Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Nichinan Coast is the collective name for the beautiful coastline facing the Pacific Ocean, centered around Nichinan City in Miyazaki Prefecture. It features a mixture of ria-like coves, cliffs, oddly shaped rock formations, white sandy beaches, and subtropical vegetation, combining tropical scenery with history and culture...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Atagawa Banana and Crocodile Garden is a unique facility in Higashiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, that combines a tourist botanical garden with a reptile facility. As the name suggests, it features a greenhouse where tropical bananas and various other tropical plants are cultivated and displayed, as well as a wide variety of crocodiles...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Uwajima Castle (Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture) is a representative castle in the Nanyo region of Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, and boasts a precious wooden castle tower, one of only 12 remaining. The castle's structure from the Edo period remains well-preserved, with stone walls, turrets, and enclosures, all of which are indicative of the defenses and castle towns of the time.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mojiko Retro is a tourist district that preserves and develops the old port town area in Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City. Many of the historical buildings of Mojiko, which flourished as an international trading port from the Meiji to Taisho periods, remain, and the area features retro streetscapes, brick warehouses, old train stations, and...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Moomin Valley Park is a theme park located within Metsä in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. It is an experiential facility that recreates the world of Tove Jansson's Moomin novel series. Opened in 2019, it offers a hands-on experience of the nature and culture of Northern Finland.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Dejima is an artificial island in Nagasaki City. It is known as the only place permitted to trade with foreign countries during the Edo period (from the 17th century onwards) under the isolationist policy. It housed the Dutch Trading Post (VOC), and served as a gateway through which Western culture, academics, medicine, and technology were introduced to Japan.

Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Niji no Matsubara (Rainbow Pine Grove) is a coastal pine forest in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, with a row of black pine trees stretching for approximately 4 km along the Genkai Sea. It is believed to have been planted during the Edo period for windbreaks and erosion control purposes, and today there are approximately 100,000 pine trees weaving their way along the coastline.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tofukuji Temple is the head temple of the Tofukuji branch of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. It is a historic Zen temple founded in the Kamakura period (13th century). Built at the request of the Kujo family (Kujo Doie), the temple was founded by Enni (Shoichi Kokushi), a monk who returned from Song China.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hamamatsu Castle is a castle ruin located in Naka Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a historic landmark known as the base of Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Sengoku period. It served as an important base throughout the Edo period. The current castle tower was rebuilt in 1958 using reinforced concrete...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Aogashima is a small volcanic island in Aogashima Village, Tokyo, located in the southern part of the Izu Islands. With a population of just a few hundred people, it is known as one of Japan's most isolated and "hidden" islands. The island is made up of a double caldera, with an outer and inner crater...