Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is a hot spring theme park located in Hakone Town (Ashigarashimo District), Kanagawa Prefecture. Since its opening in 1994, it has gained popularity as a "fun hot spring facility" that expands the ways to enjoy hot springs. In addition to the traditional open-air and indoor baths, it also offers a wine bath and coffee...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Uozu Buried Forest Museum is a facility in Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture, that preserves and exhibits "buried forests" (ancient standing trees preserved in mud and marine sediments). Trees that grew on coasts and in wetlands thousands of years ago were buried by crustal movements, changes in sea level, and sedimentation...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kashikojima is a scenic peninsula in Shima City, Mie Prefecture. It is known for its unique landscape created by the islands of the ria coastline and the indented waters of Ago Bay. Part of Ise-Shima National Park, it has long been a thriving fishing and pearl farming center.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Takehara Townscape Preservation District (Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) is a historic townscape that retains the atmosphere of a merchant town and port city from the Edo to Meiji periods. Its white-walled storehouses, lattice-doored townhouses, embankments, and cobblestone alleys are all well-preserved, earning it the nickname "Little Kyoto of Aki.".

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Oigawa Railway's steam locomotive train is a tourist steam locomotive that departs and arrives in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Its roots lie in the railway originally laid for industrial and forestry transport along the Oigawa River. Today, preserved coal-fired steam locomotives run as tourist trains.

Samukawa Shrine (Samukawa Town, Koza District, Kanagawa Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Samukawa Shrine has long been a place of worship as the Ichinomiya shrine of Sagami Province, and is known nationwide for its protection from evil and misfortune. The main deities enshrined are said to be Samukawahiko-no-mikoto and Samukawahime-no-mikoto, who ward off misfortunes related to directions and orientations...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mishima Skywalk is a pedestrian-only suspension bridge in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, known as one of the longest in Japan (approximately 400 meters in length). Since its opening in 2015, the bridge has offered views of Mount Fuji, Suruga Bay, and the Hakone mountain range, as well as the beautiful valley surrounded by lush greenery.

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kamado Shrine is a shrine located in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a mountain worship shrine deeply connected to Mount Homan, which towers behind it. It is said that the shrine has attracted local faith since ancient times, and is particularly known for its lovemaking (finding a good match).

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Tengu is a mountain located in Otaru, Hokkaido, at an elevation of approximately 532 meters. It has long been a popular observation spot offering panoramic views of the city, Otaru Port, and Ishikari Bay. The mountain's name comes from the legend of Tengu, and it is a local landmark. The summit can be reached via the Tengu Mountain Ropeway...

Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Mitsui Memorial Museum is a private art museum showcasing art and crafts collected over many years by the Mitsui family (Mitsui Group). Located in the historic commercial district of Nihonbashi and Kyobashi, the museum features a wide range of classic art, including paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, swords, Noh masks, and tea ceremony utensils.