating ice can be seen from the station.The winter tourist t...
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-Culture
It is a very important museum which helps to know the original people-Ainu of Hokkaido andthe world northern history and...
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-Recreational Facilities
The remarkable scenery which cannot be seen from cars or observatory can be seenfrom the Scenic Train as it runs along t...
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-Recreational Facilities
The Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium is a 90-meter long ski jump stadium where the World Cup of the Jumpis held every year.The...
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-Recreational Facilities
It is a resort train from which the beautiful scene of the Sea of Japan can be seen,stopping at Juniko Station on the da...
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-Culture -Recreational Facilities
It is near Yokokawa Station of the JR Shinetsu Line and is the basic spot of the trail of Aputo-no-michi.As a railroad p...
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-Culture
It is the small art museum of the Orient and Japanese ceramics, but there are a lot of preciousand important cultural pr...
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-Culture
It is a museum displaying world modern artworks whose way of display gives a good feeling to visitors.It also has a walk...
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-Culture
Ukiyoe prints, ceramics and the showpiece of the first class goods.Admission is 2800yen.Though the admission is expensiv...
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-Culture
It is the art museum where the works of Chohachi of the Edo period incising "the iron pictures"on the wall to decorate w...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
It is an outdoor bath of Osawa Onsen Village which is in a little inner side of the town of Matsuzaki.A large quantity o...
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-Historic Sites -Outdoor Activities
It is a hiking route going around the former stage of Former Tokaido Roadmade with the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu.And the m...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Outdoor Activities
A Shinkansen station itself is a ski area, which makes it very convenient.It is used by many skiers because a one-day to...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
13 public baths including Oyu, Shinyu and soon have been preservedby a rule called “Yunakama” since the Edo period.All 1...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Outdoor Activities
Shiga-kogen is surrounded by mountains of 2000 meters above sea level,and there are more than 70 lakes and ponds, which ...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Outdoor Activities
Shiga-kogen has a large number of slopes, the most ski resorts in Japan.Because the nature of the snow is that of the hi...
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-Specific Nature -Onsen(Hot Spings)
Jigokudani-yaenkoen is a monkey park used to protect and observe wild monkeys.The humorous figure that monkeys soak in h...
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-Temples
Zenko-ji Temple has a history of about 1400 years. Everyone in Japan loved this temple.In the Edo period, people said, ”...
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-Shrines
Togakushi Shrine is located at the base of Mount Togakushi and can be reached in 1 hour from Nagano city by bus.The 2 km...
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Togakushi Forest Botanical Park
-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is a forest park close to the Togakushi Shrine,it is a nature paradise that can be enjoyed with gardens around forest...
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-Culture -Recreational Facilities
Togakushi is also known for a former Ninja village.This museum exhibits various items related to Ninja.It is in the rest...
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-Historic Sites
In the hand-drilling quarry of the Edo period, there is a passage in a cave with the electricityand the cave is tasteful...
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-Historic Sites
Matsushiro Town has preserved its ancient historical buildings.It is located in the south of Nagano city, and can be rea...
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-Specific Nature
Anzunosato is located in Chikuma City which is in south from Nagano city.In April, all of apricot orchards are covered w...
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-Specific Nature
" Ubasute or Obasute” was an old practice of food shortage, of leaving the elderly people on a mountain to die.Locations...
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-Outdoor Activities
Happoone is a ridge and a tableland on a hillside of Mount Karamatsudake(2700m).The hiking trail will lead to Lake Happo...
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-Outdoor Activities
Happoone is one of Japan`s largest ski resorts, and known as the venue forthe Alpine skiing competition of Nagano Winter...
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-Recreational Facilities
This stadium is adjacent with Happoone Ski Ground.A Large Hill and a Normal Hill are aligned side by side. A lift is wor...
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Himekawa Headwaters Nature Park
-Specific Nature
It is on the north of Lake Aoki, and near the Sanosaka Ski Area.You can hike along pure spring waters, and see wild flow...
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-Mountain View
Kiyosato-kogen is the biggest resort of Mount Yatsugatake located at the southern foot of the highlandin the Mountain Ya...
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-Specific Nature
Mishakaike Pond is a reservoir for the use of agriculture near Okutateshina hot spring village.It is well known for the...
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-Festivals
Gujo Dance has been continuing for 400 years, it is pleasant that anyone including tourists,local people becomes one cir...
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-Historic Sites
This castle is one of four national treasure castles(Himeji Castle, Hikone Castle, Inuyama Castle) in Japan.The oldest T...
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-Historic Sites
These streets will take the visitor back to the Edo period.Old black tiled houses and white joints in the wood supports ...
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-Historic Sites
The school was built for elementary school about 150 years ago.This building was designed with western and Japanese mixe...
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-Historic Sites
There is an abundance of ground water in the urban area of Matsumoto city.There are water canals to bring water for the ...
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-Historic Sites
The terraces are made with stone walls.There are also well-preserved Kayabuki(thatched) Roof Houses that were built duri...
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-Historic Sites
Kaikoen is Komoro Castle site, a castle usually is built on the hill for the defense throughout the world,yet, this cast...
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-Historic Sites
In a former post town lasting approximately 1km along a little river terrace where the river forms the Tsumago,a series ...
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-Historic Sites
In the south of Tsumago, old wooden private houses more than 100 years gather and form Otsumago.The atmosphere of the vi...
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-Historic Sites
An old village was burnt down by a fire about 100 years ago, it was restored to the original state after that.The town a...
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-Historic Sites
It is the highest in the Magome village where the prospects of the Magome Streetand the beautiful Mount Ena nearby are p...
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-Recreational Facilities
It is an interesting experience that a tourist watches the production processof the world largest automobile manufacture...
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-Historic Sites
The charm of Asuke is in the town, and the feature of the townwhich prospered as a stage of the town called Sanshu ever...
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-Seasonal Attractions
Korankei Ravine of Asuke is representative spot of red leaves in Tokai region.From the middle to the end of November ,Re...
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-Historic Sites
It was reproduced with a residence of a rich farmer in 1930s as its model,where tourists can know about the lives of tha...
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-Historic Sites
It is the highest castle among the Japanese mountainous castles of 717m above sea level.It is really rare that one famil...
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-Historic Sites
The figure of a castle town built 700 years ago is in a small town among mountains.After a few blocks of streets, throug...
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-Historic Sites
Inuyamao Castle is one of the Japanese four major national treasure castles built in 1537.The Castle Tower built on the ...
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-Historic Sites
The castle and the outside of the castle surrounded by the moat is really beautiful.The atmosphere of the mall along the...
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-Historic Sites
Urakuen is a Japanese garden in the east of Inuyama Castle.There are a tea-ceremony room of more than 400 years and some...
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-Historic Sites
Isobe residence is a traditional deep building of an old merchant's family.There are a storehouse and the exhibition roo...
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-Historic Sites
Four festival cars of 8 meters high used at the festival are shown.It is an attraction that a day of the festival is sho...
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-Historic Sites
Because it demonstrates the Gujo dance,it is interesting to learn here if you are going to participate in a dance....
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-Culture
We think that you have seen the samples of the menu in the shop window of the restaurants in Japan.The precise, real men...
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-Historic Sites
There are streets remaining with traditional houses, Kamicho and Shimocho in the center of the castle town,developed as ...
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-Historic Sites
When a castle town was built in the old days, temples and shrine were move and built on the hill fieldwhich was said to ...
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-Historic Sites
Jinya was government office in the Edo period, where various rooms at that time remain,and visitors can know some part o...
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-Historic Sites
The real stand used at the Takayama Festival is displayed here,tourists can watch the state of the Takayama Festival on ...
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-Historic Sites
It is an old private house, through its structure and the space beauty,it may be called the collection of the techniques...
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-Historic Sites
It was an old brewing maker, and, as for the beautiful wooden residence,the figure of the representative merchant's fami...
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-Historic Sites
It is a museum which helps know the history and lives of Takayama.Visit is free of charge....
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-Temples
Hida-kokubunji is said that a gate moved from Takayama Castle, a three-storied towerand a ginkgo tree of 1200 years old ...
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-Historic Sites
Hidanosato is in the suburb of Takayama, which was an old precious private house of a rafter roof relocated and rebuilt....
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-Festivals
The festival was originated in the sixteenth or seventeenth Century,which is separated into two, spring festival and aut...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Hirayu Onsen was an unexplored hot spring resort on the highlandof 1250 meters above sea level in old days,but it had be...
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-Specific Nature
Amidagataki is a waterfall of 60meters high to the basin from the waterfallon the routes from Gujo Hachiman to Takayama ...
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-Specific Nature
Hirayu-otaki is a waterfall of 64meters high, within a 30-minute walk reach from Hirayu Onsen.The figure of the winter w...
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-Specific Nature
The railway built for the material transportation of the electric power company formerly is now used for sightseeing.The...
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-Specific Nature
It is the biggest arch-type dome-shaped dam in Japan of 186 meters high, 492 meters long,which was built overcoming much...
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-Mountain View
Murodo is a plateau of 2450 meters above sea level on the way of Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route,and the basic spot getting...
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-Mountain View
Mikurigaike is the most beautiful crater lake in the Northern Alps region , located a 10-minute walk awayfrom the Murodo...
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-Specific Nature
A four-stepped waterfall, it has the biggest drop of 350 meters, 500 meters in spring,and is designated as the national ...
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-Temples
The temple was built by the Fujiwara Family for praying for peaceful Utopia of Buddhism in the twelfth century.It is dot...
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-Temples
It is a temple built in the twelfth century erection in the south of Chuson-ji Temple.Though it was burnt down, "Jodo Ga...
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-Temples
Takkoku-iawaya is a temple painted in red located under the cliff of 35meters high 6 km to southwest of Chuson-ji.There ...
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-Mountain View
M.t Showa-shinzan is a new volcano which formed in 1943 with a dome shape and 290 meters above sea level.Shinzan means a...
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-Mountain View
Mt.Usu is an active volcano which erupts once in several decades .Mt.Showa-shinzan is a mountain which is formed at the ...
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-Temples
The typical temple of Tohoku was built in 1609 by Date Masamune who was a ruler of this area.It is a temple but, in fact...
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-Temples
Entsuuji Temple is next to Zuigan-ji Temple.The quiet atmosphere of the garden is really wonderful.Though Seeing cherry ...
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-Outdoor Activities
It is a three km trail going around the lake from Nikko Yumoto Onsen.It is worth recommending because you can walk aroun...
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-Outdoor Activities
Commonly-used tourist courses.The tourists using the hiking courses have to stay at least one night unless they take a n...
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-Sea View
It is an observatory at the tip of a small peninsula in the middle of the trailand Jodogahama Beach can be seen three-di...
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-Sea View
It is an island in the middle of Matsushima Bay.A bridge extends to the island and a beautiful view is seen on the islan...
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-Historic Sites
Godaido is a hall next to the pier bridge and the symbol of Matsushima.It was built in 1604, and now is an important cul...
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-Sea View
It is a small island a 10-minute walk away from the pier bridge.It is healing, as the number of visitors is so few.The w...
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-Historic Sites
Kanrantei is a typical Japanese tea house.kanran means the“place to view ripples on water”, so the sea views from the ho...
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-Sea View
Chichi-jima is the central island of the Ogasawara Islands.A ship from Tokyo arrives here.It is the highlight of Ogasawa...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is the simplest beach near Futami Port where facilities are set....
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The beautiful shore of the bow shape facing Ani-jima Seto.Many coral reefs grow and a lot of tropical fish live underwat...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is a small island located to the north of Chichi-jima Island, which is accessible by boat or canoe.It is the spot for...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
On the popular sunset observatory, the bleaching of the whale can be seen....
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Copepe Beach is sea of rich coral and lots of fishes are suitable for a snorkel....
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The beach of a white sand is suitable to swim barefoot because it is shallow.The wave is quiet in the inlet, too...
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-Sea View
Nakayama Pass is a good place to see the splendid view of the West Coast of Chichi-jima Island.It must be included in th...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
John Beach is the shore of limestone in the south of Chichi-jima Island with a lot of reefs. ...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Minami-jima is a small island to the south of Chichi-jima Islandwhere you can go only accompanied by a tour guide.Such a...
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-Sea View
Haha-jima is long from the north to the south, and a quiet island covered with subtropical trees.It is a diving spot whe...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Manazuru is a small peninsula, so if you take enough time, it is good to hike from JR Manazuru Station,or choose a hikin...
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-Sea View
It is a group of beach at the small inlet on the West Izu shore.There are many popular beaches on the Izu Peninsula, but...
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-Sea View
Ushitsuki Rock is in fact two rocks on the offshore of the Kumomi shore,and a Shimenawa or Shinto straw festoon is put b...
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-Sea View
It takes 15 minutes to walk on a small pass from Kumomi to Senganmon,which is a huge rock of 30 meters high with a tunne...
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-Sea View
It is a mountain of 163 meters above sea level extending out in the sea of the Kumomi village.The beautiful shore of Kum...
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-Sea View
This cape is the beauty spot at the southernmost cape of the Izu Peninsulawhere a panorama of the magnificent Pacific in...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is the most transparent inlet in Japan where it is possible to get by boatfrom Nakagi Village near the inlet only in ...
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-Sea View
This cape is a superb view spot for overlooking the sea, various islands and the cliffs.The silhouette of the setting su...
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-Sea View
This cape is a valuable place where the wild monkeys is seen the shore.300 monkeys gather in the beautiful inlet located...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Meiken Onsen is an unexplored hot spring a 15-minute walk away from Keyakidaira Station,the terminal of the truck train ...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Kanetsuri Onsen is a hot spring located in the neighborhood of Kanetsuri Station along the truck train railway,where the...
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-Historic Sites
Matsuyama Castle is on the mountaintop of Mount Shiroyama of 132 meters above sea level in the center of Matsuyama City....
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Dogo Onsen main building is a wooden building in the center of Dogo Onsenand has been used as a public bath house since ...
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-Festivals -Culture
This summer festival is held on August 15, 16, for two days,which is inherited by the inhabitants of Yamaga City from th...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
It is tour to go round Chinojigoku(Hell of Blood), Tatsumaki-jigoku(Hell of Tornado), Umi-jigoku(Hell of Sea),Shiraike-j...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Mushiyu(Steam bathing) is a public bathhouse in Kannawa Hot Springs.The people lie on a floor which is heated by the emi...
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Takegawara Onsen Public Bathhouse
-Onsen(Hot Spings)
It has the longest history, which is run by the Beppu Municipal government.Tourists may feel nostalgic plentifully throu...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Ibusuki Onsen is said that there are 500 hot springs with abundant water in the city,and a lot of various inns are lined...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Saraku is a municipal sand bath facility which everyone can use.It is the center of hot spring downtown, and pick-up bus...
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-Shrines
Mount Hodosan means a mountain of treasure in Japanese, it is full of worshipers for divine favor.In addition, Okumiya i...
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-Temples
Myozen-ji Temple is a temple founded in 1748, and the roof all thatched temple is rare in Japan.Among them, five-storied...
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-Shrines
Shirakawahachiman is a small shrine in the deepest part of the Shirakawa-goand is where the Doburoku Festival is held in...
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-Shrines
There are many Kumano Shrines all over the country and this one is the head temple.the shrine itself is relatively new ...
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-Shrines
It is a hallowed ground built for nature worship of the waterfall of Nachi nearby as the Godwhich is located in Nachikat...
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-Specific Nature
It is a waterfall with a fall of 133 meters, the width of 13 meters and the depth of the basin of 10 meters.It is the bi...
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-Shrines
It is in Shingu City neighboring Nachi-katsuura and it is the only one in the downtown among three shrines,whose green m...
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-Shrines
It is shrine where a huge rock called Gotobiki is worshiped as the Godand it is accessible from Hayatama-taisha on foot,...
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-Temples
It is a mountain temple on a ridge of Mount Yoshino, built for monks practicing asceticism.Tourists are fascinated by 68...
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-Shrines
It is the shrine where the Imperial Court of the Emperor was set in the 14th century.Though small, it played a very impo...
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-Temples
Todai-ji Temple is the symbol of Nara,where there is the Hall of Daibutsu or the Great Buddha of the world biggest woode...
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-Historic Sites
Shosoin was the warehouse of Todai-ji Temple.It is one of the important constructions along with Todai-ji Temple in Nara...
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-Shrines
Kasuga Taisha is a shrine founded in 768 in hope of the prosperity of the capital.The conspicuously outstanding shrine p...
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-Historic Sites
Itsukushima Shrine is famous for big red Torii which seems totally to float in the sea when the tide of the sea rises.We...
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-Shrines
the wooden building of a huge pillar and a five-storied Pagoda are the characteristic,and it is masculine in contrast to...
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-Shrines
Izumo Taisha is said to be the Japanese oldest Shinto shrine,there are 23 shrines around the main shrine and the huge Sh...
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-Historic Sites
Kenrokuen is the Japanese garden built for a long time by Maeda Family who governed this area more than 400 years ago.Tr...
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-Culture
Kaga yuzen is a traditional high-quality kimono Kanazawa.Because it is possible to display, to experience dyeing and to ...
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-Historic Sites
As for Chayamachi, it is like current cafe or restaurant street, shopsprovide Japanese green tea and cakes are called Ch...
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-Historic Sites
Shima is in Higashi-chayamachi, where various articles used in the old days in a teahouse are displayed.It is designated...
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Yasue gold leaf industrial arts house
-Culture
Kanazawa is a town of producing gold leaf which produces the most of the Japanese gold leaf products.Yasue (1898-1997), ...
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-Historic Sites
Gyokusenen is a Japanese garden near the Kenrokuen Garden with a tea house in it,where tourists can experience the tea c...
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Samurai Residence of Terashima-kurando
-Historic Sites
There is a beautiful small Japanese garden in the residence and it is a tea room too.A tourist can have a relaxing time ...
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-Historic Sites
This teahouse is close to Higashi-chayamachi, but it is quieter than there,and the scene along the river is very charmin...
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Nagamachi Samurai Residence Street
-Historic Sites
Trace of the house of the samurai remains in the Naga-machi samurai residence nearby,located near the Kanazawa Castle si...
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Samurai Residence of Nomura Family
-Historic Sites
It is the only samurai residence for the visitors to be allowed to enter, in Naga-machi,where the typical residence of t...
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-Historic Sites
Ashigaru means a common soldier of lower-class samurai,who lived a poor life unlike a higher-class samurai.This museum w...
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-Culture
The building of an old drugstore becomes the museum.It is interesting to understand the state of the drugstore of the Ed...
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-Food
It is the biggest market in Kanazawa which gets close to the citizens like a kitchen.It is in the center of the city, be...
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-Temples
On seeing the roof of cypress barks, various rooms, pictures on sliding paper doors and the garden,a visitor will be ove...
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-Temples
It is a path of 2 km long from Ichinohashi Bridge to Kukai Mausoleum.A path among the huge trees of the cedar, in overwh...
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-Culture
Reihokan is the treasure building of the national treasures,such as the Buddhist paintings as the important cultural pro...
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-Historic Sites
Korakuen Garden is adjacent to Okayama Castle, and there are Enyoutei which was a living room of the Daimyo,a noh (talen...
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-Festivals
It is a festival of magnificent customs to be held in Saidai-ji Temple of Okayama City on third Saturday of February eve...
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-Culture
It is an art museum on Inujima Island of around ten minutes from the Okayama Port by ship.The museum was made with the r...
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-Culture
The Sand Museum is the only art museum in the world displaying a sculpture "Sand Statue"made of only sand and the water ...
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-Culture
It is the museum where visitors can feel ancient Japan and the mythical world of Izumo.The excavations such as the model...
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-Historic Sites
It is a deserted JR station building with a rare shrine style of wooden constructionwhich is designated as the important...
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-Othres
This line is Nostalgic trains from Izumo City to Izumo Taisha Shrine,it is fun to go around by the local train....
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-Shrines
The shrine, built at the entrance of the Hinomisaki Lighthouse and painted in red is beautiful.Ise Shrine is one for pro...
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-Shrines
It is a shrine of combination of Shinto with Buddhism and the guardian angel of the traffic on the seasbut it was the gu...
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-Historic Sites
The eaves of old samurai residences are linked together from the outer moat of old Hagi Castleto the outer side of the C...
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-Culture
Hagi Museum is a suitable place to know the history of Hagi.It is a good choice to know something about the bush clover ...
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-Historic Sites -Culture
Kanabaruza is the oldest Japanese playhouse which was developed as then entertainmentfor the people visiting Konpiragu S...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Shimanami Kaido is a road of 70 km long crossing a few bridges in the Seto Inland Seafrom Onomichi City of Hiroshima Pre...
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-Culture
In the art museum, tourists can visit the production process and see the product of the Imabari Towel,they can buy the p...
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-Culture
Techs-Port Imabari is a good exhibit space to know about the production process and history of the Imabari Towelthe same...
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-Sea View
At the east shore of Ise City a sand bar and the couple rock that form a line to snuggle up become the tourist attractio...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Mount Itoyama is the start spot of Shimanami Kaido in the Imabari side.It is an observatory spot where Kurushima Channel...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Kurushima Channel is one of the Japan's three biggest channels of rapid tide along with Naruto Channel, Kanmon Channel.T...
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-Sea View
It is an Observatory of 308 meters above sea level on the mountaintop of Mount Kirosan on Oshima Island.On the Observato...
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-Culture
Murakami Suigun (Water Forces) was a Pirate family called the Daimyo of the Seawho sailed through the Seto Inland Sea fr...
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-Shrines
It is a shrine where a red main shrine and the corridor surrounding main shrine are beautiful.Though there are 135 steps...
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-Culture
Matsuyama becomes the stage of the novel of Natsume Soseki with title of Bochan Gimmick Clock,Natsume Soseki is a well-...
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-Historic Sites
It is a 600 meters long street where traditionally made houses and mansions of the business magnates of that timelink on...
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-Historic Sites -Culture
Uchikoza is a theater of two-storied wooden construction with Japanese tradition built in 1916.Performances are carried ...
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-Culture
It is the luxurious house and museum of the Haga family who was the largest wax supplier in Japan.Kamihaga had ten build...
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-Culture -Shops
It is a traditional Japanese candle production shop that has been protecting the tradition of the making of Japanese can...
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-Culture
It is a house of an old medicine dealer, here visitors can know the living of the then merchant's family, too.Wax figure...
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-Culture
It is a museum of a merchant's family of the Edo period, too,and the living articles and agricultural machinery are disp...
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-Culture
Uchiko is popular for the Great Kite Contest in Japan, kites not only of Japan but also from all over the worldare displ...
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-Recreational Facilities
Meiji -mura is the big outdoor museum which collected 60 genuine buildingsof the Meiji period on the very large site.The...
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-Recreational Facilities
The little world is an outdoor Museum of Ethnology which features the theme of a world house and living.It is mainly div...
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-Seasonal Attractions -Culture -Recreational Facilities
The bullfighting of Uwajima is like that two bulls fight in a ring of 20 meters diameter,and the one who escapes first i...
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-Festivals
Ushioni is a festival car covered with hemp palm or red cloth and a cow modelled the neck and head of the ogreand a swor...
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-Shrines
It is famous for its three number ones in Japan.The first one is the biggest Torii in Japan, the second one is the mask ...
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-Festivals
Hakata Dontaku Festival is held annually during the May 3rd of the Golden week.The festival is celebrated for about 4 da...
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-Festivals
Gion Yamakasa is a festival in Hakata in Fukoaka that is celebrated annually from July 1st to 15th.It is said to be a tr...
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-Historic Sites
The Thousand Years Gate is the entrance that leads to Hakata templeswhere visitors can see the Hakata historical area of...
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-Culture
It is a craft museum that exhibits the Fukuoka traditional crafts in the house of the old merchant.It is not only for de...
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-Culture
It shows the traditional daily life, history and culture of Fukuoka city in Meiji and Taisho period,focusing especially ...
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-Shrines
The Hakozaki shrine is a place where Japanese worship the divine protector Kami Hachiman (God of Eight Banners).It is a ...
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-Specific Nature
It is a symbolic park of Nara, where the scene that wild deer graze grassin the central park of the town can only be see...
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-Specific Nature
Takachiho Gorge is a gorge of 80 meters as its average height.It is a waterfall falling on the part of the river where T...
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-Shrines
It is a legendary shrine where the high position among Japanese Gods called Amaterasu Omikamigrieved for too violent act...
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-Shrines
Amanoyasu-kawara is a cave 10 minutes of walk away from the Amanoiwato Shrine,which is full of mysterious atmosphere. It...
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-Shrines -Culture
Takachiho Shrine does not look gorgeous at all, but make visitors feel the atmosphere of old days.Trees of over 1000 yea...
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-Shrines
It is a small shrine, but it is mysteriously charming with its quietness and solemnness.The sculpture of the shrine is w...
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-Outdoor Activities
Views seen from the bridge set up in the ravine with strange-shaped rocks are lineand a trai neatly constructed along th...
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Tenjindaira of Mt.Tanigawadake
-Mountain View
Mt. Tanigawadake is a mountain area 2000 meters long in Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture,and famous for its grand...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Ichinokurasawa is the popular of the Japanese rock climber with steep vast rock cliffs of Mt.Tanigawadake.The difficulty...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
It is a volcano of 2160 meters located in the border with Nagano Prefecture with a beautiful crater lake on the mountain...
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-Outdoor Activities
Naeba is one of the large scale ski areas in Japan where there is an altitude differenceand there are many sky slopes.In...
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-Outdoor Activities
The Kagura area is of high altitude and a large ski area which can be usedfrom the end of November to the end of May.It ...
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-Outdoor Activities
Takamine-kogen is a vast highlands of 2,000meters above sea level, colorful alpine plants are in sight long the trailand...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
It is located at the north end of Mount Yatsugatake,the Alpine view seen from the mountaintop station of 2237 meters abo...
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-Shrines
Miyazaki Shrine is in prefectural seat Miyazaki City of Miyazakiand the Jimmu Emperor considered as the first emperor wa...
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-Historic Sites
Yusentei Park is a Japanese garden which was created as a villa for the feudal lord in the mid-Edo period.The visitor ca...
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-Historic Sites
Genko Museum is famous for its manuscript of the Mongol empire invasion in the middle ages.It also exhibits artilleries ...
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-Food
Fukuoka is also famous its Ramen.Although there are noodle stands everywhere, especially Nakasu is the largest downtown ...
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-Historic Sites
On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was bombed by an atomic bomb.Documents and photographs of the damage by an atomic bomb,a par...
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-Historic Sites
It is from the Atomic Bomb Museum, a monument is built here and naturally becomes the Peace park.It was said that tree a...
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-Historic Sites
It is a Catholic church and an existing oldest wooden Gothic building in Japan which was built in 1865.The official name...
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-Historic Sites
Glover Mansion was built in 1863 where a Scottish businessman called Thomas Brake Glover once lived.It is the oldest one...
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-Historic Sites
In the Medieval Ages, Japan prohibited the Christianity.However, many people believed in the Christianity surreptitiousl...
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-Othres
It is a mountain in the west of Nagasaki with 300 meters high of sea level.The area is a park, also the landmark of Naga...
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-Historic Sites
It is the oldest arched stone bridge in Japan.Tourists may feel history through walking along the banks of River Nakashi...
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-Historic Sites
Yachiyoza is a playhouse built by the businessmen of Yamaga.It is a splendid traditional theater which has classical sty...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Historic Sites
Sakurayu was started 370 years ago, which is the biggest public bathhouse of the architecture of the Edo period in Kyush...
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-Historic Sites -Food
It was founded in 1896. Customers may try it before buying.Near it, there is a unique building built 150 years ago which...
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-Historic Sites
It is a historic park recovered from the castle site built 1300 years ago.The octagonal tower, warehouse and barracks ar...
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Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots
-Historic Sites
Frankly, it is difficult to introduce the facility.Toward the end of World War Two, a kind of suicide attack that planes...
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Hotarukan or Tomita Dining Hall
-Historic Sites -Food
It was a small dining hall next to the flying ground of the Special Attack Unit in World War II.It was a dining hall for...
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-Historic Sites
The area of samurai residences with the hedges and stone walls of the Edo period remains unchanged.The characteristic is...
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-Culture -Recreational Facilities
The waterwheel works are the mechanism puppet plays that perform the power of a waterwheel.It is a precious folk enterta...
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-Festivals
Seven fan-shaped Neputa with heroic pictures of samurai of 5 meters highand 4 meters in combat painted on their surfaces...
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-Specific Nature
Chiran is famous as a production area of Japanese tea, and there are a few hills on which tea plantation,the scenery of ...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
Yokoya Ravine is popular as a spot of colored leaves in the ravine where the bedrock of the mountain streamand small wat...
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-Outdoor Activities
Along the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route, it is the heaviest snowfall areawhere the accumulation of snow is 10 to 20 meter...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is a V-shaped ravine formed by the erosion of the river.Tourists can enjoy the beauty of the waterfall and rapid stre...
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-Temples
Buddha statues and stone statues of various expressions are seen after a 10-minute walkon the slope from the Itsukushima...
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-Temples
t is a unique tower of 16 meters high with cylindrical upper parts, square lower parts and a pyramid roof.It is not allo...
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-Specific Nature
The park is a place of relaxation for clean red leaves in autumn, and it is fun to play with wild deer.A bus runs from t...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is a mountain of 535 meter above sea level in the central part of Miyajima,and the mountain itself has been the objec...
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-Sea View
Hinomisaki is a cape at the westernmost tip of the Shimane Peninsula.The Hinomisaki Lighthouse here is 43.65 meters high...
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-Sea View
It is reachable from the Saigo Port. Here is Oki Airport, too.It is the largest island in Oki Islands, a circular volcan...
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-Sea View
It is a strangely-shaped rock of 20 meters high,it seems to be piled up at sunset which looks like a candle being lighte...
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-Sea View
An inlet spreads out along the shore, and a trail is prepared,it is a good hiking trail while seeing the eroded beach.Th...
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-Sea View
It is the origin of the name that rocks constituting the shore are white.The islands of different sizes are scattered he...
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-Specific Nature
It is a mysterious scene that two waterfall run down from the two side of the shrine on the rock cliff.Walking on the tr...
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-Specific Nature
Lake Shinji is said to be the symbol of Matsue.People come over to appreciate the setting sun from the shore.A promenade...
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-Specific Nature
There were two shelters through the cliff of the shore, which were then dug with a chisel and became tunnels.Tourists wi...
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-Sea View
It is the central part of Dozen Island, and attractive for the caldera topographyand the changeable shore topography wit...
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-Sea View
It is affected strongly by the erosion of the Sea of Japan, so cliffs, precipices and cavesextend to the east and west f...
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-Sea View
The vast precipice is 257meters high as if it is cut with a huge knife perpendicularly and is one of the best sea cliff ...
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-Sea View
The rock like a bridge called ‘Tsutenkyo ’ is formed in the central part of the huge rock by the erosion,leading to the ...
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-Sea View
It is on a peninsula in the southwest of Kuniga Coast, and the view seen form the topmakes feel the large scale of the e...
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-Sea View
It is a sea cave and a sea tunnel of 200 meters long. It is the biggest in the East Asia.A sightseeing boat can enter th...
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-Sea View
It is in the southwestern part of the island and on the observatory the inner seaand the outer sea of the caldera are se...
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-Sea View
The contrast of the red sheer cliff and the sea is beautiful.It is the highlight of Nakanoshima. Various volcanic ejecta...
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-Sea View
Nakanoshima Island is unusual that not only the wonderful shoreline beauty but also rural scenerycan be seen on the isla...
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-Sea View
Chiburijima Island is the smallest among four islands in the southwestern part of Dozen Islands.It is the caldera sea be...
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-Sea View
Sekiheki is a highlight of Chiburijima Island where a cliff of the chestnut brown extends.The dramatic scene at sunset i...
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-Historic Sites
This area is a district of samurai residences in the central part of the city,where residences of white walls and the bl...
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-Historic Sites
They are house of big merchants located in the castle town area.The construction is overwhelming....
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-Historic Sites
Hiyako area is a street where a long earthen wall extends and the acute angle twists to the cityscape.It is an area in t...
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-Historic Sites
This area is composed of old Hagi ruins of the castle site and the open samurai residences,where a Daimyo of high level ...
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-Historic Sites
Not only the ruins of the castle but also the moats remain.It is now a park for having break....
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-Sea View
It is the shore facing the Sea of Japan with white sand extending to the far, the transparent sea is impressive.The moun...
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-Sea View
Mount Akahage is a round mountain of 324 meters above sea level on the top of which not only Oki Islandsbut also the mai...
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-Mountain View
Kankakei is a valley of 7 km long from the east to the west, 4 km long from the north to the south,located in the centra...
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-Sea View
It is a road that appears twice a day from the sea at the time of ebb tide.It is a romantic place where a couple of love...
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-Culture
The museum shows precious ancient Japanese documents.It is a pleasure to watch a movie here, though it is a mysterious e...
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-Historic Sites
Harunotsuji Site is an ancient site next to the Ikikoku Museum.The Excavation is being recovered....
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-Sea View
It is a beach on Hakatajima Island. It is the sand bar beach at the entrance,but at the sleeve of Hataka Bridge there is...
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-Sea View
It is the park at one end of the Tatara big bridge whichi is the best cable stayed bridge(different in structure from a ...
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-Shrines
It is a simple shrine in Omishima Island without affectation, but the front shrine and the surrounding corridorgive off ...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The white sand, transparent sea and the scene of beach on fine days with 600 meters long coastline are memorable.That is...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
This beach is well-known for windsurfing.There are few swimmers on Ohama Beach compared with the Tsutsukihama Beach.Visi...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Nishikihama Beach is also a beautiful beach of white sand.The transparency of the sea does not lose the southern islands...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is a 500-meter-long beach to the southwest of Ashibe Port.It is also a beach with a vast sand dune behind it,the harm...
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-Sea View
Saruiwa Rock is a 45-meter-high rock at the tip of Kurosaki Peninsula in the west of Iki Island.It has such a name becau...
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-Historic Sites
With the trace of the fortress under the ground, visitors can watch a huge hole.It is just next to the Saruiwa Rock, it ...
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-Sea View
Oninoashiato is big hole of 53 meters diameter in Makizaki to the west of Iki Island,which is formed by the erosion of t...
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-Festivals
Danjiri is a festival car of Kansai Region, which has 300 years of history and features a pillar support a roof in dual ...
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-Sea View
At the shore where a cliff of 1 km leads to,the rock of the columnar joint is seen here and there....
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-Sea View
Takenotsuji is the highest observatory of 313 meters of sea level on Iki Island.In fine weather, most of Iki Island can ...
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-Sea View
It is an uninhabited island 2 km to the north of Iki Island, whose cliffs and beach are superb views.A cruiser which goe...
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-Festivals
Kunchi is a kind of autumn festival which is held in the north of Kyushu.The Karatsu Kunchi Festival is held by Karatsu ...
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-Historic Sites -Culture
Hikiyama Exhibition exhibits all festival cars.Even if visitors cannot come in the festival season, real wonderful festi...
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-Historic Sites
The Former Takatori Residence is a house of a person called Koreyoshi Takatori who became rich as a mine owner.Two big b...
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-Historic Sites
Though the Castle Tower in the current Karatsu Castle was rebuilt, the prospects from a castle tower are superb viewsbec...
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-Specific Nature
It is a wide road bordered with pines along Karatsu Bay where trees were plantedas a windbreak and a prevention of erosi...
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-Specific Nature
It is an observatory of 284 meters high, where Nijinomatsubara and Karatsu can be seen.As it is high, the prospects seen...
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-Sea View
Yobuko is a fishing port town located in the north of Karatsu and facing the Sea of Japan.Many tourists come to see the...
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-Specific Nature
Because there are seven sea caves which are made from the cliff of the columnar eroded by waves,it is named seven sea ca...
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-Sea View
Yobuko-ohashi Bridge is a 728 meters long suspension bridgewhich connects Yobuko with Kabe Island on the opposite shore....
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-Sea View
The Park to see the wind: It is an observatory on the Kabe Island.To see the Yobuko-ohashi Bridge, the rend Bentenjima I...
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-Food
The market is located in a narrow lane called ‘Morning Market Street’ near the Yobuko Port.The lane is 200 meters long, ...
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-Sea View
It is a cape in the northernmost of Yobuko, and once was introduced in a sightseeing magazine as a spot of the setting s...
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-Sea View
Kujukushima is a group of islands located to the west of Sasebo Town and connected to the Kitamatsuura Peninsula.The bea...
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-Recreational Facilities
It is a cruise going around the islands, so it is a good choice to take itand see the splendid views of the islands.It s...
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-Sea View
It is a big panoramatic observatory on the Kujukushima.Tourists are overwhelmed for the beautiful scene which many green...
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-Sea View
It is an observatory on the top of Mount Ishi-dake of 191 meters above sea level.The beautiful scenery of the Kujukushim...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Sugehama is a beach where white flowers are in blossom in summer.Restaurants and accommodations are available....
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-Sea View
Shirogatake Observatory is a viewing point on which Ukushima Island called Goto Fuji can be seen.View of Tsushimase Ligh...
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-Sea View
It is a beach with 600-meter-long white sand and marine blue.It is such a beautiful beach that tourists seem to forget t...
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-Sea View
Tsushimase Lighthouse is in the northernmost of the Island,a straight road following the cape of the plateau of a flat g...
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-Sea View
There is a tourist information center at the terminal of Ojika Port, though tour guidelines are only in Japanese,tourist...
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-Culture
Satsuma Denshokan is a craft center which display the traditional Kagoshima craftworks.Tourists are impressed with the s...
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-Sea View -Historic Sites
It is an uninhabited island to the east of Ojika Island. Nokubi Church is here.It is hard to express one’s feeling in wo...
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-Sea View
It is a small island of neighborhood 860 meters which is near the southeast shore of Miyazaki City.The opposite bank is ...
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-Sea View
The washing rocks of the ogre are washed for a long time by waves and rise from the seayet the only class of hard sandst...
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-Sea View
It is a pass to the south of Aoshima Island of 4 km, from which the blue sea of southern regionand the washing rocks of ...
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-Sea View
Nagasakibana is a cape at the southernmost tip of the Satsuma Peninsula,and the over-the-sea view of Mount Kaimondake se...
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-Culture
Visitors may enjoy the exhibition of Ceramic in Kyushu from the Seventeenth Century to the present,ceramic history of th...
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-Culture -Shops
It is a visit course to Arita potteries here and there.Tourists will be moved by the traditional porcelain art which has...
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-Shops
Arita Tojikinosato Plaza is a shopping mall where many ceramic ware shops are located.The ceramic market is opened, too....
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-Culture -Shops
It is the theme park of ceramics which is run by Fukagawa Porcelain who once offered up porcelains to the Imperial Famil...
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-Culture
The dolls of the Arita Ware can be seen.It is the tourist information center and free of charge. ...
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-Shrines
It is a small shrine, but the various buildings in it are made with grilled earthenware.What makes it unique is that tra...
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-Seasonal Attractions
The characteristic of the fireworks here is its scale that pyrotechnists of the whole country competefor the techn...
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-Historic Sites
It is the area that still leaves the atmosphere of an old port town of Hagiand the town of the merchants....
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
In case of prospects only, Akiyoshidai observatory is enough,but hiking is recommended in order to enjoy the vast Akiyos...
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-Specific Nature
A big cave of a high ceiling spreads out and you will not get tired at allbecause the scene looks like the attraction of...
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-Specific Nature
There is no sidewalk on the bridge, so everybody has to pass the bridge by bus or car.There is one inn in Tsunoshima and...
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-Specific Nature
It is a channel between Shodoshima Island and Mae-shima Island of 2.5 km long, 9.93 meters the narrowest partwhich was r...
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-Specific Nature
It is an observatory a 15-minute walk from the sleeve of the Great Naruto Bridge.Naruto Channel and the Great Naruto Bri...
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-Specific Nature
Iyakei Gorge is a ravine near by Oboke and is an area where the original scenery of Japanese mountainous villagesstill r...
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-Specific Nature
The 30-meter whirling currents are well known as the world’s largest whirling currents.The whirling currents are seen fr...
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-Specific Nature
It is a suspension bridge of 44 meters long, 12 meters high located in Iyakei Gorge,the people seeking for thrill cross ...
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-Historic Sites
The terraced fields that are described as "They plow it and reach the sky."The scene of the sea where the terraced field...
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-Specific Nature
It is a ravine of 12 km long, located at the upper side of Shimanto River, a clear stream in Japan.River activities are ...
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-Specific Nature
This is a large park around two kilometers in wide.There is a pathway for walking and jogging overlooking the pond, the ...
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-Historic Sites
Wada House is the biggest rafter roof private house in Shirakawa-go.It is completely different from the buildings of the...
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-Historic Sites
It is the old castle site located on the high spot,so superb view of Shirakawa-go can be seen on it.The beauty of the da...
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-Historic Sites
It is a representative rafter roof house built about 200 years ago.The food, clothing and shelter of that time are displ...
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-Historic Sites
Murakami House is a representative rafter roof house of Gokayama to remain still unchangedwith the state at the time of ...
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-Historic Sites
Located in the Suganuma Rafter Roof Village,Gokayama Museum of Folklore keeps its state of rafter roofs without having b...
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-Seasonal Attractions
Generally, cherry trees bloom in spring, but cherry trees in Obara bloom in autumn.If you go to Obara in November, you c...
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-Seasonal Attractions
Ukai or cormorant fishing is a traditional fishery to have continued 1300 years in Japanthat a person in a boat handles ...
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-Seasonal Attractions
The contest is held in Ikazaki district of Uchiko town on May 5, participants hold a hand-made kiteand drop other people...
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-Historic Sites
Teramachi is a block of town where temples are concentrated,there are various individual temples.Because it is reachable...
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-Culture
Kutani chinaware potteries are famous for pictures of unique colorationand chinaware potteries are here and there in the...
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-Temples
Daijo-ji Temple is the temple which is famous for Zen meditation.Zen meditation is carried out at half past four every d...
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-Recreational Facilities
The Ono Karakuri Memorial is at the Kanazawa Port.“Karakuri”means a doll of the traditional Japanese machine device, any...
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-Outdoor Activities
The rafting on the Yoshino River is held here, Oboke and Otoyo-cho at the upper side of the Yoshino River.The rafting o...
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-Historic Sites
Sayabashi is a wooden bridge without supporting beams hanging over the Kanakura Riverwhich flows through the downtown of...
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-Historic Sites
Takatoro is a 28 meters high garden lantern in front of Kotoden Kotohira Station, which is the highest lantern in Japan....
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-Festivals
It is held on October 10 every year as event called "Osagari" at this event,500 people go down 785 steps of stone stairw...
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-Temples
Danjogaran is a temple with the meaning of ‘Garden of the Quietness’ that a Buddhist trains himselfand is the head templ...
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-Temples
It was a temple of Fujiwara Family who had strong powers from the ancient times to the Middle Ages,the five-storied Pago...
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-Temples
It is a temple which was built by the Chinese priest, Ganjin who came to Japan in the Nara period.Kondo or the main hall...
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-Temples
Yakushi-ji Temple is near Toshodai-ji Temple and it is well known for the Triple Tower a beautiful national treasure,but...
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-Temples
One of the best sculptures of the statue of Buddha in the world is near the main hall.The smile of Mona Lisa is famous, ...
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Hoki-ji Temple ,Horin-ji Temple
-Temples
There was a triple tower in the Hoki-ji Temple which was valued the same as the one in Horyu-ji Temple.The triple tower ...
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-Temples
KIchiden-ji is a small temple among the bamboo forest, but is the temple which is popularas a legend to be able to reach...
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-Temples
Konponchudo is the main building of Todo, where there is the “Immortal Consecrated Light”which has been extinguished for...
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-Temples
Shakado is 1 km away from Todo which is the main building of Saito.It is the oldest building in Enryaku-ji Temple which ...
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-Temples
Two temples of the same form are connected by a corridor,it is the most unique building of all temples in Japan.It is in...
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-Temples
Yokawachudo is the main building in Yokawa area which is 4 km away from Saito.It looks like a stage with its structure a...
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-Festivals
It was once a festival to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year but has now been expanded to a big festivalwhich decorate...
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-Mountain View
It is a well-known mountainous driving route of 75 km from Chino City to Matsumoto City,which passes the flower garden o...
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-Mountain View
Kamikochi is a well-known place to see autumn colors, the base for advanced mountain climbers,and hiking routes.Kappabas...
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-Historic Sites
Although it is near Todai-ji Temple, it is another world inside.There are two beautiful gardens built in the Edo period ...
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-Mountain View
Mount Norikura is an active volcano(3,026m height) a very broad skirt.You can enjoy a magnificent view from the mountain...
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-Mountain View
Norikura-kogen is the hillside of Mount Norikura.It is well known as summer resorts, climbing and hiking activities, aut...
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-Mountain View
Shinhodaka Ropeway is the only Japanese double decker gondola to enjoy superb viewat more than 2,000m above sea level.Th...
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-Mountain View
Mt. Hotaka area is the representative mountains of 3000 meters high in the Northern Alps,and the mountain views from an ...
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Takaminekogen is a vast highlands of 2,000meters above sea level, colorful alpine plants are in sight long the promenade...
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-Historic Sites
Hinjitsukan is a luxurious building with a garden which was built as the accommodations for VIPswho worship at Ise Shrin...
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-Historic Sites
Kawasaki-machi became a big wholesale deal town by the transportation of water of Seta Riverflowing through the down in ...
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-Historic Sites
It was built as a lodging facility or a dorter of the Buddhist ascetics, but it is open to the public.Unusual roofs, a J...
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-Historic Sites
Himeji Castle was built early in the Edo period and, in the precious castle where most buildings are the same as that ti...
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-Historic Sites
Kokoen is a Japanese garden, where there are nine gardens of different characters each.Himeji Castle can be seen from th...
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-Historic Sites
Most of temples and shrines are along the two km long road of three hours on foot,where you can experience Onomichi the ...
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-Historic Sites
There are various document houses in the park. It is a beautiful park now.Peaceful clouds float in the blue sky when I v...
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
-Historic Sites
It is our duty make the negative inheritance of atomic bomb for the human being a foundation of peace.This museum asks u...
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-Historic Sites
The Atomic Bomb Dome is the building which became the ruins untouched just as the momentof the atomic bomb exploding ins...
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Honkawa Elementary School Memorial
-Historic Sites
This museum is at the opposite bank of the river, Atomic Bomb Dome.A part of the elementary school of precious atomic bo...
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-Historic Sites
Shukukeien is a Japanese garden which was built as the villa of the old Daimyo of Hiroshima.It is not a big garden, but ...
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-Historic Sites
The Tenshu Tower constructed early in the Edo period is the only remaining castle in Sanin regionand it is relatively si...
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-Historic Sites
Horikawa is a moat of 3.7 km, surrounding the Matsue Castle,and is the main tourist spot together with the castle, the s...
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-Historic Sites
It is a street of samurai residences with 500 meters long, along the moat of the northern part of Matsue Castle.Some res...
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-Temples
It is a Yamadera or a Mountain Temple , located in the northwest of Himeji Castle 0f 371 meters above sea leveland it ca...
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-Temples
Senko-ji Temple is accessible by ropeway, and is a representative temple of Onomichi.The prospects of the town of Onomic...
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-Temples
The three-storied tower of the temple is beautiful and Zazen or Zen Meditation is heldon Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday ea...
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-Temples
Though it is a little far away from the city, it is very quiet in nature.Three small waterfalls and Buddha statues, temp...
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-Historic Sites
Koizumi Yakumo was a journalist called Lafcadio Hearn from Greece who came to Japanin the Meiji period and taught Englis...
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-Temples
It is a temple of Matsudaira who was a Daimyo of Matsue Castle,which is surrounded by garden and the Matsudaira Family b...
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-Shrines
It is a shrine in a quiet, magnificent atmosphere with a very large forest in the rear.If you are here, you may feel so...
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-Shrines
Miho Shrine is the head shrine of Ebisu Shrines as an industrial guardian deity.It is in the fishing town called Mihonos...
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-Temples
Ichibata-ji Temple is said that people with ill eyes were cured of their eyes after worshiping in the templewhose name i...
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-Temples
Kasagataki-ji Temple is Yamadera which was built to be stuck to the rocky mountain of the cliff locatedin the western mo...
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-Temples
It is a temple located on the mountaintop of 600 meters above sea level and covered with cedar treesand cypress trees wi...
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-Outdoor Activities
Nakahechi Route:The most commonly-used route among the five.Kohechi Route:A steep long mountain route connecting Koyasan...
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From Kobiro Pass to Kumano Hongu
-Outdoor Activities
A representative route and highlight of Nakahechi Route.The 7-8-hour route of 18 km goes through three mountain passes i...
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-Outdoor Activities
It is dotted with ponds and marshes from the Ropeway Mountaintop Station,and the trail is maintained around the large tr...
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From Hosshinmon-oji to Kumano Hongu
-Outdoor Activities
It is a route on the way from Kobiro Pass to Hongu-taisha which is suitable for those who do not have enough time.It is ...
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From Totsugawa to Kumano Hongu
-Outdoor Activities
It is a 15 km long route as a part of Kohechi Route passing over mountain passes, which takes 5 hours.There is a village...
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From Kumano Hongu to Kumano Hayatama
-Outdoor Activities
It is a route called "the Prayer Way of the River “going down the Kumano River,and go down to Kumano-hayatama-taisha by ...
[ ]
-Outdoor Activities
Koyasan Choishimichi is an official path of 22 km long from Jisonin temple of Kudoyama Town to Koyasan.Choishi means pil...
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-Temples
Tocho-ji temple was dedicated to a famous monk called Kobo Daishi.It is one of the oldest and considered the main temple...
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-Temples
One of Japan’s oldest Zen temple.Visitors can see the Sanmon gate, pond, and a historical wall.Because of its vast area ...
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-Temples
It is a temple that was built in 1242. It is also located where the famous Gion Yamakasa Festival originated.It is the b...
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-Temples
The temple was built by a Chinese living in Nagasaki in the Edo period, so it is Chinese stylish.It is completely differ...
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-Temples
The temple was also built by a Chinese, so it is a Chinese-style temple.As it is painted red, it is called the‘Red Templ...
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-Temples
Shofuku-ji Temple was built in the Edo period.It is different from other temples in Nagasaki by not being painted red,bu...
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-Temples
The Temple was built in 746, only two halls still remain,but the Japanese oldest bell is kept there and huge Buddha Stat...
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-Temples
Kanzeon-ji Temple was built in 746, only two halls still remain,but the Japanese oldest bell is kept there and huge Budd...
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-Temples
The temple is not only famous for its cherry and azaleablossoms in springbut also the great statue of Buddha and Japanes...
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-Temples -Historic Sites
It is a Buddha Statue in cliffs and rocks located in the Kumanosan-taizoji Temple.There is a place 300 meters away from ...
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-Temples
It is a classic temple which is said to be built in the twelfth century and the oldest wooden architecture in Kyushu.The...
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-Temples
Makiodo Temple was once a big temple, but burned down 700 years ago.Now it is a small temple with a hall and a storage w...
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-Temples
Tennen-ji Temple is famous for its Stone Statue dug to the rock for a wish of preventing floods.It is a beauty spot wher...
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Three big waterfalls flow from the Anmon, and the promenade reach the ‘third waterfall’ firstly,then ‘the second waterfa...
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The trail is called Mini Shiragami through which people will easily know the beech forest of World Heritage.In order to ...
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-Historic Sites
It is a tumulus which has become the topic as tumulus discovered without non-illegal dig....
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-Historic Sites
Tatsuta is the town where there are the historical old houses along the street which appeared in the ancient words.Tatsu...
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-Outdoor Activities
It is a 10- km long trail to go around the temple groups, various size of ponds,rural scenery of flowers,old cityscape, ...
[ ]
-Outdoor Activities
It is a cycling trail to cross some bridges connecting the island of the Seto Inland Sea,which is a good experience duri...
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-Sea View
It is a 280 meters high mountain on the Mukaishima Island, from which the splendid sceneryof the Seto Inland Sea can be ...
[ ]
-Sea View
It is a 225 meters high mountain on Innoshima Island,there are many old stone Buddhist images on the mountaintop, which ...
[ ]
-Sea View
Bandokorobana Nature Park is a pool-formed shore and a beauty spot on the reef zonewhere Mt.Kaimondake is seen over the ...
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-Outdoor Activities
Cycling is recommended to experience the scenery of this beautiful river and river bankbecause there are some courses su...
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-Outdoor Activities
The Shimanto River is a longed-for river of the Japanese canoeists.Because there is not a dam though it is a big river,c...
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-Outdoor Activities
Tourists may have different experience of a short course, long course of canoe,and it offers lodging facilities such as ...
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-Festivals
It is a festival which began in 1635.Local people moving together on flutes, drums take 13 festival cars with dolls on t...
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Floating of Lanterns with Peace Messages
-Seasonal Attractions
The bereaved citizens who lost relatives and acquaintances in the atomic bomb float hand-made paper lanternsinto the riv...
[ ]
-Festivals
This festival is called "the Yukata Festival" and is held in Enryuji Temple in the downtown of Hiroshimaon the first Fri...
[ ]
-Festivals
It is the biggest rock event in Okinawa, held for two days of the first Saturday and Sunday of July.It was first held in...
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-Festivals
EISA Festival is an event of traditional arts that young people dance with songs and musical accompaniedwhile dancing an...
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It is a small lake of 1-kilometer around and to the east of Lake Shikaribetsu. As it is in the deep primeval forest, tou...
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-Specific Nature
It is an observatory on which the steam rising from the hells of the sources of hot springs can be seen.Such a view is o...
[ ]
-Mountain View
It is located on the top volcanic Mount Tusrumi in the west of Beppu City with 1375 meters of sea level.It is accessible...
[ ]
-Mountain View
Kunimigaoka is a hill of 513 meters above sea level, and the prospects of Takachiho Gorgeand the neighboring mountains a...
[ ]
-Recreational Facilities
An old steam locomotive nostalgic tram runs between Matsuyama Station and Dogo Onsen, which is very popular.A passenger ...
[ ]
-Historic Sites
Taking a guidance function of the inheritance, the center mainly displays models, pictures, replicas and re-items,and so...
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-Historic Sites
Omori is the former town area of the silver mine.Historical cityscape is preserved well, and it is very quiet even after...
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-Historic Sites
The only mine tunnel open to the public is about 273 meters (including new mine tunnel)while the whole tunnel is 600 met...
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-Historic Sites
It is the largest mine tunnel in Iwami Silver Mine, though it is not open to the public,four times of tour only on the w...
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-Historic Sites
It is a group of five handred statues of Buddha for the memorial service for the workers who worked and died in the min...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
There were silver ore stones from the Iwami Silver Mine in old times,which made the port townand makes people feel the h...
[ ]
-Specific Nature
A cedar buried in the underground by the sediment flowing down to the footwith the eruption of Sanbe Volcano of 1126 met...
[ ]
-Historic Sites
There are many building where the people of the revolutionary once stayed.It is located to the east of the Higashi Hagi ...
[ ]
-Historic Sites
It is a shrine to worship an important person called Yoshida shoin who had revolutionary thought,beside the shrine is a...
[ ]
-Historic Sites
It is an area where the school of Mouri family and the martial arts school were located....
[ ]
-Historic Sites
It is a site of the old Daimyo school of Mori family.It is not the same building of that time but documents of that time...
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-Culture
Because there are potteries and shops of Hagi -yaki or the Hagi ceramic ware everywhere in the city,be sure to stop by.T...
[ ]
-Outdoor Activities
It is a river tour of 40 minutes around the town of Hagi by boat.Seeing the historic cityscape while sailing round the r...
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-Specific Nature
The mountain is in the north of Hagi City, extending to the Sea of Japan.A small crater is on the mountaintop of 112 met...
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-Historic Sites
The Site was set up in the Michizane Era, and there is only one monument though,it is a vast square with beautiful lawn ...
[ ]
-Historic Sites
It is a Gothic Catholic church close to the Sasebo Station.It is small yet quaint. ...
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-Specific Nature -Seasonal Attractions
The splendor of azalea in this park is the most gorgeous in Japan for its width and beauty.It is a pity it is accessible...
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-Historic Sites -Culture
It seems to be in the middle of Sasebo and Arita.It is a village of the ceramic art where the potters of ceramics gather...
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-Historic Sites
It is a splendid church of the Romanes style on Kuroshima Island.The church was built by the believers who contributed m...
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-Historic Sites
Along the seashore, there are six Statues of Buddha. No one knows why these were made.These stone-made statues of Buddha...
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-Historic Sites -Food
Kagetsu is a restaurant which has been operating since 1642.The building is worth seeing the inside and outside once to ...
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-Historic Sites
Kaminoshima was an island at the entrance of Nagasaki Portbut has been reclaimed and is connected to the mainland.It is...
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-Historic Sites
Its official name is Hashima Island which looks like a warship seen from the distant.Gunkan means warship in Japanese. I...
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-Historic Sites
Samurai houses on the north and south plateau respectively,business shops in the valley between two plateaus forms the w...
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-Historic Sites
In theCommercial District between the two plateaus,Ayabe Miso or bean paste shop is the symbolic building.In the downtow...
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-Specific Nature -Historic Sites
Tashinobusho is a precious village where the rural scene of more than 1300 years ago still remainand is designated as th...
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-Shrines
Usa Shrine is located in Usa City of the Kunisaki Peninsula which is near Fukuoka Prefecture.It is one of the most impor...
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-Culture -Recreational Facilities
Showanomach is a shopping district located in the downtown of Bungotakada City,which has been shaped with the different ...
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-Historic Sites -Recreational Facilities
Kitsuki-shurakukan was a popular playground in the Edo period and was once closed for a periodbut has now been recovered...
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-Culture -Shops
Kitsuki City matches Kimono. Warakuan next to the Kitsuki Shurakukan rents kimonos,so it may be a good experience to hav...
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-Historic Sites
Kitsuki Castle was rebuilt and in it there is a museumwhere the precious armorsors words of the military commander are d...
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-Shrines
It is a rare shrine in a cave of the cliff along the shorewhich wishes the harmony of menandwomenandtheeasydelivery.The ...
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-Historic Sites
Obi Castle is one of the areas of Nichinan City where Udo Shrine is also located.The castle sites, samurai houses and sh...
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-Specific Nature
Banyan tree is a kind of Sycamine.The length of the trunk of this tree is 16 meters, which is a big surprise. ...
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-Specific Nature
Matama Shoreline is a well-known sunset spot for its location in the northwest of the Kunisaki Peninsula.Ashallow dry be...
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-Outdoor Activities
A rental bicycle is available at the information center beside the Sakura-yu.They are electric bicycles, so using an ele...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
The city is dotted with the hot-spring inns which match cityscape earound Sakurayu.Sakurayu is the basic one.Hirayama ho...
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-Outdoor Activities -Recreational Facilities
A self-run cart with an engine for sightseeing runs on the railway which became the abolished line by a typhoon damage.T...
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-Outdoor Activities -Recreational Facilities
It is a visitor center of Ebino and Kirishima, of 1200 meters above sea leveland a mountain climbing base for a scenic-v...
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-Outdoor Activities
There are various walking trails on the Highlands, and it is one of them.All the ponds including this walking trail are ...
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-Mountain View
It is the highest mountaintop above 1700 meters sea level among the Kirishima Mountainsand there is a big crater, when r...
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-Outdoor Activities
It is the highest crate lake in Japan, located in the southeast of Mt. Karakunidake.The diameter of the surface of the l...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
The Japanese have been protecting cranes as lucky birds for their longevity and there is a lot of bait on the tideland,t...
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-Historic Sites
The traditional samurai residences are preserved well here.Some residences are open to the public free of charge,which m...
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-Historic Sites
Senganen Park is about 15,000 square meters of its site.The wide garden was originally built by the lord of Shimazu fami...
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-Historic Sites
The castle was built by Shimazu family in 1607, but was burnt down and the site only remains.That the Daimyo was so powe...
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-Mountain View -Historic Sites
Shiroyama Observatory is on a small hill of 100 meters sea levelwhere the downtown of Kagoshima City and Sakurajima Isla...
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-Historic Sites
The Nakijin Castle was built in the thirteenth century and is the ruins of a castle where only a stone wall is left now....
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-Historic Sites
Shuri Castle is the biggest castle in Okinawa and has been restored from the destruction of World War II.Shuri ruins of ...
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-Historic Sites
Tamaudoun is the Imperial mausoleum where kings of different generationsof the Ryukyu kingdom are buried.It is the remai...
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-Historic Sites
Shikinaen is made as a villa of the Ryukyu kingdom in 1799, and is the gardenwhich was used to meet a messenger from Chi...
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-Historic Sites
This way built as a road reaching from Shuri Castle to the southern part is paved with a stone of the limestone,and it i...
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-Historic Sites
It is on the plateau where shoreline can be seen.There are the Peace Memorial Museum which displays photographs or the m...
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Himeyuri Peace Memorial Museum
-Historic Sites
It was a group of people including 222 students of the Women Departmentat Okinawa Normal School and girls at the Girls’ ...
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-Sea View
Sebira Park is located on the hill along the coastlineand is a superb view spot where tourists can see the most beautifu...
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-Shrines
Though a small shrine, it is said that a wish comes true if the prayer can pray without dropping the cover of the pot.It...
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-Sea View
Kabira Bay is a representative tourist attraction of Ishigaki Island,which is the subject of topic of people while talki...
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-Sea View
Kabira Park is within a few minute walk reach from Kabira Bay.The scenery seen from the observatory is superb, and it is...
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Yakushima Cultural Village Center
-Culture
It is a set of environmental learning facilities where visitors can learnabout the nature of Yakushima though they pay t...
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-Culture
It is a museum which offers information and display of different kinds of cedars,where visitors learn about the geograph...
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-Specific Nature
The scientists estimate that the cedar is 3000 to 7000 years old, this 16-meter-trunk old cedar is the symbol of Yakushi...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
It takes 5 to 6 hours to have a round-trip trail.Tourists may feel the powerful charm of the rock and mossed primitive f...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Yakesugi Land has 4 courses(30minutes, 50 minutes, 80 minutes, 150 minutes).The 30-minute trail and 50-minute one are li...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is a cedar of about 3000 years old. Tourists may take a bus or a car to see the Yaku cedar.This old tree makes the pe...
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-Sea View
It is a cape located at the westernmost tip of Ishigaki Island.The huge rock under the observatory with the lighthouse a...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Sukuji beach is near from Kabira Bay.It is in the middle of the bay with a mountain as its back, and the shallow part is...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Because it is in the northern mountainous area, tourists can see the thick subtropical jungle, primitive natural scener...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Because the Yonehara Beach is near to Kabira Bay, it is the most popular in Ishigaki Island.Coral reefs grow well, and a...
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-Sea View
It is a beach on the West Coast of the Hirakubo Peninsula, away from the city area,but the sand of good quality and the ...
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-Sea View
Hirakubo Lighthouse is an observatory spot at the northernmost tip of Ishigaki Island.The scenery seen from Hirakubo Lig...
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-Sea View
It is a beauty spot that the sea like peninsula and Ishigaki Island can be seen on the observatory,along the northeaster...
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-Sea View
It can be seen from the big coral of 10 km from the north to the south,and the blue coral is said to be the biggest in t...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Miyara River is the biggest river on the island flowing through the southern part of Ishigaki Island.A lot of natural ri...
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-Recreational Facilities
Ishigaki-yaima mura is located in the southwestern part of Ishigaki Island,and it is the biggest bay on the island where...
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-Sea View
It is a small cape, but it is close to the downtown area, so it is easy to get to see the sunset.It takes 30 minutes by ...
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-Historic Sites
It is on the other side of the road to the Cape Kannon Lighthouse, a grave of the memorial service of the victims of the...
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-Onsen(Hot Spings)
It is a municipal sanitarium in the middle of Ebino City and Ebino Highlands.The characteristic here is its steam baths,...
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-Shrines
It is an ancient shrine built in the 6th century to worship Ninigi-no- Mikoto who was said to found Japan in the myths,t...
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-Mountain View -Historic Sites
The summit of Mount Takachihoｍine isthe legend site in the creation mythology of Japan.Ninigino- Mikoto is said to creat...
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-Recreational Facilities
It is a JR line between Yatsushiro City of Kumamoto Prefectureand JR Hayato Station in Kirishima City of Kagoshima Prefe...
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Hita Gion Festival and Yamahoko Hall
-Festivals
The Gion Festival is held in Hita on the last Saturday and Sunday at the end of every July.The gorgeous Yamahoko goes ro...
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Ontayaki-Village of Ceramic Art
-Historic Sites -Culture
Onta Firing is the traditional ceramic art of Hita area with 300 years of history,and ceramic making is still performed ...
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-Festivals
Kitsuki Castle Festival is held at the beging of May , the civilians wear costumes of the Edo period,a march and show p...
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-Culture
Yamaga is a mountainous area located in the northwest of Kitsuki City of the Kunisaki Peninsula.Yamaga area provides pri...
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-Culture
Farmers living in Izumi accept the Farm Homestay visitors positively.Homestay visitors not only stay at a farm house but...
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Museum of the Meiji Restoration
-Culture
It is a good place to know about the political turbulence of Japan even if a person does not know Japanese historybecaus...
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-Mountain View
Sakurajima Island is a volcanic island located on the opposite shore of Kagoshima Bay facing with Kagoshima City,whose c...
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-Culture
It is a 10-minute walk from Sakurajima Port where visitors may learnabout the history of the Eruption of Sakurajima....
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-Specific Nature
It is the greatest floating island in the gulf near the entrance of the Gulf of Kagoshima.It is an uninhabited island of...
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-Mountain View
Arimura Lava Observatory is located at the southern foot of Sakurajima Islandwhich was made on the lava field of 1914 in...
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-Mountain View
Mount Kaimondake is located at the south end of the Satsuma Peninsula in Kagoshima,which is a volcano of 924 meters abov...
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-Mountain View -Recreational Facilities
It is a very large natural park spreading out to the eastern foot of Mount Kaimondakewhere the view of Nagasaki Nose is ...
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-Seasonal Attractions -Culture -Recreational Facilities
The bullfighting of Okinawa is the entertainment of the common people inherited from the dynasty period.It is a bullfigh...
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-Culture
Awamori is the liquor produced only in Okinawa region,and it features that it is quite Old liquor unlike other Japanese ...
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-Festivals
Itoman Harrey is a popular race of hand-rowing fishing boatswhich is the same as the one called Hari in other areas in O...
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-Sea View
It is a natural beach without being explored.There is nothing even a rest room or a small shop on the beach, as if it is...
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-Sea View
It is a small island. Only circumference 8 km around the island.On this island, there is no big long beach, but there is...
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-Sea View
Bise Promontory is the Okinawa unique transparent beautiful sea among coral reefsat north neighboring cape of the Okinaw...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The Cape Maeda is one of the diving and snorkeling spots in Okinawa Island,and the beautiful sea around the cape is visi...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The quality of the water around Sun Marina Beach is judged to be the best through a survey of water qualityconducted by ...
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-Sea View
Manzamo is a precipice of 20 meters high formed by the coral rocks rising from the earth,and magnificent view of the blu...
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-Sea View
Manza Beach is a resort area where the whole peninsula extends out to the East China Sea,so it is the representation of ...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
The sea surrounding the islands is very transparent with rich reefs in the seaand pure white coral sand and subtropical ...
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-Sea View
It is an island representing the Kerama Islands which can be easily passed from Okinawa Island.The island is crowded thr...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Because there are a lot of swimmers in summer,the shops such as rental stores or the marine activities do business,you m...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Ama Beach is a little-known beach to able to spend time leisurelybecause it is not so crowded as Furuzamami Beach.It is ...
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-Sea View
Unajinosachi is a well-known sunset view spot.In addition, the access from the parking lot is splendid because it is on ...
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-Sea View
Here is a sunset view spot, too.Ama beach is seen closely on the observatory.You may visit there if you go to the Ama be...
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-Sea View
The view of white sandy beach, the sea of azure blue and the cape of a sandy beachis what the more you see,the more you ...
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-Sea View
Chishi Observatory is on the steep cliff,so the tough rocks and atolls can be seen on the observatory, a view spot.It is...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Amuro is an island ahead of Furuzamami Beach.It is only reachable by a little boat from Zamami Port or by using a tour c...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
It is one of the Kerama Islands, which is connected with Geruma Island, Fukaji Island by bridges.Therefore, once you get...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Nisjhihama is a 1 km long beach along the northeast shore of Aka-jima Island.The clear and transparent sea extends to th...
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-Historic Sites
It has been a residence of a ship owner since Ryukyu Kingdom Period,who made money by doing business with China and then...
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-Sea View
Tokashiki Island takes 35 minutes from Naha to get here by ship, it is enough to have a one-day tour.It is the biggest i...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Awaren beach is the biggest with 600 meters long sandy beach in the Kerama Islands, and full of people.It is suitable fo...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Tokashiku Beach is unsuitable for snorkel because there is little coral,but the sea is transparent and the grain of sand...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Maihama Beach should be called the highlight of Miyakojima Island with 7 km long and natural sandy beach,so it is really...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Sunayama Beach is in the west coast of Miyakojima Island, a hill covered with sand,so it is called the Suna-yama Beach.T...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Aragusuku Beach is possible to enjoy snorkeling for coral reefs extend to the shoreline nearby.Many people come here rep...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Yoshino beach is popular as a beach where the snorkeling is possible in Miyakojima.It is a 500 meters long beach and the...
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-Sea View
Cape Higashihenna is a cape at the southeast end of the south of Miyakojima.A lighthouse is at the tip and it is the mos...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Emgear Marine Garden is a beach park using the especially beautiful shoreline of the southern coast of Miyakojima island...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Toriike are two circular ponds in the west coast of the Shimoji Island .A stalactite cave near the shore was eroded by t...
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-Sea View
Cultivation of sugarcane and fishery are central industries of the island,and the pole-and-line fishing of the bonito is...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Toguchinohama Beach is the beach that is famous for the beauty of the sand bar and the transparent water in Okinawa,an 8...
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-Sea View
A large number of huge rocks make a unique scenery on Sawadanohama Beach.The water at the beach is not suitable for swim...
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-Sea View
It is a huge bird-shaped observatory on Irabujima Island.The transparent sea bottom is seen from the observatory,and a s...
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-Sea View
It is an island accessible from the foreshore of Miyako Island by crossing the Kurima Great Bridge.Kurima Island is a si...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Nagamahama Beach is on the West Coast of Kurima Islamd.The white sandy beach is very clean, and there is a coral reefs h...
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-Sea View
It is a three-storied observatory which was modeled from the castle on the hill of Kurima Island.From the observatory, s...
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-Sea View
Ikema Island is located 1.3 km to north of Miyako Islandand is the island of prosperous fishermen of the bonito fishing....
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Yabiji is a very large coral reef group with 17 km from the north to the south, 6.5 km from the east to the west.It is o...
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Nakama River Nature Reserve Area
-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
Nakama river flows through the east side of Iriomote and is proud of about 12 km long,a scale of basin area of 32.3 squa...
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-Sea View
It is a long beach in the south of Iriomote island, most suitable for a beachcombing to pick upthe shellfish of a fragme...
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-Sea View -Recreational Facilities
Yubu Island is a small island of neighborhood less than 2 km,and the whole island is the subtropical botanical garden wh...
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-Sea View
Omija Road Park is 10 km away to the east of Uehara Port.There is an observatory near the Road Park Parking Lot,where th...
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-Specific Nature
It is the biggest caldera lake in Kyushu with 19 kilometers around and 233meters the deepest.Along shoreline, there are ...
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-Shrines
It is a Shrine located at the foot of Mount Kaimondake with red walls surrounding it.Though not big, the red hall and th...
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-Mountain View
It is a mountain of 215 meters above sea level from which the sandbank of Chiringajima Island can well be seen.In additi...
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Sakurajima Lava Nagisa Promenade
-Mountain View
It is a promenade 3 km long on the lava zone spreading out from the west of Sakurajima Ferry Pier,which is called a live...
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-Mountain View
Yunohira Observatory is located at 373 meters above sea level, the fourth stage of Mount Sakurajimadake.Upside, mountain...
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-Specific Nature
The torii which was buried in the roadside of the Sakurajima east shoreline.In the big eruption of 1914, eight villages ...
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-Festivals
It is the biggest festival in southern Kyushu,where 20,000 people from different parts take part in and dance to folk so...
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-Outdoor Activities -Recreational Facilities
It is a fully natural park 4kms away to the north of the city. Anyone can enjoy the natural park.The park is on the Mt. ...
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-Specific Nature -Mountain View
Seiburindo is a 12-kilometer road in the west of the island where visitors may see different forestsfrom the ones in Yak...
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-Specific Nature -Mountain View
It falls from the top of a big granite, whose fall is 80 meters.Though it cannot be seen from the distance, it is really...
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-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
It is ravine which is in the broadleaf forest of Nagata Village in the northwest of the island.Visitors may drive there ...
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-Food -Shops
More than 100 restaurants, stores and souvenir shops link the eaves around the public marketin the central shopping stre...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
It is a water of the greatest drop (about 55 meters) in Okinawa Prefecture,located at the upper part of the Hinai River,...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Hoshisuna Beach is located at the northern tip of Iriomote Island, where snorkeling is enjoyed easily.Hoshinosuna means ...
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-Sea View -Outdoor Activities
Ballase Island is an island of the coral rising and ten minutes away from the Uehara Port by ship,from the surrounding c...
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-Sea View
The sand of the beach is so small, there are no stones at all, it is suitable to walk on bare foot.Even at the bottom of...
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-Mountain View -Outdoor Activities
The two waterfalls are at the upper side of Urauchi River, the longest river in Okinawa Prefecture.A sightseeing boat is...
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-Specific Nature
It is an artificial pond built in 1427 by the order of the King of the Ryukyu kingdom.It is to the north of Shuri Castle...
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-Culture
It is a complex facility of museum function and art gallery function,and the exterior of the building is very impressive...
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-Culture -Shops
Ceramic ware from all part of Okinawa are displayed and sold in the museum.The area is called Yachimun Street, where the...
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-Othres
Kokusai Dori of approximately 1.6km long is called "miraculous 1 mile"and is the symbol of the revival of Okinawa that b...
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-Festivals
Harri is a traditional event of Okinawa of the competition of a hand-rowing fishing boat with another fishing boat.This ...
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-Festivals
The festival is held in three days of Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the middle of October every year.On the second day,...
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