Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hirosaki Apple Park is an apple tourism and experience facility located in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. Developed as a place to introduce local apple cultivation and varieties and to interact with them, it is popular with tourists and families. The park features an actual orchard (demonstration garden), displays of apple varieties, and displays using apples...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Iron Whale Museum is an exhibition facility of the Kure Museum of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a museum focusing on submarines (Iron Whales). It features displays of actual decommissioned submarines, a reproduction of the ship's interior, and explanatory panels, models, and films about diving, detection, and life on the submarine.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Nima Sand Museum (Oda City, Shimane Prefecture) is a unique museum themed around sand and time. Centered around a gigantic hourglass, said to be one of the largest in the world, the museum hosts permanent and special exhibitions showcasing the properties of sand and the culture and art associated with it. The hourglass...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Chirin Island is a small island off the coast of Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture. It's a famous "sandbar island" where sandbars appear with the tides and can be walked across at low tide. Locals love it as a "walkable island," and it's a popular spot for tourists, regardless of weather...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Etajima is an island and city area (Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture) located off the coast of Hiroshima Bay. It is an area where historical sites related to the navy coexist with the rich natural beauty of the sea. From the Meiji to Showa periods, it was the base of the former Naval Academy, and even today it is home to educational and training facilities related to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Kakusenkei (Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kakusenkei is a scenic valley located in the mountain hot spring area of Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The deep V-shaped valley, clear streams, oddly shaped rock formations, and cedar forests create a landscape renowned for its dancing cranes, reminiscent of a paradise...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) "Romantic Village" (official name: Roadside Station Utsunomiya Romantic Village) is a large roadside station and agricultural recreation facility located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It features a spacious lawn, a farm produce direct sales store (selling local products), a restaurant and bakery, hot spring facilities, and a fitness center.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Tokyo Big Sight (officially known as Tokyo International Exhibition Center), located in Ariake, Koto Ward, Tokyo, is one of Japan's leading convention and exhibition facilities. It serves as a hub for a wide range of domestic and international trade fairs, exhibitions, academic conferences, and events (from commercial events to doujinshi sales events).

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Omine is a sacred mountain chain centered around Tenkawa Village, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture. It has long been known as a center of mountain worship (Shugendo). Within the mountains, there are training grounds for mountain ascetics (shugenja) and an ancient Shugendo trail (Omine Okugake Trail), creating a unique blend of faith and nature...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hiyoriyama Park is a park on a small hill in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. It is known as a great viewing spot with views of Sakata Port, the brackish waters, and Mount Chokai in the distance. The name "Hiyoriyama" comes from the fact that in the past, sailors and fishermen heading out to the port would gather here...