Magome Town
Magome is a post town in the Kiso Valley, which served travelers of the Nakasendo, a major route connecting Tokyo with Kyoto during the Edo Period.
Urakuen
Joan is one of Japan's most celebrated tea ceremony houses and a designated national treasure. It was built in 1618 by Oda Uraku, a younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and a disciple of Sen-no-rikyu, Japan's ...
Suganuma Village
Suganuma, one of the main attractions of Gokayama, is made up of two areas, Suganuma Village and the Gokayama Gassho no Sato. Pleasant and easy to explore on foot, the two areas are connected to each other by ...
Ainokura Village
Set far back in the valley, Ainokura is the most remote village in the Gokayama region. It is also the largest of the villages with nearly 20 gassho-zukuri farmhouses. Many of them remain private residences, ...
Ago Bay
Ago Bay (Agowan) is a scenic, island dotted bay with a rugged coastline, located at the southern tip of the Shima Peninsula.
Mikimoto Pearl Island
The Mikimoto Pearl Island is an excellent museum about pearls, pearl cultivation and Mikimoto Kokichi, the first person who succeeded in cultivating pearls. The island is located in the Bay of Toba, accessible ...
Hida Minzoku Mura Folk Village
Hida Folk Village is an open air museum of close to 30 old farmhouses illustrating the traditional architectural styles of the mountainous regions of Japan. The Hida Folk Village is located 2.5 km SW of the ...
Ise Grand Shrine
Ise Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to goddess Amaterasu-omikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan. Officially known simply as Jingū , Ise Jingu is in fact a shrine complex ...
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a zoo with botanical gardens located at 3-70, Higashiyama-motomachi, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is open every day except Monday. An admission fee is ...