Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium is a highly specialized aquarium focused on the rich deep-sea life of Suruga Bay. Suruga Bay is known as the deepest bay in Japan, and by exhibiting and raising rare deep-sea creatures collected there, the aquarium aims to introduce the region's marine biodiversity and raise awareness of conservation.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Nara Park is a vast urban park located in the center of Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Its approximately 502 hectares of land are home to historic temples and shrines, including Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Kofukuji Temple, as well as gardens and wild deer. The park's origins date back to the Meiji period...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Takada Park (Takada Castle Ruins Park) is a castle park located in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, and is centered around the site of Takada Castle from the Edo period. The park's landscape, with its moats (outer and inner) and earthworks, forms the foundation of the park, and in spring, approximately 4,000 cherry trees bloom in full bloom...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Maruoka Castle is built on the ruins of a castle in Sakai City (formerly Maruoka Town), Fukui Prefecture, and is known as one of the remaining wooden castle towers. Its small keep and stone walls, which retain the appearance of castles from the Sengoku to Edo periods, and the tranquil scenery of the castle ruins park are its charms.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Amaharashi Coast is a scenic coastal area along the Sea of Japan in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. It features views of offshore rocks and the Tateyama mountain range across the water. On clear days, the snow-capped Tateyama mountain range can be clearly seen across the sea, creating a "sea crossing"...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Ome Railway Park is a railway preservation and exhibition facility in Ome City, Tokyo. It is a park-style museum created to convey the history of the region's railways. Actual locomotives, trains, and passenger cars that have been decommissioned or have been decommissioned are preserved and exhibited outdoors, allowing visitors to see the vehicles up close...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Kumotori is located in Okutama Town, Nishitama District, Tokyo, at an elevation of 2,017.1m, and is known as the highest peak in Tokyo. Part of the Okuchichibu Mountains (the Okutama and Chichibu Mountains), this naturally rich mountain range straddling the borders of Tokyo, Saitama, and Yamanashi prefectures has been a popular destination since ancient times...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kirishima Onsenkyo is the collective name for the hot spring region that spreads across Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and is made up of hot spring inns and public baths scattered around the foothills of the Kirishima Mountains. Since ancient times, the area has been blessed with abundant hot spring resources due to fumarolic activity and volcanic topography, and the hot springs exhibit a variety of spring qualities, including sulfur springs, acidic springs, and simple springs.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Miyazawa Kenji Fairy Tale Village (Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture) is a complex of facilities centered around a museum and park, which recreate the worldview of the poet and children's story writer Miyazawa Kenji and introduce his works and life. Visitors can experience the nature, flora, fauna, and cosmology (Ihatian mythology) that appear in Kenji's fairy tales and poems.

Utoro Onsen (Shari Town, Hokkaido) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Utoro Onsen is a hot spring resort in the Utoro district of Shari Town, located on the west side of the Shiretoko Peninsula, and is known as the gateway to Shiretoko National Park (a World Heritage Site). Hot spring inns and accommodations line the coast, and visitors can enjoy views of the Sea of Okhotsk and the seasonal natural beauty...