Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mitani Onsen is a hot spring resort located along Mikawa Bay in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. Its scenic location facing the sea makes it a popular spot for hot spring therapy and relaxation. It is dotted with accommodations, day-use bathing facilities, footbaths, and other facilities, all overlooking the sea...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kiyotsukyo Gorge is a deep V-shaped gorge in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture. Its beauty was carved by the Kiyotsu River over many years of erosion. The sheer rock walls and pure mountain stream create a landscape that changes with each season, especially with the fresh greenery, autumn foliage, and snow...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yonezawa Castle (also known as Kamegajo Castle) is a castle ruins park located in the center of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. From the Sengoku to Edo periods, it flourished as the base of the Uesugi clan (Yonezawa Domain), and is particularly known as a place associated with the famous feudal lord, Uesugi Yozan. Currently, the stone walls...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Aqua Toto Gifu, the World Freshwater Aquarium, is one of Japan's leading aquariums specializing in freshwater ecosystems. It recreates and exhibits freshwater creatures and their habitats, including rivers, lakes, and wetlands, and is unique in that it integrates exhibits with conservation, research, and education.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Cape Hyuga is a cape facing the Pacific Ocean that juts out from the eastern edge of Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is a popular tourist destination, known for its magnificent ocean views and steep cliffs. The coast has long been used as a landmark for ships and a fishing base, and its rocky outcrops, strangely shaped rocks, and other features carved by rough waves...

Mount Tsurugi (Tsurugi Town, Tokushima Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Mount Tsurugi (Tsurugisan) is known as the second highest mountain in the Shikoku region, standing at approximately 1,955 meters above sea level. Located within Mount Tsurugi Quasi-National Park (Shikoku Mountains) in Tokushima Prefecture, it is also a sacred mountain that has long been the object of mountain worship. Its wide plateau...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shinojima is a small, remote island in Mikawa Bay, located in Minamichita Town, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture. The fishing industry has been thriving on the island since ancient times, and the island's charm lies in its rustic scenery and bounty from the sea, where the lives of its inhabitants are closely intertwined. From the fishing port, narrow alleys, and coastal walking paths, visitors can enjoy the ria-style inlets...

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum is a museum specializing in bonsai, located in Kita Ward, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. It opened in 2010 and was established with the aim of preserving, promoting, and researching bonsai culture. Omiya was once known as "Bonsai Town (Bonsai Village).".

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Jiyugaoka (Meguro Ward, Tokyo) is a popular neighborhood lined with sophisticated cafes, unique general stores, and boutiques. Originally developed as a suburban residential area, the area gained an image as a "stylish and relaxed neighborhood" from the Showa era through to the Heisei era, attracting a younger generation...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Jinpukaku is a Western-style guesthouse located in a corner of Hisamatsu Park (the former site of Tottori Castle) in the center of Tottori City. Built in the late Meiji period, it is characterized by its fusion of the European architectural style of the time with Japanese design. The elegant exterior...