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ミナミ
Takoya Dotonbori Kukuru Mainstore “Big Octopus”

This realistically-designed octopus installed in 2000 looks almost like the real thing. The one next to the Dotonbori Glico sign is the “father” and the one at the front of the shop is the “eldest son,” while the “mother” and “second son” can be found in the Dotonbori Konamon Museum. The father octopus’s eyes sometimes […]

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
観光 and 撮影スポット
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
Snow Brand Parlor

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
お土産, グルメ, スイーツ, and ショッピング
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
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
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
高山
飛騨 こって牛

A5ランク(最上級)の飛騨牛を使った握り寿司の専門店。 観光客で賑わう上三之町にあり、いつも行列が出来ている大人気店だ。 ほとんどの客が注文する人気メニューが、味わいの違う飛騨牛握り寿司を一貫ずつ楽しめる「三種盛り/1,000円」。 この店にはイートインスペースがないので、横にある「咲くやこの花」店内か、店の前か、歩きながら食べることになる。 なお、寿司は皿の代わりに食べられる煎餅の上に載って出てくる。

Area
高山 and Gifu
Activities
グルメ, 寿司, and テイクアウト/弁当
Nakasu Kawabata
Sushi Taro

Area
Nakasu Kawabata and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ, 寿司, and ミシュラン
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
大阪府
Animate Osaka Nipponbashi

The highest-class shop for anime goods in all of west Japan. Events and fairs are frequently held here.

Area
大阪府
Activities
ショッピング and アニメ・漫画・サブカルチャー
Hokkaido
Former Hokkaido Government Office Building

Built in 1888, the American new Baroque architectural style building is historical and a former government office of Hokkaido.  

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
博物館, 観光施設, and 観光
Kokura
Sushi Tsubasa

Area
Kokura and Fukuoka
Activities
グルメ, 寿司, and ミシュラン
秋葉原
Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba Store

The store boasts the largest sales and the largest space in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It is conveniently located directly connected to Akihabara Station.

Area
秋葉原 and Tokyo
Activities
ショッピング and 家電量販店
Hokkaido
Aidomari Hot Spring

This is the easternmost hot spring in Japan. It is a very “wild” open-air bath, with a bathtub surrounded by a wooden frame dug into the gravel of the shore. Naturally, it is a pleasant experience to soak in the bathtub while enjoying the view of the ocean, but there are no stores, so you […]

Area
Hokkaido and Shiretoko
Activities
観光 and 温泉
Shirakawago
Wada Family Residence

This is the Wada family residence, a prominent family that prospered in the niter trade during the Edo period and was the feudal lord of the area. It is the largest gassho-zukuri house in Shirakawa-go, and its elegance and beauty makes it one of the pillars of Shirakawa-go. Although it is more than 300 years […]

Area
Shirakawago and Gifu
Activities
観光 and 史跡
Onomichi
TsutaFuji

TsutaFuji is a small and cozy restaurant with only 11 seats at the counter, but it is popular with a continuous line of customers on holidays. Their chuka-soba soup is made from pork bones and seafood, and is especially rich in flavor from small dried sardines. Toppings include plenty of pork back fat, chashu pork, […]

Area
Onomichi and Hiroshima
Activities
グルメ and ラーメン
Nishichayagai
中谷とうふ

豆腐専門店。 甘さ控えめの自家製の豆乳ソフトクリーム(※4月~10月のみ販売)と豆腐アイスクリームが人気。

Area
Nishichayagai and Ishikawa
Activities
ショッピング, 喫茶店/カフェ, テイクアウト/弁当, and グルメ
Hokkaido
Memanbetsu Airport

Domestic flights to and from Tokyo (Haneda), Nagoya (Chubu), and Sapporo (New Chitose) are available. 5 – 6 flights depart each day from Tokyo (Haneda) and Sapporo (Chitose), only 1 flight per day from Nagoya (Chubu). There is another airport in the area, Monbetsu Airport, but it is about 100 km northwest of Abashiri City […]

Area
Hokkaido and Abashiri
Activities
飛行機 and 交通
Hokkaido
Goryōkaku Tower

Standing 107 meters tall, the tower is located inside Goryōkaku Park near the entrance. The view of Goryōkaku from the observation deck is fabulous. You must climb up. You can also see the city of Hakodate, the sea, and mountains.

Area
Hokkaido and Hakodate
Activities
観光 and 峠 / 展望台
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
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
Amami Oshima
Tsumugi Leather KASURI

Area
Amami Oshima and Kagoshima
Activities
ショッピング and お土産
Hokkaido
Sapporo Beer Garden

Area
Hokkaido and Sapporo
Activities
グルメ, 体験, ビアガーデン, and ジンギスカン
Nishichayagai
山錦楼

Area
Nishichayagai and Ishikawa
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
ショッピングモール and ショッピング
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
Kanagawa
BicCamera Lazona Kawasaki Store

Area
Kanagawa
Activities
ショッピング and 家電量販店
Hokkaido
Usu Ropeway

Area
Hokkaido and Lake Toya
Activities
自然, 峠 / 展望台, and 観光
Hokkaido
Kushiro City Red-crowned Crane Natural Park

Area
Hokkaido and Kushiro
Activities
観光, 自然, and 公園
ミナミ
Osaka Ohsho Dotonbori Main Store Gyoza Dumplings

The store’s main dish, gyoza, was made into a model approximately 1,100 times its actual size and has remained there since 2012. The attention to detail makes the gyoza very realistic as if it has been cooked – so real that you might want to eat it! Size 4m tall, 3.5m wide

Area
ミナミ and 大阪府
Activities
観光 and 撮影スポット
Takoya Dotonbori Kukuru Mainstore “Big Octopus”

1-10-5 Dotonbori Hakua Building 1st floor, Dotonbori Chuo-ku ,Osaka

Area
,
Activities
撮影スポット
Lake Oyunuma

Noboribetsuonsencho, Noboribeetsu, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然温泉
Snow Brand Parlor

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

Area
,
Activities
お土産スイーツ
Mount Io

Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然
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
飛騨 こって牛

岐阜県高山市上三之町34

Area
,
Activities
寿司テイクアウト/弁当
Sushi Taro

福岡県福岡市博多区御供所町5-8 グレイス祇園 1F

Area
,
Activities
寿司ミシュラン
Reikadō

Miyajima, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
神社仏閣
Animate Osaka Nipponbashi

Animate Building 1-2F, 1-1-3 Nipponbashi Naniwaku, Osaka

Area
Activities
アニメ・漫画・サブカルチャー
Former Hokkaido Government Office Building

6, Kita 3 Jōnishi, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
博物館観光施設
Sushi Tsubasa

3-3-24-2F Uomachi, Kitakyushu Kokurakita-ku, Fukuoka

Area
,
Activities
寿司ミシュラン
Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba Store

1-1 Hanaoka-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Area
,
Activities
家電量販店
Aidomari Hot Spring

Aidomari, Rausu-cho, Menashi-gun, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
温泉
Wada Family Residence

997 Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu

Area
,
Activities
史跡
TsutaFuji

2-10-17 Tsuchido, Onomichi, Hiroshima

Area
,
Activities
ラーメン
Memanbetsu Airport

201-3, Memanbetsu Chuo, Oozora-cho, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
飛行機
Goryōkaku Tower

43-9 Goryōkakuchō, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
峠 / 展望台
Lake Akan Ainu Kotan

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

Area
,
Activities
観光施設
Gorobei

906 Suganuma, Nanto City, Toyama

Area
,
Activities
日本料理
Tsumugi Leather KASURI

3-16, Nazeminatomachi, Amami, Kagoshima

Area
,
Activities
お土産
Sapporo Beer Garden

Sapporo Garden Park, 9-2-10, Kita 7-jo Higashi, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
体験ビアガーデンジンギスカン
山錦楼

石川県金沢市寺町5-1-38

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
BicCamera Lazona Kawasaki Store

Razona Kawasaki plaza 1F - 4F, 72-1 Horikawacho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa

Area
Activities
家電量販店
Usu Ropeway

184–5, Showa Shinzan, Sobetsu–cho, Usu–gun, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然峠 / 展望台
Kushiro City Red-crowned Crane Natural Park

112 Tsuruoka, Kushiro City, Hokkaido

Area
,
Activities
自然公園