観光

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Hokkaido
Lake Akan Ainu Kotan

In a corner of the Lake Akan hot spring resort, there is the Ainu Village, the largest Ainu village in Japan, where about 30 houses and 120 people live. The Ainu Theater Ikoro (where Ainu dances are performed), two museums introducing the culture, souvenir stores selling wood carving goods, and restaurants that serve Ainu local […]

Area
Hokkaido and Lake Akan / Mashu / Kussharo
Activities
観光 and 観光施設
Tokyo Station Area
Imperial Palace East Gardens (Observation of Inner Palace Grounds)

Part of the Edo Castle was turned into the Imperial Palace East Gardens when constructing the palace for the Emperor. It is necessary to register at Otemon (gate), but reservations in advance is not necessary and it’s free! *The inner grounds is massive, use the map below to get your bearings. Below are the main […]

Area
Tokyo Station Area and Tokyo
Activities
史跡, 観光, and 庭園
天神橋筋商店街
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

This shrine is where the Tenjin Festival, one of the three greatest festivals in Japan, is held. The shrine has a long history stemming from 650, when Emperor Kotoku built Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace. The “Shrine of General ” was founded to the northwest of the palace as a guardian deity. In 949, the God of […]

Area
天神橋筋商店街 and 大阪府
Activities
神社仏閣 and 観光
神戸
旧居留地38番館

1929年竣工のビルで、アメリカン・ルネッサンス様式の重厚なデザインが特徴的だ。 元々はシティバンク(アメリカ)の神戸支店だった。 現在は隣接する「大丸神戸店」の別館として営業をしており、ハイブランドのショップやカフェが入っている。

Area
神戸 and Hyogo
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Hokkaido
Kitaichi Glass Sangokan

Kitaichi Glass’ largest shop of more than 10 in Otaru City. Each floor of the dignified stone building – constructed in 1891 – presents a different theme of outstanding glass works. On the first floor is a lamp that looks like something from a fantasy, lighting up the cafe where you can be entertained with […]

Area
Hokkaido and Otaru
Activities
体験, お土産, 観光, and 観光施設
ミナミ
Giraffe Resort

The largest club in Kansai fits over 1400 people. Many foreigners visit the 4-floor building with a giraffe sign out the front. The 2nd and 4th floors have different genres of music playing, with the 2nd floor in particular being high tension (3rd floor is the VIP room). It opens and closes early so it […]

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
観光, クラブ・ダンスホール, and ナイトライフ
Amami Oshima
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
Activities
ビーチ and 観光
Hokkaido
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
Activities
観光船, 観光, and 自然
Tomonoura
Fukuzenji Temple Taicho-Rou

Fukuzenji is a temple constructed in Edo Period. It has a sitting room, a zashiki, where one can enjoy the beautiful painting-like view of the Seto Inland sea of Japan.

Area
Tomonoura and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 景色, and 神社仏閣
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
観光, 峠 / 展望台, and 夜景
Hokkaido
Hachiman-zaka

The picturesque scene of the tree lined hill stretching out to the sea is often used in movies and commercials. A major newspaper even ranked it the No.1 hill in Japan.

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
観光 and 景色
Tokyo
Senso-ji

The oldest temple in Tokyo.   Though the temple has the same characters as “Asakusa”, it is read “Senso-ji”, not “Asakusa-dera”. In the year 628, 2 fishermen (brothers), built Senso-ji to enshrine the the bodhisattva of mercy and salvation after going out to nearby Sumida River and catching a statue of the bodhisattva Kannon with […]

Area
Tokyo and Asakusa
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Katsuren Castle Ruins
Katsuren Castle Ruins

Area
Katsuren Castle Ruins and Okinawa
Activities
観光, 史跡, and 世界遺産
Okunoshima
Okunoshima Poison Gas Museum

An exhibition of the poison gas factory that was used during the Second World War. It reflects the misery of the war and the wishes for enduring peace in its wake.

Area
Okunoshima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 博物館
Hiroshima City Central Area
Nagaregawa and Yagenbori

This is the area to go to enjoy the nightlife in Hiroshima. It is the greatest nightlife entertainment district in the Chugoku and Shikoku Region, where more than 3,000 establishments including restaurants, izakayas, bars, dance clubs, and adult-entertainment stores such as cabaret, gay bars, and soap lands are crowded together. Reading the above you might […]

Area
Hiroshima City Central Area and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, クラブ・ダンスホール, and ナイトライフ
ベイエリア(神戸)
Kobe Brick Warehouse

This warehouse, built with red bricks, was constructed 120 years ago. Now, it is a small, fashionable place with 7 different restaurants and stores. When the sun sets, the warehouse lights up and creates a wondrous atmosphere.

Area
ベイエリア(神戸) and Hyogo
Activities
峠 / 展望台, 史跡, レストラン街, グルメ, ショッピング, 商店街, and 観光
Hokkaido
Kushiro City Red-crowned Crane Natural Park

Area
Hokkaido and Kushiro
Activities
観光, 自然, and 公園
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
スキー and 観光
兼六園
兼六園

Area
兼六園 and Ishikawa
Activities
観光, 庭園, and 史跡
Amami Oshima
Tomori Beach

It is the closest beach from Amami Airport and is one of the most beautiful beaches on Amami Oshima. The beautiful emerald green sea is very clear, and corals grow in colonies. The gradation of the white sandy beach and the green, deep blue ocean interweave and make for a beautiful and fantastic experience. The […]

Area
Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Activities
観光 and ビーチ
Miyajima
弥山

宮島の中央部にある標高535 mの山で、厳島神社と一体で世界遺産に登録されている。 古来より宮島の御神体として崇められてきた霊峰で、神聖な場所として長い間立ち入る人もほとんどいなかったため、今も手付かずの原生林が豊かに広がっている。 広島県でNo.1のパワースポットでもある。 真言宗の開祖で、日本では非常に有名な僧侶の弘法大師(774〜835年)によって806年に開山されたと伝わる。   弥山の山頂から眺めることが出来る瀬戸内海の風景は非常に素晴らしく、ミシュラン・グリーンガイドでも最上級の3つ星評価を得ている。 山頂から見る絶景とご利益を求めて多くの人が訪れるが、特に毎年元旦には初日の出を拝もうとする人たちで非常に混み合う。 なお、山頂付近には寺院建築物や巨岩群などの見所も点在している。

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 自然, 神社仏閣, and 世界遺産
Miyajima
Miyajima

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 自然, 神社仏閣, and 世界遺産
高山
飛騨民俗村

山あいに広がる約130,000㎡の広大な敷地に、このエリアの昔の暮らしを再現した野外博物館。 飛騨地方の特色ある古民家約30棟が各地より移築・復元され、保存されている。 ※そのうち4棟は日本の重要文化財。 ほとんどの民家の中に入って見学することが出来る。 その他、昔の農具や家庭で使用された用具などが約8,000点展示されている。    

Area
高山 and Gifu
Activities
観光 and 博物館
神戸
シップ神戸海岸ビル

1918年竣工のビルで、1995年の阪神大震災で一度全壊したが、1998年に再建された。 その際、5Fから上は現代的なオフィスビルとして建設され、4Fまでのレトロビルと融合している姿が面白い。  

Area
神戸, 三宮・元町, and Hyogo
Activities
観光 and 史跡
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
Tokyo Station Area
Outer Gardens of the Imperial Palace (Kokyo Gaien)

Free to roam at anytime the Japanese black pine trees and beautiful green grass laid out in the open space is a nice scene to take in. Interestingly, during the Edo period, this area was occupied with houses of senior statesmen. Below are the main viewing attractions. Nijubashi 2 bridges connect the outer gardens over […]

Area
Tokyo Station Area and Tokyo
Activities
観光, 史跡, and 公園
Shinsekai
Janjan Yokocho Alley

The narrow and long Nanyodori Shotengai has a street length of 180 meters from the south to the north, with a width of 2.5 meters that starts from the Dobutsuen-mae Station on the metro, all the way to Tsutenkaku, and it is known as Janjan Yokocho Alley. The nickname Janjan Yokocho Alley comes from the […]

Area
Shinsekai and 大阪府
Activities
観光, 居酒屋, 通り/街道, グルメ, ショッピング, and 商店街
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Children’s Peace Monument

The monument was built through charity from all over Japan in 1958 as a cenotaph for Ms. Sadako Sasaki, a girl who passed away at a young age of 12 years old due to leukemia, the after effect of the atomic bomb, and for the children who became victims of the atomic bomb. In the […]

Area
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Tomonoura
Ohta House

Ohta House is a merchant house that used to brew medical alcoholic beverage during Edo Period. There, visitors can view some traditional Japanese architecture.

Area
Tomonoura and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 史跡
神戸
Mt. Maya

Towering at a height of 700 meters, Kikuseidai, the observatory at the top of Mt. Maya offers one of the most magnificent night views in Japan. It is a mountain closer to the middle of Kobe, so you’ll be able to overlook the streets of Kobe and Osaka’s ocean horizons. When you get off at […]

Area
神戸 and Hyogo
Activities
観光, 峠 / 展望台, 景色, and 夜景
Lake Akan Ainu Kotan

4-7-19, Akanko Onsen, Akan-cho, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
観光施設
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
旧居留地38番館

兵庫県神戸市中央区明石町40

Area
,
Activities
史跡
Kitaichi Glass Sangokan

7-26, Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
体験お土産観光施設
Giraffe Resort

Shoemoncho Building, 7-9 Soemon-cho Chuo-ku , Osaka

Area
,
Activities
クラブ・ダンスホールナイトライフ
Sakibaru Beach

3622 Kase, Kasari-cho, Amami-shi, Kagoshima

Area
,
Activities
ビーチ
Akan Sightseeing Cruise

4-5-8 Akanko Onsen, Akan-cho, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
観光船自然
Fukuzenji Temple Taicho-Rou

2 Tomo, Tomocho Fukuyamashi Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
景色神社仏閣
Umeda Sky Building / Kuchu Teien Observatory

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

Area
,
Activities
峠 / 展望台夜景
Hachiman-zaka

Motomachi・Suehirocho area, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
景色
Senso-ji

2-3-1 Asaikusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Katsuren Castle Ruins

3807-2 Katsurenhaebaru, Uruma, Okinawa

Area
,
Activities
史跡世界遺産
Okunoshima Poison Gas Museum

5491 Tadami-cho Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Area
,
Activities
博物館
Nagaregawa and Yagenbori

Yagenbori / Nagarekawacho, Nakaku Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
クラブ・ダンスホールナイトライフ
Kobe Brick Warehouse

1-5-5 Higashi Kawaki-chou, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo

Area
,
Activities
峠 / 展望台史跡レストラン街商店街
Kushiro City Red-crowned Crane Natural Park

112 Tsuruoka, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然公園
Hanazono Resort

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

Area
,
Activities
スキー
兼六園

石川県金沢市兼六町1

Area
,
Activities
庭園史跡
Tomori Beach

Ushuku, Kasari-cho, Amami-shi, Kagoshima

Area
,
Activities
ビーチ
弥山

広島県廿日市市宮島町

Area
,
Activities
自然神社仏閣世界遺産
Miyajima

Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
自然神社仏閣世界遺産
飛騨民俗村

岐阜県高山市上岡本町1-590

Area
,
Activities
博物館
シップ神戸海岸ビル

兵庫県神戸市中央区海岸通3

Area
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Activities
史跡
金沢市足軽資料館

石川県金沢市長町1-9-3

Area
,
Activities
博物館史跡
Janjan Yokocho Alley

3 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwaku Osakashi, Osaka

Area
,
Activities
居酒屋通り/街道商店街
Children’s Peace Monument

1 Nakajimacho, Nakaku Hiroshiamshi, Hiroshima Prefecture

Area
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Activities
史跡
Ohta House

842 Tomo, Tomocho Fukuyamashi Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
史跡
Mt. Maya

2-2 Mayasan-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo

Area
,
Activities
峠 / 展望台景色夜景