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Osaka Castle
Houkoku Shrine(Osaka)

Visiting this shrine will supposedly bring you success and good luck in the future. It is a 5-minute walk from the south side of the castle tower and was where Toyotomi Hideyoshi was deified. A 5.2-meter tall statue of this commander stands just right past the torii gate of the shrine.

Area
Osaka Castle and 大阪府
Activities
観光, 神社仏閣, and 史跡
Chiba
Nakayama Racecourse

Area
Chiba
Activities
観光 and キャンブル
Kawagoe
大正浪漫夢通り

全長200mの、雰囲気の良い石畳の通り。 通りには、日本人が、「ハイカラでモダンな時代」という良いイメージを持っている大正時代(1912〜1926)に建てられたレトロモダンなビルや建物が約30軒現存している。 おしゃれな感じのショップや土産物店、カフェがいくつかあるので、散策するのは楽しい。

Area
Kawagoe and Saitama
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ, グルメ, ショッピング, and 商店街
Hakata-Station
Amu Plaza Hakata

Amu Plaza houses more than 200 specialty stores— mainly fashion and general merchandise stores— Tokyu Hands Hakata, (a general DIY and general merchandise complex), a large cinema complex, and a restaurant zone called City Dining Kuten that has 47 restaurants. The shopping complex covers roughly 38,000 sq.m. of floor space. It is now a “landmark” […]

Area
Hakata-Station and Fukuoka
Activities
ショッピング and ショッピングモール
Nakasu Kawabata
HAKATA RIVERAIN

A large-scale commercial complex with a total floor area of approximately 154,000 m², directly connected to Nakasu Kawabata Station. The complex includes the Hakata Riverain Mall, which houses a variety of stores and restaurants, including fashion, interior design, dining, and entertainment; the Hakataza Theater, which presents a wide variety of performances, including Kabuki; the Fukuoka […]

Area
Nakasu Kawabata and Fukuoka
Activities
ショッピング and ショッピングモール
Nakasu Kawabata
Ebisudo

Area
Nakasu Kawabata and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ, 日本料理, and ミシュラン
Noboribetsu
Lake Oyunuma

Oyunuma is a gourd-shaped swamp (1 km in circumference) formed after a volcanic reuption created this crater and hot water accumulated at the site. Such a large scale hot spring swamp is extremely rare in the world and is highly valued academically. Sulfur spring water as hot as 130 degrees Celsius gushes out from the […]

Area
Noboribetsu and Hokkaido
Activities
観光, 自然, and 温泉
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
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
グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ
Hokkaido
Ramen Kobo Uoichi

Area
Hokkaido and Kushiro
Activities
グルメ and ラーメン
Amami Oshima
Oshima Tsumugi mura

This facility allows visitors to observe the production process of Oshima tsumugi and to experience mud-dyeing using handkerchiefs, T-shirts, and other items. Located in a vast subtropical garden of about 50,000 m2, it also has a store selling Oshima silk kimonos and other goods. A guided tour of the Oshima tsumugi production process is offered […]

Area
Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Activities
体験 and 観光
Osaka North
Fukushima Station Area

The Fukushima neighborhood, only one stop from Osaka Station, is filled with high-quality restaurants competing in a “gourmet battleground.” Renovated Izakayas and bars can be found lining the narrow roads, staying open until late at night. They use a limited supply of ingredients, and the stores make high-quality products at reasonable prices.

Area
Osaka North and 大阪府
Activities
グルメ and レストラン街
Tsukiji
The Outer Market

The outer market has around 300 specialty shops selling items, most of which are tableware and kitchen goods, to restaurant chefs and professionals. Some shops even sell snacks for you to eat while promenading. The general public is allowed to purchase from the above mentioned stores too, a treat for you cooking diehards who want […]

Area
Tsukiji and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピング, 海鮮, 市場, 寿司, 調理器具、食器, and グルメ
Tenjin
Sushi Karashima

Area
Tenjin and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ, 寿司, and ミシュラン
Amami Oshima
Okitsumugi Kobo

Area
Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
ミナミ
Namba Parks

Directly connected to Nankai Dentetsu Namba Station, Namba Parks is a huge, multi-building landmark. In the commercial tower, there is high quality clothes and other various goods, with over 250 shops and restaurants in total. It contains the largest cinema complex in Osaka, as well as a verdant rooftop park.

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
ショッピング
Kawagoe
菓子屋横丁

菓子屋横丁」は、全長約80mの風情ある石畳の路地で、レトロな感じの菓子屋や和風スイーツ店が約20軒並び、菓子の甘い香りとノスタルジックな雰囲気が漂っている。 煎餅・カルメ焼・飴玉などの昔ながらの駄菓子や、さつまいものソフトクリームや饅頭などのスイーツを買って食べ歩くことが出来る。 菓子屋横丁の真ん中あたりにある「松陸製菓」では、約1mと驚くほど長い麸菓子を売っている。 SNS映えするし、価格も600円と高くなく、味も甘くて美味しいというのは良いのだが、持ち歩くのが面倒なので、写真を撮ったら友人と分けてすぐ食べた方が良い。

Area
Kawagoe and Saitama
Activities
グルメ, スイーツ, ショッピング, and 商店街
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
Odaiba
AQUA CiTY ODAIBA

With over 120 shops and restaurants AQUA CiTY ODAIBA is a large-scale shopping complex. In addition, the largest movie theater in Tokyo, United Cinemas Aquacity – 13 screens and 3,000 total seats – and an area called Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan mai – a collection of popular ramen shops across Japan on one floor – are […]

Area
Odaiba and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピングモール, レストラン街, グルメ, ラーメン, and ショッピング
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Peace Flame

The fire stand was constructed in the year 1964 to console the spirits of the atomic bomb victims, and also with the aim to pray for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Later on, the fire stand was lit by kindling coals collected from all over Japan, still lit today, and the fire will not burn […]

Area
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Tokyo Station Area
Tokyo Character Street

Over 20 shops sell character goods, from Pokemon, Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma, and other Japanese characters to foreign ones such as Snoopy, Moomin, and more. Several goods limited to Tokyo Station can be found; not bad idea as a gift.

Area
Tokyo Station Area and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
Tokyo Station Area
Nihombashi Takashimaya Shopping Center

Area
Tokyo Station Area, 日本橋, and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピング and 百貨店
Hokkaido
Lake Akan Hot Springs

Due to the volcanic land, the area around Lake Akan gush with high quality hot springs; one hot spring town on the lake’s south shore has around 20 lodging facilities. Among them, roughly 10 of the lodges (like the 2 below) allow you to enjoy their hot spring for about ¥1500 without having to stay […]

Area
Hokkaido and Lake Akan / Mashu / Kussharo
Activities
観光 and 温泉
Hokkaido
BISSE SWEETS

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
グルメ, スイーツ, ショッピング, and お土産
Hokkaido
Washo Ichiba

One of the three major markets in Hokkaido. A public market with about 60 stores selling seafood, vegetables and fruits, is famous for its wide variety of seafood and low prices. It is located near JR Kushiro Station. When you visit, you have to try the “katte-don”. A katte-don is a bowl of rice topped […]

Area
Hokkaido and Kushiro
Activities
グルメ, ショッピング, 海鮮, and 市場
Iwakuni
Kintaikyo

Kintaikyo is a beautiful arched wooden bridge that spans across Nishiki-gawa. It has a length of 193 m and a width of 5 m, and it is constructed through a traditional Japanese technique of wood joinery, called the Kumiki. The middle three sequences create the arch of the bridge that has five sequences, which is […]

Area
Iwakuni, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi
Activities
湖 / 川/ 滝, 史跡, and 観光
Amami Oshima
Underwater sightseeing boat Seto

A semi-submersible boat that makes a tour of the Oshima Strait, which connects the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea. All seats face a large window, allowing passengers to peer into the crystal clear waters and see colorful tropical fish and coral reefs consisting of more than 200 types of corals. The boat ride […]

Area
Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Activities
観光船 and 観光
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
Hello Kitty Happy Flight

This mini theme park is about catching a flight with the cabin attendant Hello Kitty and together flying all over the world on the Kitty Jet, visiting the Sanrio characters in different countries along the way. There is a shop and cafe too.

Area
Hokkaido and New Chitose Airport
Activities
博物館 and 観光
Okunoshima
Kyukamura Okunoshima

Rental bicycles, day-trip onsen, lunch and staying overnight are all options.   Day-trip onsen (hot spring without accommodation) Mon-Fri open 11:30~16:30  close at 17:00 Sat, Sun, Holiday open 11:30~14:30 close at 15:00 Fee:adult ¥550,  Child ¥500   Rental bicycles Normal city bikes, childrens’ bikes and electric bikes available Fee:¥600~/2 hours   Lunch 11:30~13:00

Area
Okunoshima and Hiroshima
Activities
観光施設, 宿泊施設, ホテル, and 観光
Houkoku Shrine(Osaka)

2-1 Osaka Castle, Chuo-ku, Osaka City

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣史跡
Nakayama Racecourse

1-1-1 Kosaku, Funabashi-shi Chiba

Area
Activities
キャンブル
大正浪漫夢通り

埼玉県川越市連雀町

Area
,
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ商店街
Amu Plaza Hakata

JR Hakata City, 1-1 Hakata Station Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
ショッピングモール
HAKATA RIVERAIN

3-1 Shimokawabatamachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
ショッピングモール
Ebisudo

5-18, Tsunabamachi, Fukuoka Hakata-ku, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
日本料理ミシュラン
Lake Oyunuma

Noboribetsuonsencho, Noboribeetsu, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然温泉
Niseko Ekimae Onsen Kiranoyu

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

Area
,
Activities
温泉
Ochiudo

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

Area
,
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ
Ramen Kobo Uoichi

Kushiro Tancho Ichiba, 13-1 Saiwaicho, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
ラーメン
Oshima Tsumugi mura

1945, Akaogi, Tatsugo-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima

Area
,
Activities
体験
Fukushima Station Area

7-1 Fukushima Fukushima-ku , Osaka

Area
,
Activities
レストラン街
The Outer Market

4-16-2, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
海鮮市場寿司調理器具、食器
Sushi Karashima

3-1-2, Akasaka, Fukuoka Chuo-ku, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
寿司ミシュラン
Okitsumugi Kobo

812, Nakagachi, Oshimagun Tatsugocho, Kagoshima

Area
,
Activities
お土産
Namba Parks

2-10-70 Nanbanaka Naniwa-ku, Osaka

Area
,
Activities
菓子屋横丁

埼玉県川越市元町2

Area
,
Activities
スイーツ商店街
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
Peace Flame

1 Nakajimacho, Nakaku Hiroshimashi, Hiroshima

Area
, ,
Activities
史跡
Tokyo Character Street

1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo [Tokyo Station Ichibangai basement floor]

Area
,
Activities
お土産
Nihombashi Takashimaya Shopping Center

2-4-1 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Area
, ,
Activities
百貨店
Lake Akan Hot Springs

Lake Akan Onsen, Akan-cho, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
温泉
BISSE SWEETS

Hokuyo Odori Center, 3-7 Odori-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
スイーツお土産
Washo Ichiba

13-25 Kurogane-cho, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
海鮮市場
Kintaikyo

Yokoyama, Iwakuni Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi

Area
, ,
Activities
湖 / 川/ 滝史跡
Underwater sightseeing boat Seto

1F Koniiya Fishing Port Terminal Building, 26-14 Koniya Ominato, Setouchi-cho, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima

Area
,
Activities
観光船
Kobiki-ya

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

Area
,
Activities
お土産
Hello Kitty Happy Flight

Domestic Terminal 4th Floor, New Chitose Airport, Bibi, Chitose, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
博物館
Kyukamura Okunoshima

Okunoshima, Tadanoumi-chou Takehara-shi Hiroshima-ken

Area
,
Activities
観光施設ホテル