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Temples and townscapes of a thousand-year capital — a heart of history and culture.
Famed for its Great Buddha and deer — one of Japan's oldest capitals.
A megacity where the cutting-edge and tradition coexist — Japan's largest.
The city of 'eat till you drop' — a lively, food-rich western metropolis.
Japan's far north with majestic nature, food, and skiing.
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Ise Grand Shrine
Mie
A spiritual home of Japan — its most revered grand shrine.
Japan's most prestigious shrine, dedicated to Amaterasu. A solemn forest, approach, and Okage Yokocho food, for a reverent visit and blessings.
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The most revered grand shrine
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A solemn forest and approach
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Okage Yokocho food
Nara
Nara
Famed for its Great Buddha and deer — one of Japan's oldest capitals.
An old capital famed for Todai-ji's Great Buddha, Kasuga Shrine, and free-roaming deer. Among Japan's oldest with easygoing nature, for a leisurely history stroll.
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Todai-ji's Great Buddha
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Deer roaming the park
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Many ancient shrines and temples
Himeji Castle
Hyogo
Beautiful as a white heron — the largest surviving castle, a World Heritage site.
A World Heritage site and the largest surviving castle, called White Heron Castle for its white plaster beauty. The pinnacle of Japanese castle architecture, for savoring elegant design.
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The beauty of White Heron Castle
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The largest surviving castle
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Exquisite castle architecture
Aomori (Nebuta Festival)
Aomori
Giant lantern floats parading — a land of Tohoku's fiery festival.
A land famed for the Nebuta summer festival, where giant floats parade. Festival heat, nature, and seafood, for a lively experience.
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Giant Nebuta floats
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A festival of fiery energy
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Rich seafood
Kawagoe
Saitama
A retro town called 'Little Edo' with surviving warehouse-style streets.
A town called Little Edo with kura warehouse merchant houses and the Bell of Time. Edo-mood strolling and street food, for a nearby retro walk from the city.
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Warehouse-style streets
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The Bell of Time
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Street-food snacking
Dazaifu Tenmangu
Fukuoka
An ancient shrine to the god of learning, with a lively approach.
An ancient shrine to Sugawara no Michizane, famed as the god of learning. A solemn hall, umegae-mochi on the approach, and the nearby Kyushu National Museum, for history and food.
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The shrine of the learning god
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A solemn shrine hall
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Umegae-mochi on the approach
Kakunodate
Akita
Weeping cherries and samurai houses — a 'little Kyoto' of the north.
A 'little Kyoto' of the north, beautiful for black-fenced samurai houses and weeping cherries. Spring cherry rows and historic streets, for a mellow history stroll.
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Black-fenced samurai houses
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Beautiful weeping cherries
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A little Kyoto of the north
Kenroku-en
Ishikawa
A masterpiece garden of the 'Three Great Gardens,' distilling seasonal beauty.
A masterpiece garden in Kanazawa counted among Japan's Three Great Gardens. Strolling-pond beauty and seasonal scenery, for savoring Japanese garden art.
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One of the Three Great Gardens
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Strolling-pond beauty
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Scenery of every season
Adachi Museum of Art
Shimane
A museum with a garden called Japan's finest, in harmony with nature.
A museum known for a vast Japanese garden rated Japan's finest and a Yokoyama Taikan collection. Garden beauty fused with art, for refined Japanese aesthetics.
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A garden called Japan's finest
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Masterworks by Taikan
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Garden fused with art
Okayama Korakuen
Okayama
A daimyo garden of the 'Three Great Gardens,' beautiful with open lawns.
A daimyo garden among Japan's Three Great Gardens, with vast lawns, ponds, and Okayama Castle as borrowed scenery. Open vistas and seasonal color, for a leisurely garden stroll.
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One of the Three Great Gardens
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Spacious lawns
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Okayama Castle as backdrop
Hirosaki Castle
Aomori
A keep wrapped in cherry blossoms — one of Tohoku's great cherry castles.
One of Tohoku's foremost cherry spots, known for its surviving keep adorned with cherries. Full bloom in spring and a historic castle, for cherries and a castle at once.
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A keep wrapped in cherries
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A top Tohoku cherry spot
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A surviving castle
Kamakura
Kanagawa
An old samurai-culture capital framed by a Great Buddha and the sea.
An old capital charming for the Kamakura Great Buddha, many temples, the Enoden tram, and the sea. History walks and stylish cafes, for a day trip from the city.
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The Kamakura Great Buddha
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Atmospheric temples
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The Enoden and the sea
Shirakawa-go
Gifu
A village of gassho-style houses wrapped in snow — an old-world World Heritage site.
A World Heritage mountain village of thatched gassho-style houses. Beautiful as a quintessential Japanese landscape and in snow, for a nostalgic trip.
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Gassho-style houses
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A quintessential Japanese scene
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A magical snowscape
Miyajima (Itsukushima)
Hiroshima
A World Heritage island with a mystical great torii floating on the sea.
A World Heritage island known for Itsukushima Shrine's great torii standing in the sea. Scenery and history that shift with the tide, for a mystical view.
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A great torii on the sea
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Itsukushima Shrine
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Scenery that shifts with the tide
Dogo Onsen
Ehime
A retro famed hot spring boasting some of Japan's oldest history.
One of Japan's oldest hot springs, said to span three millennia. The dignified Dogo Onsen Honkan and a retro town, for a soak in a historic spring.
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Some of Japan's oldest history
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The dignified main building
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A retro hot-spring town
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Kyoto
Mystical, hugely popular shrine of countless vermilion torii.
A globally popular shrine where vermilion torii line the whole mountain in the 'Senbon Torii.' A mystical path and mountain walk, for a photogenic trip.
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The vermilion Senbon Torii
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A mystical approach
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A path to the summit
Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto
A World Heritage temple overlooking Kyoto from its famous stage.
A signature World Heritage Kyoto temple known for its stage jutting over a cliff. Seasonal views and a lively approach, for savoring the essence of Kyoto.
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The stage over a cliff
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Views of the city
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A lively approach
Hiraizumi
Iwate
A World Heritage site of Pure Land thought where a golden hall shines.
A World Heritage site known for the golden Konjikido of Chuson-ji and the Pure Land garden of Motsu-ji. The glory of Heian and Pure Land thought, for solemn history and beauty.
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The golden Konjikido
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A Pure Land garden
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The glory of Heian
Yamadera (Risshaku-ji)
Yamagata
Halls strung along a cliff — a scenic mountain temple.
A scenic mountain temple of halls along a cliff. The view at the top of over a thousand stone steps is breathtaking, for those seeking achievement and scenery.
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Cliffside halls
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Over a thousand steps
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A stunning view from above
Kurashiki Bikan District
Okayama
A retro town of white-walled storehouses and willows, with a touch of art.
A scenic district beautiful for white-walled storehouses and a willow-lined canal. The Ohara Museum of Art and stylish shops, for retro streets and art.
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White storehouses and a canal
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Art at the Ohara Museum
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Stylish shops
Kotohira-gu
Kagawa
An ancient shrine of the sea god atop a long stone stairway.
An ancient shrine beloved as a guardian of the sea, famed for its long stone-step approach. The achievement and view at the top, and Sanuki udon, for worship and food.
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A long stone-step approach
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Guardian of the sea
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The home of Sanuki udon
Mt. Yoshino
Nara
Cherry blossoms blanketing a mountain — a World Heritage cherry mountain.
One of Japan's foremost cherry spots and a World Heritage site, where the whole mountain blooms. The 'thousand trees at a glance' view and historic shrines, for cherry-blossom scenery.
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Cherries blanketing the mountain
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A 'thousand at a glance' view
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Historic shrines and temples
Matsumoto Castle
Nagano
A beautiful National Treasure castle with a surviving black keep.
A National Treasure castle beautiful for its surviving black-lacquered keep. Striking against the Alps with a castle town nearby, for history and architectural beauty.
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A surviving black keep
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Set against the Alps
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An atmospheric castle town
Tsumago & Magome
Nagano / Gifu
Edo-era post towns surviving today — full of old-road travel romance.
Places where the streets of Nakasendo post towns survive as they were. Cobbled-road walking and nostalgic scenery, for tracing an old travel route.
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Edo-era post towns
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Cobbled-road walking
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Nostalgic streets
Shuri Castle
Okinawa
A vivid vermilion World Heritage castle telling of the Ryukyu Kingdom's glory.
A World Heritage castle that was the royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Vivid vermilion architecture and distinctive culture, for Okinawa's history and culture.
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A vivid vermilion castle
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Ryukyu Kingdom history
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Distinctive architecture
Asakusa
Tokyo
Kaminarimon and Nakamise bustling — a sightseeing area full of old-town charm.
A signature old-town Tokyo sightseeing area charming for Kaminarimon, Senso-ji, and the Nakamise shops. Japanese atmosphere and street food, for traditional Tokyo.
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Kaminarimon and Senso-ji
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The bustling Nakamise
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Old-town street food
Izumo Taisha
Shimane
An ancient shrine famed for the god of matchmaking, where the gods gather.
An ancient shrine famed nationwide for the god of matchmaking, symbolized by its huge sacred rope. A world of myth, a solemn hall, and Izumo soba, for a trip wishing for good ties.
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The matchmaking shrine
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A huge sacred rope
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Izumo soba
Katsurahama & Kochi
Kochi
A statue of Ryoma overlooking the Pacific — a majestic seaside scenic spot.
A majestic seaside scenic spot where a statue of Sakamoto Ryoma gazes at the Pacific. Bold sea views, Tosa food, and bakumatsu history, for sea and history.
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Katsurahama over the Pacific
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The Sakamoto Ryoma statue
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Tosa bonito
Ginkaku-ji
Kyoto
A refined Zen temple embodying wabi-sabi beauty.
A World Heritage Kyoto temple known for simple, refined wabi-sabi beauty. A dry garden, moss garden, and the Philosopher's Path, for quiet Japanese aesthetics.
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Wabi-sabi beauty
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Dry and moss gardens
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Walking the Philosopher's Path
Kyoto
Kyoto
Temples and townscapes of a thousand-year capital — a heart of history and culture.
An old capital with countless temples and atmospheric streets, from Kiyomizu-dera to Kinkaku-ji. A classic of history and Japanese beauty, for temple visits and strolling.
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Countless famous temples
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Atmospheric streets
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Scenery of all four seasons
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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Toyama / Nagano
Awe-inspiring snow walls of Yuki-no-Otani — a mountain sightseeing route.
A mountain route cutting through 3,000m peaks. The spring snow walls of Yuki-no-Otani and grand alpine beauty are spectacular, for extraordinary scenery.
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The snow walls of Yuki-no-Otani
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Grand alpine beauty
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A journey by varied vehicles
Matsushima
Miyagi
Hundreds of islands floating in a bay — a sea view of the 'Three Views of Japan.'
One of the Three Views of Japan, with hundreds of islands in a bay. Views from sightseeing boats and seafood like oysters, for gentle scenery.
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Islands in the bay
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Sightseeing-boat views
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Famous oysters
Tojinbo
Fukui
Cliffs carved by raging waves — spectacular columnar-jointed scenery.
A scenic spot of columnar-jointed cliffs carved by the Sea of Japan's rough waves. Powerful rock walls and sea views, for dynamic coastal beauty.
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Columnar-jointed cliffs
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Sunset views
Hitachi Seaside Park
Ibaraki
A flower-scenery park where blue nemophila blanket the hills.
A flower spot where spring nemophila and autumn kochia blanket the hills. Seasonal flower scenery is spectacular, for photogenic flower fields.
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Nemophila blanketing the hills
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Bright-red autumn kochia
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Seasonal flower scenery
Blue Pond, Biei
Hokkaido
A mystical pond dyed fantastical blue — a photogenic wonder.
A Biei pond fantastical for dead-standing trees and a mystical blue surface. A view that shifts with season and light, for those wanting photogenic scenery.
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A mystical blue surface
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Dead-standing-tree scenery
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A look that shifts with the seasons
Mt. Fuji
Yamanashi / Shizuoka
Japan's sacred peak — climbing and views that draw everyone, a World Heritage site.
Japan's highest, beautiful sacred peak, a World Heritage site. Summer climbing and stunning views from around it, for those wanting majestic nature and achievement.
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Japan's most beautiful peak
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Summer climbing
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Stunning views from around
Shirakawa-go
Gifu
A village of gassho-style houses wrapped in snow — an old-world World Heritage site.
A World Heritage mountain village of thatched gassho-style houses. Beautiful as a quintessential Japanese landscape and in snow, for a nostalgic trip.
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Gassho-style houses
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A quintessential Japanese scene
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A magical snowscape
Miyajima (Itsukushima)
Hiroshima
A World Heritage island with a mystical great torii floating on the sea.
A World Heritage island known for Itsukushima Shrine's great torii standing in the sea. Scenery and history that shift with the tide, for a mystical view.
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A great torii on the sea
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Itsukushima Shrine
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Scenery that shifts with the tide
Oze
Gunma / Fukushima
Walking a vast marshland where skunk cabbages bloom — a treasury of nature.
A vast highland marsh explored on boardwalks. Beautiful with flowers like skunk cabbage and day lilies against mountains, for those who enjoy nature walks.
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A vast marshland
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Dainty alpine flowers
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Boardwalk hiking
Tottori Sand Dunes
Tottori
Japan's largest dunes — exotic, spectacular scenery.
Among Japan's largest dunes along the Sea of Japan. Rolling sands, camels, and paragliding, for those wanting an extraordinary landscape.
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Vast dunes
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Furano & Biei
Hokkaido
Lavender fields and rolling hills — a scenic belt of Hokkaido.
Central Hokkaido known for summer lavender fields and patchwork hills. Colorful flower fields and grand hills, for a scenic drive.
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Summer lavender fields
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Patchwork hills
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Grand rural scenery
Miyako Island
Okinawa
Stunning 'Miyako Blue' beaches — a paradise of the sea.
An island charming for the beautiful sea called Miyako Blue and white sand. Marine sports and scenic drives, for those wanting top-tier beaches.
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The Miyako Blue sea
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White sand beaches
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Scenic bridge drives
Sakurajima
Kagoshima
An active volcano forever smoking, with hot springs at its foot.
An island of an active volcano still smoking vigorously. Grand volcanic scenery, sand-bath hot springs, and Kagoshima food, for feeling living nature.
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A smoking active volcano
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Grand volcanic scenery
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Nearby hot springs and food
Yamadera (Risshaku-ji)
Yamagata
Halls strung along a cliff — a scenic mountain temple.
A scenic mountain temple of halls along a cliff. The view at the top of over a thousand stone steps is breathtaking, for those seeking achievement and scenery.
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Cliffside halls
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Over a thousand steps
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A stunning view from above
Amanohashidate
Kyoto
A sandbar like a bridge to heaven — a scenic spot of the 'Three Views of Japan.'
One of the Three Views of Japan, a pine-lined sandbar reaching into the sea. Famous for looking like a bridge to heaven when viewed upside down, for gentle scenery.
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A 'bridge to heaven' view
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A pine-lined sandbar
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The upside-down view
Mt. Yoshino
Nara
Cherry blossoms blanketing a mountain — a World Heritage cherry mountain.
One of Japan's foremost cherry spots and a World Heritage site, where the whole mountain blooms. The 'thousand trees at a glance' view and historic shrines, for cherry-blossom scenery.
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Cherries blanketing the mountain
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A 'thousand at a glance' view
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Historic shrines and temples
Katsurahama & Kochi
Kochi
A statue of Ryoma overlooking the Pacific — a majestic seaside scenic spot.
A majestic seaside scenic spot where a statue of Sakamoto Ryoma gazes at the Pacific. Bold sea views, Tosa food, and bakumatsu history, for sea and history.
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Katsurahama over the Pacific
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The Sakamoto Ryoma statue
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Tosa bonito
Kushiro Marshland
Hokkaido
Japan's largest marshland where red-crowned cranes dance — vast wild nature.
Japan's largest marshland, home to red-crowned cranes. Vast marsh views, canoeing, and observation decks, for feeling untouched wilderness.
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Japan's largest marshland
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Dancing red-crowned cranes
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Canoeing the marsh
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
Japan's far north with majestic nature, food, and skiing.
Japan's northernmost land with lavender fields, Shiretoko's wilderness, seafood and ramen, and winter skiing. For those who want both nature and food.
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Majestic wilderness
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Fresh seafood and food
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Skiing in winter
Okinawa Main Island
Okinawa
Emerald seas and a unique culture — a tropical resort.
A tropical land with the Churaumi Aquarium, blue seas, and distinctive Ryukyu culture. Marine activities and resort life, for relaxing and playing by the sea.
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Emerald seas
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Ryukyu culture
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Nikko
Tochigi
Where ornate shrines harmonize with mountain nature — a World Heritage site.
A World Heritage site charming for the ornate Nikko Toshogu and the nature of Kegon Falls and Lake Chuzenji. History, scenery, and hot springs, for a solemn atmosphere.
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The ornate Nikko Toshogu
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Kegon Falls
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Mountain-and-lake nature
Yakushima
Kagoshima
An island of mystical World Heritage where millennia-old cedars live.
A Natural World Heritage island of ancient forest, from the Jomon Sugi cedar. Deep green and trekking, for those who want to venture into mystical nature.
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Ancient Yakusugi cedars
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Mossy, mystical forest
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Serious trekking
Kumano Kodo
Wakayama
Ancient pilgrimage roads of faith and nature, a World Heritage site leading to the Kumano shrines.
World Heritage pilgrimage roads walked toward the three Kumano shrines. Deep forest, history, and hot springs, for a walking journey and a spiritual experience.
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Roads of faith
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Forest pilgrimage paths
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The Kumano shrines and onsen
Kamikochi
Nagano
Clear streams and the Hotaka peaks — a sanctuary of alpine resorts.
An alpine resort of the clear Azusa River and the stunning Hotaka peaks. From easy strolls to serious climbing, for clean air and grand scenery.
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The clear Azusa River
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The stunning Hotaka peaks
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Easy walking paths
Arashiyama
Kyoto
Beautiful bamboo groves and the Togetsukyo bridge — a scenic spot of Kyoto in every season.
A scenic spot in western Kyoto beautiful for its bamboo path, Togetsukyo bridge, and temples. Seasonal nature and history, for an atmospheric stroll.
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The bamboo grove path
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Views of Togetsukyo bridge
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Colors of the seasons
Shiretoko
Hokkaido
A Natural World Heritage treasury of wildlife and untouched wilderness.
A Natural World Heritage site of untouched nature where brown bears and orcas can be seen. Cruises and the Shiretoko Five Lakes, for those wanting wild, remote nature.
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Untouched wilderness
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Cape Shiretoko cruises
Ishigaki Island
Okinawa
Clear seas and starry skies — a paradise island of the Yaeyama group.
The central island of the Yaeyama group, charming for crystal seas and brilliant starry skies. Diving and island-hopping, for soaking in tropical seas.
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Crystal-clear seas
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Brilliant starry skies
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A base for island-hopping
Aso
Kumamoto
One of the world's largest calderas and grasslands — majestic volcanic country.
A majestic land of one of the world's largest calderas, a smoking crater, and vast grasslands. Scenic drives, hot springs, and horseback riding, for dynamic nature.
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One of the world's largest calderas
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An active volcanic crater
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Vast grasslands
Takachiho Gorge
Miyazaki
A mystical columnar-jointed gorge in a land of myth.
A mystical gorge of columnar cliffs and a waterfall, also famed as a setting of Japanese myth. Boats and night kagura, for those wanting mystery and adventure.
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Columnar-jointed cliffs
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A mystical waterfall
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Myth and night kagura
Zao
Yamagata / Miyagi
Fantastical snow monsters and skiing — a famed snowy destination.
A mountain known in winter for fantastical 'snow monster' frost trees. Skiing and hot springs too, for snowy scenery and winter sports.
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Fantastical frost trees
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Ski slopes and hot springs
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Grand mountains
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