Tokyo & KantōPreview
Zōjō-ji Temple
See Tokugawa temple history beneath Tokyo Tower at Zōjō-ji.
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Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Futami Okitama Shrine & Meoto Iwa
See the rope-bound Meoto Iwa rocks beside Futami's sea-facing shrine.
Kobe & HyōgoPreview
Ikuta Shrine
Find Ikuta Shrine and its woodland behind central Sannomiya.
Fuji & HakonePreview
Mishima Taisha
Explore Mishima Taisha's grounds and its Izu warrior history.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Osu Kannon Temple
Pause at Osu Kannon before entering Nagoya's lively shopping lanes.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Yushima Tenmangū
See Tenjin study prayers and plum traditions at Yushima Tenmangū.
KyushuPreview
Chinoike Jigoku
See iron-red Chinoike Jigoku on Beppu's geothermal route.
KyushuPreview
Kamado Jigoku
See varied steaming pools at Beppu's Kamado Jigoku.
Wakayama & KōyasanPreview
Nachi Falls
See the sacred 133-meter Nachi Falls in Kumano's shrine landscape.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Tokyo Character Street
Browse official character shops beneath Tokyo Station's Yaesu side.
KyotoPreview
Toei Kyoto Studio Park / Uzumasa Kyoto Village
Walk Toei's renewed Edo-style streets and check the day's shows.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Gōtoku-ji
See Gōtoku-ji's beckoning-cat offerings in a working temple precinct.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Oarai Isosaki Shrine
See Ōarai's sea-facing torii and coastal shrine tradition.
Hiroshima, Chūgoku & ShikokuPreview
The Sand Museum
See Tottori's temporary sand sculptures in the current Spain exhibition.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Yokoyama View Point
Layered views across Ago Bay's inlets, islands and pearl-culture landscape.