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Gokayama
Gokayama General Information Center

Area
Gokayama and Toyama
Activities
観光 and 観光案内所
Odaiba
Miraikan (The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)

Here at Miraikan visitors can learn about and experience the cutting edge scientific research coming from Japan, Space, and Earth. A lot of the exhibits you can participate in and experience.

Area
Odaiba and Tokyo
Activities
観光 and 博物館
Mojiko
Old Moji Mitsui Club

The building was built in 1921 by MITSUI & CO., LTD, a major Japanese general trading company, as a social club for entertaining VIPs, and is designated as a National important cultural properties. In 1922, Dr. Einstein (1879-1955), that well-known physicist who was visiting Japan on a lecture tour, stayed there for about a week […]

Area
Mojiko and Fukuoka
Activities
観光, 観光施設, and 伝統文化
Kawagoe
川越氷川神社

約1,500年前に創建された、長い歴史と高い格式のある神社だ。 主祭神は素戔嗚尊で、他に素戔嗚尊の妻と子供、妻の両親という合計五柱の神々が祀られている。 これらの神々は一つの家族で、そのうち夫婦が二組であることから、川越氷川神社は「家族円満・夫婦円満・縁結び」に大いにご利益があるとして人々から信仰されている。 特に縁結びが非常に有名で、多くの女性たちが良縁祈願に訪れる。   また、370年以上の歴史があり、毎年10月中旬に約1,000,000人もの観客が集まるほど人気がある川越氷川祭はこの神社の例大祭だ。 1849年に竣工した現在の本殿の建物には、全面に精巧で素晴らしい彫刻が施されている。 また鳥居は高さ約15mと木製の鳥居としては日本最大級の大きさで、扁額の文字は、日本人の間では非常に有名で人気のある幕末の武士、勝海舟(1823〜1899年)によるものだ。   川越氷川神社がユニークなのは、歴史と格式のある神社であるにもかかわらず、絶えず新しい取り組みを行なっているところだ。 メインの参拝客である女性たちが喜びそうな、楽しくてフォトジェニックな企画やイベントを多数打ち出し続けている。 参拝客に喜んでもらい、より信仰心や親しみを持ってもらうとともに、コツコツとお金を稼いで、神社の維持/発展にそのお金を使おうとする前向きな姿勢と努力には感心してしまう。 新しい取り組みに関しては、具体的には以下だ。   <絵馬トンネル> 参拝客の願いが込められた絵馬が約20mに渡って吊り下げられ、まるでトンネルのような形となっている。 本殿の脇にあり、フォトジェニックだ。   <鯛みくじ> 日本では縁起が良い魚である鯛をモチーフにしたおみくじを、小さな釣り竿を使って釣り上げるのが楽しい。   <縁結び風鈴> 「天の川に恋の願いが届くように」というロマンティックなテーマで、夏季(7月上旬〜9月上旬)限定で行われる祭事。 この時期、たくさんの参拝客たちが(主に恋の)願い事を書いた短冊を風鈴にかけて祈る。 色鮮やかなガラスで出来た2,000個の風鈴が、涼やかな音を立てながら風に揺れる様子は、綺麗で心が洗われる。 君がすれっからしだったとしてもきっと恋をしたくなる。

Area
Kawagoe and Saitama
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
ミナミ
Design Pocket Osaka Main Store

A shop that specializes in making fake food models. There are over a thousand different kinds of food models that look exactly like the real thing. You can also take a tour to find out more about how they are made.

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
観光, 調理器具、食器, 体験, and ショッピング
Hokkaido
Otaru Music Box Museum

The largest music box shop in all of Japan. Inside the brick building built in 1912 is a 9 meter atrium and an attic filled with the warm presence of wood.Around 3,400 various kinds of music boxes are on display and sold. It’s grand sight,Within walking distance from the flagship is a workshop where you […]

Area
Hokkaido and Otaru
Activities
体験, お土産, 観光, and 観光施設
Osaka North
Umeda Sky Building / Kuchu Teien Observatory

The high-rise Umeda Sky Building was constructed so that the two individual buildings join at the top to form a design that looks like a floating spaceship. With a global reputation, every year the building is visited by over a million tourists and was once featured in a British magazine article on the “Top 20 […]

Area
Osaka North and 大阪府
Activities
夜景, 観光, and 峠 / 展望台
姫路城
姫路城

Area
姫路城 and Hyogo
Activities
観光 and 史跡
しまなみ海道
Setoda sunset beach

Selected as one of the most beautiful beaches in Japan, from the beach you can see the beautiful sunset over the Seto Inland Sea.

Area
しまなみ海道 and Hiroshima
Activities
自然, 景色, and 観光
Hokkaido
Mount Io

Mount Io is a 512-meter-high active volcano located between Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo. Its other name is Atosanupuri, meaning “naked mountain” in Ainu. In the past, it was used as a mine to extract sulfur. With the blue sky in the background, the plumes of smoke and the sound of gurgling are quite impressive. […]

Area
Hokkaido and Lake Akan / Mashu / Kussharo
Activities
観光 and 自然
Hokkaido
Farm Tomita

Farm Tomita is a sightseeing farm with a vast flower garden boasting as many as 80 varieties of flowers, mainly lavender. It is one of Hokkaido’s main attractions, visited by approximately 1 million tourists every year from all over Japan and abroad (*before Covid19) for its beautiful flowers and spectacular scenery. Various flowers bloom from […]

Area
Hokkaido and Furano
Activities
観光 and 自然
Hokkaido
Hanazono Resort

There are eight courses, but since there are two beginner courses and one advanced course, we’ll call it a ski resort mainly targeting intermediate skiers. But because the resort faces northeast it doesn’t get much sunlight, and the slopes are always in good condition. Also, it is directly connected to the Park Hyatt, a top-class […]

Area
Hokkaido and Niseko
Activities
観光 and スキー
Miyajima
Reikadō

Here, there is an “eternal flame” that has been burning for more than 1,200 years since it was lit by Kobo Daishi (saint) (774-835) in 806. This fire was also the original flame of the “Peace Light” in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Water boiled in a big teakettle over the “eternal flame” is said to […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Hokkaido
Lake Toya Pleasure Boat

A 50 min cruise on large boats such as the “Espoir” — designed to look like an old castle from the Middle Ages. The natural scenery of the lake and mountains seen from the ship is wonderful and healing. The boat cruises around the four islands, and visitors can disembark and go for a walk […]

Area
Hokkaido and Lake Toya
Activities
観光船 and 観光
Amami Oshima
Heart Rock

It is a heart-shaped tide pool that appears only at low tide, which occurs twice a day, and is a very popular romantic and power spot. It is located on the east coast of the village of Akaogi in the northeastern part of Amami Oshima. There is an entrance to the beach along a narrow […]

Area
Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Activities
観光 and 景色
Hokkaido
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery

Having won several international competitions, the Yoichi Distillery is the origin of the now famous Nikka Whisky brand. Participate in a FREE tour of the distillery process, with 2 kinds of whisky tasting! If you prefer to go along with a guide, you have to make online reservations 3–5 days in advance.

Area
Hokkaido and Otaru
Activities
観光 and 観光施設
Hokkaido
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 […]

Area
Hokkaido and Niseko
Activities
観光 and 温泉
ミナミ
Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street

A roughly 160m-long shopping arcade lined with 50 or so stores that sell kitchen utilities, machines and tools targeted at professional chefs and cooks. Of course, you don’t have to be a professional to shop here, so if you’re interested in cooking, it may be worth having a look for new kitchen utensils here. The […]

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
体験, ショッピング, 商店街, and 観光
Miyajima
Hōkoku Shrine(Senjokaku)

A huge temple with a normal tile roofing and an East Asian hip-and-gable roof. The interior is as large as 1,000 tatami mats, hence its other name Senjo-kaku— 1,000 mats palace—but actually there are only 857 tatami mats. It was built in 1587 as a sutra library by order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537-1598), the top […]

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Hokkaido
Hakodate Magistrate’s Office

Located within Goryōkaku Park, the former Magistrate’s Office was restored completely in 2010. Recommended to those who are interested in history and Japanese architecture

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
観光 and 観光施設
しまなみ海道
Oyamazumi shrine

One in 10,000 shrines in Japan has a branch shrine. In the center of the temple grounds there is a large 2,600 year-old camphor tree, regarded as a holy tree.

Area
しまなみ海道 and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Akizuki
Kuromon (black gate)

Located on the approach to Suiyu Jinja (shrine), this gate is painted all black and can be called the symbol of Akizuki. It was built in the early Kamakura period (1185-1333) as the back gate of Koshosan Castle, the predecessor of Akizuki Castle, but in 1624, it was moved as the main gate of Akizuki […]

Area
Akizuki and Fukuoka
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Nishichayagai
金沢市西茶屋資料館

にし茶屋街の歴史を学べる資料館。 1階には、大正時代(1912〜1926年)のベストセラー作家で、このエリアと縁が深い島田清次郎(1899〜1930)の関係資料が展示されている。 ※と言ってもこの人物について君は聞いたこともなく、興味もないだろうからスルーしてくれても良い。 2階には、客をもてなしたお茶屋の部屋が再現されている。 鮮やかな朱色の壁、金屏風、漆塗りの装飾品などが並び、豪華な雰囲気だ。 入館が無料なのは良い。

Area
Nishichayagai and Ishikawa
Activities
観光 and 博物館
Hokkaido
Former British Consulate of Hakodate

Established as the British Consulate of Hakodate from 1859 to 1934. Today, the rooms of the consulate serve as exhibits re-creating what it was like during operation, as well as the history of Hakodate Port. A charming tea room can be found in the former consulate too.

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
観光 and 観光施設
Nagamachibukeyashikiato
金沢市足軽資料館

下級武士である足軽の生活ぶりを伝える文化施設だ。 1997年、金沢市内にあった清水家と高西家の足軽屋敷合計2棟を現在の場所に移築して開設された。 入り口から見て、手前の右側にあるのが清水家で、奥の左側にあるのが高西家。 ※何と! 高西家の屋敷は1994年まで、清水家の屋敷は1990年まで、住居として何百年もの間使用されていた! 木造平屋建てで、板葺き屋根に石を乗せた典型的な足軽の家の内部には、足軽の職務についてや日常生活についての展示品や解説文章がある。 こちらも入場料金は無料、金沢市は太っ腹だ!

Area
Nagamachibukeyashikiato and Ishikawa
Activities
観光, 博物館, and 史跡
Hokkaido
Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing & Icebreaker Ship – Aurora

Get up close and personal with this sightseeing cruise from Abashiri Port. The cruise lasts for about 1 hour and runs from the end of January to the beginning of April. All 491 tons of the ship break the ice blocks apart as it marvelously moves forward, and because of its large size there is […]

Area
Hokkaido and Abashiri
Activities
観光船 and 観光
阿倍野/天王寺
Sōhonzan Shitennōji

A temple with a long history, a rarity in Osaka. It is the first ever state-sponsored temple in Japan built by order of Prince Shotoku (574-622) in 593. He was also a magnificent statesman who is revered by Japanese even today. Shitennōji has been destroyed countless times by fire caused by wars, lightening, and typhoons, […]

Area
阿倍野/天王寺 and 大阪府
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Onomichi
Cat’s Narrow Path—neko no hosomichi

Onomichi is also famous for its cats. Onomichi is said to be a cat-friendly place because “residents take good care of their cats,” “many slopes and narrow alleys are safe from cars,” and “it is easy to get fish because it is a fishing port. If you are a cat lover, you should visit the […]

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 通り/街道
神戸
旧神戸居留地十五番館

1880年に竣工されたこのエリア最古の建築物で、元々は米国領事館だった。 内部にはおしゃれなカフェもある。

Area
神戸 and Hyogo
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Hokkaido
The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum

Former Bank of Japan Otaru Branch Museum of Finance Famous for designing Tokyo Station, Kingo Tatsuno was the man behind the plans for this building. Inside are contents relating to the history of “Wall Street of Northern Japan” and an exhibit of the work content when it was a branch of the Bank of Japan.

Area
Hokkaido and Otaru
Activities
観光 and 博物館
Gokayama General Information Center

754 Kaminashi, Nanto City, Toyama

Area
,
Activities
観光案内所
Old Moji Mitsui Club

7-1 Minatomachi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
観光施設伝統文化
川越氷川神社

埼玉県川越市宮下町2-11-3

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Design Pocket Osaka Main Store

10−11 Nanbasennichimae Chuo-ku , Osaka

Area
,
Activities
調理器具、食器体験
Otaru Music Box Museum

4-1, Sumiyoshicho, Otaru, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
体験お土産観光施設
Umeda Sky Building / Kuchu Teien Observatory

Umeda Sky Building 39 / 40F 1-1 Oyodonaka Kita-ku, Osaka

Area
,
Activities
夜景峠 / 展望台
姫路城

兵庫県姫路市本町68

Area
,
Activities
史跡
Setoda sunset beach

1506-15, Setoda-machi Tarumi, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima

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,
Activities
自然景色
Mount Io

Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido

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,
Activities
自然
Farm Tomita

Kisen Kita 15-go, Nakafurano-cho, Sorachi-gun, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然
Hanazono Resort

328-36 Aza-Iwaobetsu, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-Gun Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
スキー
Reikadō

Miyajima, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Lake Toya Pleasure Boat

29 Toyako Onsen, Toyako, Abuta–gun, Hokkaido

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,
Activities
観光船
Heart Rock

1346-1 Akaochi, Tatsugo-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima

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,
Activities
景色
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery

7-6, Kurokawacho, Yoichi-cho yoichi-gun, Hokkaido

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,
Activities
観光施設
Niseko Ekimae Onsen Kiranoyu

33 Chuo-dori, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido

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,
Activities
温泉
Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shopping Street

Nanbasennichimae Chuo-ku ,Osaka

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,
Activities
体験商店街
Hōkoku Shrine(Senjokaku)

1-1 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

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,
Activities
神社仏閣
Hakodate Magistrate’s Office

44 Goryōkakuchō, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaidō

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,
Activities
観光施設
Oyamazumi shrine

3327, Oomishima-cho Miyaura, Imabari-shi, Ehime

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,
Activities
神社仏閣
Kuromon (black gate)

Akizuki no Tori, Asakura City, Fukuoka

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,
Activities
史跡
金沢市西茶屋資料館

石川県金沢市野町2-25-18

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,
Activities
博物館
Former British Consulate of Hakodate

33-14 Motomachi, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido

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,
Activities
観光施設
金沢市足軽資料館

石川県金沢市長町1-9-3

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,
Activities
博物館史跡
Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing & Icebreaker Ship – Aurora

4-5-1, Sanjo Higashi 4-chome, Abashiri City, Hokkaido

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Activities
観光船
Sōhonzan Shitennōji

1-11-18 Shitenoji, Tennoji-ku, Osaka

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,
Activities
神社仏閣
Cat’s Narrow Path—neko no hosomichi

19-26 Higashitsuchidocho, Onomichi, Hiroshima

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,
Activities
通り/街道
旧神戸居留地十五番館

兵庫県神戸市中央区浪花町15

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,
Activities
史跡
The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum

1-11-16, Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido

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,
Activities
博物館