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Wada Family Residence
This is the Wada family residence, a prominent family that prospered in the niter trade during the Edo period and was the feudal lord of the area. It is the largest gassho-zukuri house in Shirakawa-go, and its elegance and beauty makes it one of the pillars of Shirakawa-go. Although it is more than 300 years […]
- Area
- Shirakawago and Gifu
Seven Stars Tree
On the northern side of Highway 237 stands a single Japanese oak tree in the middle of the rolling hills. The tree suddenly earned fame in 1976 as the world’s 4th largest tobacco manufacturer, JT, used the tree as the package image of their Seven Stars cigarette brand. That’s pretty much all there is to […]
Sakibaru Beach
This beach is called the most beautiful beach on Amami Oshima. Located at the tip of a cape jutting out into Kasari Bay, the beach is quiet with few tourists, making it seem like a private beach. Pass through the rows of sandalwood trees along the shore, and you will be struck by the beautiful […]
- Area
- Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Nakatsugu Shrine of Munakata Taisha
Nakatsugu enshrines Tagitsuhime no Kami, the second of the three Munakata goddesses. It is located on a hill on a straight line between Hetsugu on the mainland and Okitsugu on Okinoshima Island. A small river called the Ama-no-kawa flows through the precincts of the shrine, and the Vega shrine and the Altair shrine are located […]
- Area
- Munakata Taisha and Fukuoka
Iwase House
The gassho-zukuri house was built about 300 years ago over a period of eight years. The five-story house has a frontage of 26.4 m, a depth of 12.7 m, and a height of 14 m, making it quite impressive when viewed up close. In fact, it is the largest gassho-zukuri in Japan. Since the house […]
Akan Sightseeing Cruise
The Akan Sightseeing Cruise circumnavigates Lake Akan and operates 4 to 11 times a day between May and November. The boat departs from the pier on the south side of the lake and cruises for about 85 minutes, taking in the view of Mt. Oakan and Mt. Meakan, with stops at Churui Island (where the […]
- Area
- Hokkaido and Lake Akan / Mashu / Kussharo
Lake Kussharo
Lake Kussharo, with a circumference of 57 km and an area of 79.3 km2, is the largest caldera lake in Japan. It was formed about 30,000 years ago inside the Kussharo Caldera, which is the largest caldera in Japan, measuring about 26 km east to west and 20 km north to south. Incidentally, the word […]
- Area
- Hokkaido and Lake Akan / Mashu / Kussharo
Niseko Ekimae Onsen Kiranoyu
This onsen facility is only a one-minute walk from JR Niseko Station, and the prices are very reasonable. It is one of the few hot spring spas in Niseko that can be reached without a car. There is a Western-style bathhouse with a granite open-air bath and Jacuzzi, and a Japanese-style bathhouse with a rock […]
Shirogane Blue Pond
The pond’s crystal blue appearance, as though something had melted in the water, and the decayed larch surrounding it gives the pond a mysterious aura yet awesome vibe. The blue pond suddenly rose to international fame when it was once selected as one of Apple computer’s wallpaper. Now, this pond is by no means old. […]
997 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu
- Area
- Shirakawago, Gifu
- Activities
- 史跡
3622 Kase, Kasari-cho, Amami-shi, Kagoshima
- Area
- Amami Oshima, Kagoshima
- Activities
- ビーチ
1811 Oshima, Munakata City, Fukuoka
- Area
- Munakata Taisha, Fukuoka
- Activities
- 神社仏閣