OkinawaPreview
Shikina-en Royal Gardens
Walk a restored Ryukyu royal garden used for diplomacy and retreat.
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OkinawaPublic
Murasakimura
Murasakimura brings Ryukyu-style streets and Okinawan hands-on activities together in Yomitan. Its village setting grew from a historical television production and now provides a backdrop for craft and cultural programs. Rather than simply walking past displays, visitors can choose an activity and make that the center of the visit.
HokkaidōPublic
Former Hokkaidō Government Office
The Former Hokkaidō Government Office, known as the Red Brick Building, combines a landmark Sapporo exterior with exhibitions about Hokkaido's history and culture. Inside, the visitor route includes material on Ainu culture and the building's administrative past. The restored setting gives the familiar façade more meaning than a photograph alone.
HokkaidōPublic
Hakodate Morning Market
Hakodate Morning Market brings seafood sellers, produce shops and places to eat together beside Hakodate Station. A visit can combine browsing the stalls with a seafood breakfast or another market meal. The district is made up of separate businesses, so its character changes as individual shops open, trade and finish for the day.
Kobe & HyōgoPublic
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe explains the tools and skill behind Japanese timber construction. Exhibits connect chisels, planes and other implements with the carpenters who use them, supported by models and material displays. It offers a closer look at the craft that is often hidden inside temples, houses and tea rooms.
NaraPublic
Isuien Garden and Neiraku Museum
Isuien brings two periods of garden design together near Nara's temple district. Its front garden has Edo-period origins, while the later rear garden draws surrounding hills and Tōdai-ji's gate into the view. The adjoining Neiraku Museum adds an art stop to the garden visit.
KyotoPreviewReservation Required
Kyoto Geisha Show & Experience GION MAIKOYA
Join a booked maiko tea ceremony and dance program in Kyoto.
KyushuPreview
Yusentei Park & Tea Rooms
Slow down beside the pond and tea rooms at Fukuoka's Yusentei Park.
NaraPreviewReservation Required
Nara Ryokan tourokutei
A renovated traditional inn in central Naramachi, within walking distance of Gangō-ji.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
HMV record shop Shibuya
Shibuya / Udagawacho: A vinyl-focused HMV record shop in Udagawacho, an area once synonymous with Shibuya record.
OsakaPreview
HMV record shop Shinsaibashi
Browse vinyl at HMV record shop Shinsaibashi in its March 2026 standalone location.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Super Potato Ikebukuro Game Yokocho
A second-floor Super Potato branch in Higashi-Ikebukuro carrying retro through current game.
OsakaPreview
Super Potato Ota Road
In Nipponbashi / Ota Road, A Super Potato branch on Osaka’s Ota Road specializing in retro games.
OsakaPreview
Tsutenkaku Hondori Shopping Street
The roughly 200-meter retro approach from Ebisucho toward Tsutenkaku — Shinsekai / Ebisuhigashi.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Arimatsu Historic District
Nagoya / Arimatsu: A preserved Tokaido-era textile town known for shibori dyeing and dark wooden merchant houses.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
HMV record shop Shinjuku
A specialist HMV vinyl shop in Shinjuku Marui's main building.
NaraPublic
Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park
Visit Mount Ikoma's 1929 amusement park for the Flying Tower, family attractions and broad views of Osaka and Nara, with cable-car access from Ikoma Station.
Hiroshima, Chūgoku & ShikokuPublic
Kochi Sunday Market
Kochi Sunday Market brings local produce, plants, household goods and prepared food onto Otesuji near Kochi Castle. The stalls make a weekly street market part of the city center rather than a separate shopping complex. Seasonal ingredients and foods such as sweet potato tempura give visitors a way into everyday tastes from the region.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Momijiyama Garden Tea Room Ryureiseki Momiji-tei
Sunpu Castle Park, Aoi Ward: The standing-style tea service inside Sunpu Castle Park's Momijiyama Garden.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Sakura Samurai Residences
Preserved samurai houses and hedged lanes that show the domestic side of a castle town — Sakura.
NaraPublic
Salon Naramachi
Salon Naramachi introduces tea culture through carefully chosen tea, seasonal sweets and a setting designed around hospitality. The Nara branch offers a way to pause in the historic district while paying attention to vessels, presentation and season. Workshops and lessons provide a more participatory experience when separately arranged.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Super Potato Nagoya
Osu / Nagoya: The Tokai-area Super Potato branch in Nagoya’s Osu district, with a large retro-game selection.
OsakaPreview
Super Potato Showacho
A smaller long-running neighborhood Super Potato branch in Osaka’s Showacho area — Showacho / Abeno.
KyotoPreviewReservation Required
Tea Ceremony Camellia GARDEN
A reservation-based tea-ceremony experience in a traditional house opposite Ryoan-ji in Ryoan-ji / Ukyo Ward.