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Miyajima
Yakatabune: Miyajima Sanpaiyuransen

The other type is a houseboat or yakatabune. It is a night-only cruise that cruises off shore of Itsukushima Shrine. Pass under the fantastic Otorii, which is illuminated by lights, while enjoying a close-up view of the shrine (depending on the tide conditions.) The boat departs from Miyajima No. 3 pier, and the ride is […]

Area
Miyajima, Hiroshima City Central Area, and Hiroshima
Activities
観光船 and 観光
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
Nakijin Castle Ruin
Nakijin Castle Ruin

Area
Nakijin Castle Ruin and Okinawa
Activities
観光, 史跡, and 世界遺産
Ginza / Yurakucho
Ginza Sembikiya Ginza Honten

Specializing in high-end fruits, Ginza Sembikiya opened in 1894 managing this shop and serving desserts with copious amount of fruits. Fruit parfaits are popular, among them “Ginza Parfait,” which comes packed with specially selected seasonal fruits, a masterpiece gorgeously presented, is the one to order.

Area
Ginza / Yurakucho and Tokyo
Activities
グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ
Tokyo Station Area
Daimaru Tokyo Store

A strong selection of fashion brands and gourmet food are found in Daimaru Department Store in Tokyo, adjacent to Tokyo Station. The 1st and basement floors is the food area (also known as Hoppe Town), selling over 70 brands of Japanese and western sweets, and over 1,000 variations of bento boxes available each day.

Area
Tokyo Station Area and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピング and 百貨店
福岡空港
展望デッキ(福岡空港 国内線ターミナル)

キャッチフレーズは、“日本一飛行機に近い展望デッキ”。 延べ床面積は約4,378㎡と広々しており、2層構造(3階と4階)の4階からは360度を見渡すことが出来る。 間近で見る飛行機の離着陸の様子は迫力があり、見飽きることがない。 また、展望デッキの床に設置された685個のLEDは夜になるとライトアップされ、滑走路の航空灯とあわせて、綺麗でロマンチックな感じだ。 これだけの内容にもかかわらず、無料だというのも良い。 デッキの4階部分にはビアガーデン「ソラガ・ミエール」が隣接しており、美味しい生ビールや料理などを楽しむことが出来る。

Area
福岡空港 and Fukuoka
Activities
観光 and 峠 / 展望台
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
la Maison de GRACIANI, Kitano, Kobe

Built in 1908, a French trading merchant named Mr. Granciani once lived here. It has been turned into a French restaurant that was awarded a Michelin Star! Dinner is quite expensive, but their lunch courses start at 4900 yen, not including tax.  

Area
神戸, 北野異人館, and Hyogo
Activities
グルメ, 観光, フレンチ, 史跡, and ミシュラン
Tenjin
Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin

The Fukuoka branch of Daimaru, a major Japanese department store. There are two buildings, the main building and ELLE GALA in the east wing, with an open café in the plaza between them, creating a European atmosphere. In the food section on the second basement floor, popular stores that have opened for limited periods are […]

Area
Tenjin and Fukuoka
Activities
ショッピング and 百貨店
Hokkaido
Flower Land Kamifurano

It’s the largest sightseeing farm in Furano with a site area of 150,000 ㎡; dozens of seasonal flowers bloom in profusion as if they were filling the top of a small hill. In addition to the flower garden, a tractor bus that leisurely takes visitors on a 10 min ride through the garden is very […]

Area
Hokkaido and Furano
Activities
観光 and 景色
Gokayama
Gorobei

A Japanese restaurant in a gassho-zukuri style house. Gokayama Tofu, a local specialty, is a hard tofu with the flavor of soybeans concentrated in it, and is popular in a variety of dishes such as baked tofu with miso paste, sashimi, and deep-fried tofu.

Area
Gokayama and Toyama
Activities
グルメ and 日本料理
Kokura
Amu Plaza Kokura

A commercial complex located at the south exit of JR Kokura Station. The main focus is on fashion, but there are also a variety of restaurants offering quick and easy food and snacks. The restaurant district “Kokura Shuku Ekikara Sanjyuppo Yokocho” is conveniently located just outside the ticket gate (1st floor) and is open until […]

Area
Kokura and Fukuoka
Activities
ショッピング and ショッピングモール
金沢城公園
金沢城公園

Area
金沢城公園 and Ishikawa
Activities
観光, 史跡, and 公園
Hakata-Station
Hakatamen Kaido (Hakata Noodle Road)

This is a restaurant zone where 12 popular noodle restaurants from various parts of Kyushu such as tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen, chanpon (dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables from Nagasaki prefecture), and udon gather. The restaurant zone is located on the second floor of Hakata Deitos. Many of the restaurants have long lines, so it is […]

Area
Hakata-Station and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ and レストラン街
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
Hakata-Station
Ekikara Sanbyappo Yokocho

Ten popular Hakata specialty restaurants such as motsu nabe (hot pot), seafood, yakitori, and one bite gyoza (dumplings) are gathered here. The atmosphere is lively and warm, like a food stall street. It is located on the first basement floor of the JRJP Hakata Building.

Area
Hakata-Station and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ and レストラン街
Kawagoe
スターバックス・川越鐘つき通り店

スタバが対外発表した「2020年に訪れるべき世界中のスタバ20選(20 Starbucks stores to visit in 2020)」に、日本で唯一選ばれたのが、この「川越鐘つき通り店」だ。 全体的に和の要素が取り入れられており、木の温もりも感じさせ、雰囲気が素晴らしい店だ。   外観は蔵造りの町並みに溶け込むようにデザインされており、店内は和モダンな趣き。 天井が高く、大きなガラス窓から自然光が降りそそぐ店内は開放感があり、襖絵など日本の伝統を感じさせるアート作品も飾られている。 店内の奥には緑豊かな日本庭園があり、それを眺めながら過ごすことができるテラス席もある。

Area
Kawagoe and Saitama
Activities
グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ
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
Hokkaido
Tea Lounge Legato (at the Summit station of the ropeway)

At the summit station of the ropeway there is a restaurant called “Genova” on the 2nd floor and a lounge (Legato) on the 3rd floor. You can have dinner while taking in the evening view, or drink some tea and relax. If you make a dinner reservation at Restaurant Genova, with 2 or more people, […]

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
グルメ and 喫茶店/カフェ
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
Hokkaido
Mitsukoshi Sapporo

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
ショッピング and 百貨店
大阪府
Nipponbashi ・ Ota Road

Originally centered on household electronics and parts, in recent years the downtown Nipponbashi area has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of otaku shops, much like Akihabara. On the side of Otaroad (“otaku road”) there is a large parking lot, where you can often find “itasha” cars decorated with pictures of cute anime girls. […]

Area
大阪府
Activities
ショッピング, 商店街, 観光, 通り/街道, and アニメ・漫画・サブカルチャー
Shirakawago
Iccha

This guest house is housed in a 200-year-old gassho-zukuri building. Dinner is a simple local cuisine such as grilled Hida beef with homemade miso and wild vegetable dishes.

Area
Shirakawago and Gifu
Activities
宿泊施設 and 旅館
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
Hokkaido
Yunohana Hotel

A total of 5 baths including cedar and rock bath are located on the 1st floor; the open air bath is on the 2nd floor. Both are right next to the sea boasting great views.

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
ホテル, 観光, 温泉, and 宿泊施設
Gokayama
Ainokura gassho-zukuri village

The village is located in the mountains on a narrow plateau measuring approximately 500 meters from north to south and 250 meters from east to west, and is lined with 20 gassho-style houses built between 100 and 350 years ago. A 5-minute walk up the road from the side of the parking lot leads to […]

Area
Gokayama and Toyama
Activities
観光, 史跡, and 世界遺産
黒門市場
まぐろや黒銀

世界中から厳選して仕入れた本マグロを扱う鮮魚店。 その場でさばかれたマグロを、刺身や寿司、丼などで提供している。 持ち帰りはもちろん、店内にあるイートインスペースで楽しめる。

Area
黒門市場 and 大阪府
Activities
グルメ, 海鮮, and 寿司
池袋
Yamada Denki LABI1 LIFE SELECT Ikebukuro

Notes: The sales floor area is 23,000 m2, the second largest in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Since the building that was originally a department store was renovated to become a store, it is just massive.

Area
池袋 and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピング and 家電量販店
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
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle Park

Area
Osaka Castle and 大阪府
Activities
観光, 博物館, and 史跡
Yakatabune: Miyajima Sanpaiyuransen

Miyajima No.3 Pier, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima

Area
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Activities
観光船
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
Nakijin Castle Ruin

5101, Imadomari, Nakjin Village, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa

Area
,
Activities
史跡世界遺産
Ginza Sembikiya Ginza Honten

5-5-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
喫茶店/カフェ
Daimaru Tokyo Store

1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
百貨店
展望デッキ(福岡空港 国内線ターミナル)

福岡県福岡市博多区下臼井778-1 福岡空港国内線旅客ターミナルビル 4F

Area
,
Activities
峠 / 展望台
Cat’s Narrow Path—neko no hosomichi

19-26 Higashitsuchidocho, Onomichi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
通り/街道
Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin

1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
百貨店
Flower Land Kamifurano

27 Go Nishi 5 Senkita, Kamifurano, Sorachi District, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
景色
Gorobei

906 Suganuma, Nanto City, Toyama

Area
,
Activities
日本料理
Amu Plaza Kokura

1-1-1 Asano, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
ショッピングモール
金沢城公園

石川県金沢市丸の内1-1

Area
,
Activities
史跡公園
Hakatamen Kaido (Hakata Noodle Road)

2F Hakata DEITOS, JR Hakata City, 1-1 Hakata Station Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
レストラン街
Mount Io

Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然
Ekikara Sanbyappo Yokocho

JRJP Hakata Building B1F, 8-1 Hakata Station Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
レストラン街
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
Fukuzenji Temple Taicho-Rou

2 Tomo, Tomocho Fukuyamashi Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
景色神社仏閣
Mitsukoshi Sapporo

3-8, Minami-1-jonishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
百貨店
Iccha

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

Area
,
Activities
旅館
Namba Parks

2-10-70 Nanbanaka Naniwa-ku, Osaka

Area
,
Activities
Yunohana Hotel

1-2-30 Yunokawachō, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
ホテル温泉
Ainokura gassho-zukuri village

616 Ainokura, Nanto City, Toyama

Area
,
Activities
史跡世界遺産
まぐろや黒銀

大阪市中央区日本橋2-11-1

Area
,
Activities
海鮮寿司
Yamada Denki LABI1 LIFE SELECT Ikebukuro

1-5-7 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
家電量販店
Former British Consulate of Hakodate

33-14 Motomachi, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
観光施設
Osaka Castle Park

1-1 Osaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka City

Area
,
Activities
博物館史跡