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Shirakawago
Ochiudo

This café is housed in a gassho-style building. The warm hospitality of the owner and his wife, coffee brewed with natural water, and free refills of zenzai (sweet bean soup) are well received. The set menu that includes curry with zenzai and a drink is highly recommended. Incidentally, this café was featured in the 566th […]

Area
Shirakawago and Gifu
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ and グルメ
近江町市場
近江町いちば館

近江町市場の中にある小規模な商業施設で、地上5階/地下1階のビルに73店舗が入っている。 B1と1F、2Fには飲食店が多数入っており、近江市場内の店舗とは違い、夜遅くまでやっているところが多い。 かつ比較的混んでないので、市場内の店が混んでいる時はこちらに来ると良いだろう。

Area
近江町市場 and Ishikawa
Activities
グルメ, ショッピング, and 市場
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
Mojiko
Mojiko Port

Area
Mojiko and Fukuoka
Activities
観光 and 通り/街道
ミナミ
Misono Universe Building

Established in 1956, the Misono Universe Building is a large leisure building in “Uranamba” which contains an entrance with neon-lit waterfalls on either side, and a luxurious retro style. On the second floor there is are several unique bars, suitable for spending a long night drinking.

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
グルメ and バー
Osaka North
Daimaru Umeda Store

A department store aimed at young women with a focus on fashion and general goods. Includes major chains such as Tokyu Hands and Uniqlo. The Pokemon Center and Tomika Shop are fun for kids. The food court is also of good standard.

Area
Osaka North and 大阪府
Activities
ショッピング and 百貨店
Tenjin
Sushi Kuma Sushi

Area
Tenjin and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ, 寿司, and ミシュラン
Hokkaido
Snow Brand Parlor

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
グルメ, スイーツ, ショッピング, and お土産
Miyajima
Yakigaki no Hayashi

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ, 海鮮, and 日本料理
Miyajima
Five-storied Pagoda

Built in 1407, this 28-meter-high tower has a cypress bark roof. It is located on a hill on the way to Itsukushima Shrine from the Miyajima Pier, adjacent to Hōkoku Shrine.

Area
Miyajima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
しまなみ海道
Takamiyama observation tower

Standing at approximately 300-meters high, the mountain peak offers a full view of the islands of the Seto Inland Sea. It is a popular place in spring for cherry blossom viewing and during autumn for its autumn colors.

Area
しまなみ海道 and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 峠 / 展望台
Odaiba
Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan Mai

This complex has brought in 6 legendary ramen shops from all over Japan. Each shop sells an Odaiba special edition dish too.

Area
Odaiba and Tokyo
Activities
グルメ and ラーメン
Nakasu Kawabata
Nagaoka

Area
Nakasu Kawabata and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ, 日本料理, and ミシュラン
Hakata-Station
Tochoji Temple

Tochoji Temple was first founded in 806 by Kobo Daishi (774-835)—the founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, a form of esoteric Buddhism—and a very famous high priest in Japan. It it also the first temple he founded. It houses the Fukuoka Daibutsu, the largest wooden seated statue of Shaka Nyorai in Japan. Made from […]

Area
Hakata-Station and Fukuoka
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Osaka North
Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda Store

Yodobashi is a large domestic electronics store chain, and this store has the highest turnover in Japan (approx. 120 billion yen) and the largest floor space (approx. 30,000 m2). There is a great selection of items and multilingual staff, and also around 30 affordably-priced restaurants and cafes on the 8th floor.

Area
Osaka North and 大阪府
Activities
ショッピング and 家電量販店
新宿
Keio Shinjuku Main Store

Area
新宿 and Tokyo
Activities
百貨店 and ショッピング
Osaka North
Doyamacho

Located in the Doyamacho area on the east side of Umeda Station there are around 230 restaurants – mainly gay bars – forming the largest gay town in west Japan. Foreigners are welcome in half of the bars so there is no need to feel nervous. On the other hand, if you have any issues, […]

Area
Osaka North and 大阪府
Activities
グルメ, 観光, バー, and ナイトライフ
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
Hokkaido
Aji no Sanpei

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
ラーメン and グルメ
阿倍野/天王寺
ぶ武

Area
阿倍野/天王寺 and 大阪府
Activities
グルメ and お好み焼き/たこ焼き
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
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
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Area
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima
Activities
観光, 博物館, 史跡, and 世界遺産
Yanagawa
Yanagawa moat tour

This is a leisurely boat ride on a donko boat operated by a boatman from the boarding area near Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station to the “Yanagawa Domain Lord Tachibana’s Residence Ohana,” a distance of less than 4 km. The boat ride takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes, and boat riders get to enjoy the scenery […]

Area
Yanagawa and Fukuoka
Activities
観光船, 観光, and 史跡
Akizuki
Akizuki Castle Ruins

Akizuki Castle dates back to 1203, when the Akizuki clan built Mt. Kosho Castle as their headquarters. The Akizuki clan ruled the area for 385 years over 16 generations, but was defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598), the supreme ruler of the Warring States period, in 1587 and left the area. At that time, Akizuki Castle […]

Area
Akizuki and Fukuoka
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Tokyo
Kayaba Coffee

A very popular coffee shop that utilizes a wooden Japanese house built in 1916 in almost its original form. (Renovated in 2009) It is a symbolic presence in Yanaka. Both the exterior and the interior of the store are filled with a Japanese atmosphere, especially on the second floor, where tatami mats are laid out […]

Area
Tokyo and Yanesen
Activities
グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ
Shirakawago
Kobiki-ya

This souvenir store is located next to Wada House in a Gassho-zukuri building. It offers a wide variety of souvenirs such as folk crafts, local sweets, and locally brewed liquor.

Area
Shirakawago and Gifu
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
Hokkaido
Motomachi Roman Catholic Church

This Catholic Church was built in 1859, but after a fire it was rebuilt – to what you see today – in 1924 as a gothic church. The gorgeous altar in the cathedral was a gift from the Pope himself.

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
観光 and 神社仏閣
Gokayama
Ainokura Folklore Museum

The 150-year-old gassho-zukuri private house has been converted into a museum, where Gokayama’s Edo period farming tools and daily life utensils are on display. In the attic, visitors can observe the framework and interior structure of the gassho-zukuri up close.

Area
Gokayama and Toyama
Activities
観光, 博物館, and 史跡
Chiba
東京ディズニーランド(TDL)

Area
Chiba
Activities
観光 and テーマパーク
Ochiudo

792 Ogi-machi, Shirakawa Village, Ono-gun, Gifu

Area
,
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ
近江町いちば館

石川県金沢市青草町88番地

Area
,
Activities
市場
Sōhonzan Shitennōji

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

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Mojiko Port

Minato machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
通り/街道
Misono Universe Building

2-3-9 Sennichimae Chuo-ku , Osaka

Area
,
Activities
バー
Daimaru Umeda Store

3-1-1, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi

Area
,
Activities
百貨店
Sushi Kuma Sushi

1-6-13, Daimyo, Fukuoka Chuo-ku, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
寿司ミシュラン
Snow Brand Parlor

3-1-31 Kita 3-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

Area
,
Activities
スイーツお土産
Yakigaki no Hayashi

505-1, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
海鮮日本料理
Five-storied Pagoda

1-1 Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Takamiyama observation tower

Tachibana, Mukaishima-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
峠 / 展望台
Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan Mai

1-7-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo [Aqua City Odaiba 5th floor]

Area
,
Activities
ラーメン
Nagaoka

3-20, Nishinakasu, Fukuoka Chuo-ku, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
日本料理ミシュラン
Tochoji Temple

2-4 Gokusho-cho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda Store

1-1, Ofukacho, Kita-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka

Area
,
Activities
家電量販店
Keio Shinjuku Main Store

1-1-4 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
百貨店
Doyamacho

Doyamacho Kita-ku, Osaka

Area
,
Activities
バーナイトライフ
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

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

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Aji no Sanpei

4th Floor, Daimaru Fujii Central, 3-2, Minami1jonishi(1-19chome), Sapporo Chuo-ku, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
ラーメン
ぶ武

大阪府大阪市天王寺区玉造元町2-32 ライオンズマンション1F

Area
,
Activities
お好み焼き/たこ焼き
Heart Rock

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

Area
,
Activities
景色
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
Yanagawa moat tour

329 Takahata, Mitsuhashi-cho, Yanagawa City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
観光船史跡
Akizuki Castle Ruins

Akizuki no Tori, Asakura-shi, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
史跡
Kayaba Coffee

6-1-29 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ
Kobiki-ya

286 Ogi-machi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu

Area
,
Activities
お土産
Motomachi Roman Catholic Church

15-30 Motomachi, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Ainokura Folklore Museum

352 Ainokura, Nanto City, Toyama

Area
,
Activities
博物館史跡
東京ディズニーランド(TDL)

千葉県浦安市舞浜1−1

Area
Activities
テーマパーク