The ultimate guide to Japan travel

Places

Namie Michi-no-Eki

More than your typical roadside station.
Fukujuen Matcha House

One of Japan's most established tea brands has a small store in Kyoto Station. Enjoy matcha on-the-go before you board the Shinkansen.
Katsuo-ji Temple

A beautiful — and unusual — daruma temple in Osaka.
Tsubosaka Temple

A temple on a mountain in Nara, famous for its pink pagoda, cherry blossoms, and healing eye diseases.
Shimonada Station

A small seaside station in Ehime.
Lake Shikaribetsu

Lovingly known as the "Lake of the Stars", Lake Shikaribetsu is Hokkaidō's highest-altitude natural lake.
Tomonoura

A quaint fishing village in Hiroshima.
Ginzan Onsen

One of Japan's most picturesque onsen towns, located in Yamagata.
Shima Onsen

One of Gunma's leading onsen towns, surrounded by nature and abundant hot-spring water.
Yufuin Floral Village

A British-inspired village filled with characters in Oita.
Synesthesia Hills

Blend light, sound, and space at this year-round light isntallation in Kyoto Prefecutre. What to exopect Synesthesia Hills started off as a …
Seimei Shrine

This is a small but distinctive shrine in Kyoto. It honors the spirit of Abe no Seimei.
Chazuna

Chazuna is a public center dedicated to Uji tea's culture and history.
Hachiman-bori Canal

A famous manmade waterway in Shiga Prefecture, known for its traditional charm.
Kabira Bay

Kabira Bay is located on the north coast of Ishigaki Island.
Matsuo Taisha

Founded in 701, Matsunoo Taisha honors Mt. Matsuo’s guardian deity, famed for protecting agriculture, civil engineering, and sake brewing.
Hakutaka Rokusuien

Hakutaka Rokusuien is a sake brewery established by the great Tatsuuma Etsuzo.
Kobe Shushinkan

A family-run sake brewery in Hyogo.
Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum

A brewery converted into a museum in Hyogo.
Osawa Honke Shuzo

A Japanese sake brewery selling exclusive sake.
Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum

A centuries-old sake brewery and museum.
Hakushika Memorial Museum of Sake (Hakushika Sake Museum)

A super-interesting sake museum in Nishinomiya.
Sawanotsuru Museum

Explore the sake-making process from start to finish at the Sawanotsuru Museum.
Kurumaya Ginger Sugar Shop

This confectioner has been going strong for over 300 years.