Maiko (Young Geisha) Lane (Kyoto)
You can walk to Gion Corner through the Gion area and find well-preserved old houses that will remin ...
Maishima (Osaka)
Maishima is a manmade island off the northern port of Osaka. The comprehensive sports park on Maishi ...
Maruyama Park (Kyoto)
Maruyama Park is known for its beautifully landscaped garden. Its cherry blossoms in spring are a ma ...
Matsue (Hiroshima)
Rich in culture, it is a nice, quaint village to visit. It is located at a short distance from Izumo ...
Miyajima (Hiroshima)
One of Japan's three most scenic places is the beautiful island of Miyajima. A harmonious island ...
Morning Markets (Takayama)
The Takayama Jinya and Miyagawa morning markets are among Takayama's best known sights. Every mo ...
Motobu Town (Okinawa Island)
This is Japan's largest national subtropical park. It was created on the site of the 1975 Okinaw ...
Mt. Fuji (Tokyo)
Mt. Fuji, rising above the clouds, is symbolic of Japan. This 12,380ft high, dormant volcano is worl ...
Mt. Kintoki (Tokyo)
This magnificent mountain in Hakone is also home to several Japanese legends. Mt. Kintoki stands 121 ...
Mt. Komagatake (Tokyo)
One of the impressive peaks in the middle of the Hakone caldera. Mt. Komagatake, standing at 1357 me ...
Mt. Moiwa (Sapporo)
Mt. Moiwa is a place to command a view. This description has been taken from its previous name -"Ink ...
Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto)
The Museum of Kyoto incorporates every spectrum of society and as many facets of it as possible. It ...
Nagoya Castle (Nagoya)
The Nagoya Castle, which is the symbol of the city, is famous for the golden dolphins adorning its r ...
Nakamise-dori (Tokyo)
Nakamise-dori is the shopping arcade leading to Asakusa Kannon Temple (Sensoji). Restaurants and sho ...
Naniwa no Miya (Osaka)
Naniwa no Miya is a palace that was built twice during the Asuka and Nara periods. The ruins are now ...
Nanzenji Temple (Kyoto)
This large, active temple is one of the most important in Kyoto. Nanzenji Temple, originally a detac ...
Nara - Chuguji Temple (Kyoto)
Chuguji Temple, near Horyuji's East Temple, is a convent noted for its art objects. Chief among ...
Nara - Deer Park (Kyoto)
The deer park with its 1,200 tame bucks, does, and fawns, offers a chance for a more leisurely strol ...
Nara - Hase Temple (Kyoto)
A beautiful and serene temple located about 1 hour from Nara. Built on a heavily-wooded mountain slo ...
Nara - Horyuji Temple (Kyoto)
This is historically, architecturally, sculpturally and pictorially the most precious repository in ...
Nara - Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Kyoto)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine is considered one of the 'Three Great Shinto Shrines' of Japan. Founded ...
Nara - Kofukuji Temple (Kyoto)
Kofukuji Temple was founded in 710 as the tutelary temple of the powerful Fujiwara family. Of the 17 ...
Nara - Nara Park (Kyoto)
Nara Park is a finely wooded area more popularly called Deer Park. It has over 1,000 gentle deer wan ...
Nara - National Museum (Kyoto)
Nara National Museum houses a remarkable collection of Buddhist art. Besides items owned by the muse ...
Nara - Todaiji Temple (Kyoto)
Todaiji Temple is not only one of the greatest attractions in Nara, but in Japan as well. Founded in ...
Nara - Toshodaiji Temple (Kyoto)
Toshodaiji Temple is one of the largest and best proportioned temples of its period. It was founded ...
Nara - Yakushiji Temple (Kyoto)
Yakushiji Temple, near Toshodaiji Temple, is another symbol of Nara. Founded in 680, the renowned 8t ...
Nara - Yamato Bunkakan Museum (Kyoto)
Yamato Bunkakan Museum is a synthesis of modern museum and traditional Japanese architectural concep ...
National Diet Building (Tokyo)
The Diet Building houses the activities of the Diet, the legislative branch of the Japanese governme ...
Nijo Castle (Kyoto)
This luxurious castle should be a definite item on every itinerary. Nijo Castle was built by the Tok ...
Nikko (Tokyo)
This city, set amidst mountains, is usually seen as a day trip from Tokyo. It is 120 kilometers nort ...
Nishi-Honganji Temple (Kyoto)
This particular temple is the fountainhead for Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism. Nishi-Honganji Temple, one of ...
Nishijin Textile Center (Kyoto)
Get an insight into the process of weaving the exquisite silk fabric. Nishijin Textile Center, at Ho ...
O's (Osaka)
Shopping and food is what O's is all about. Here you will find an imports shopping plaza featuri ...
Odori park (Sapporo)
Odori Park is the central park of Sapporo. On the east side of the park towers the TV Tower, the eas ...
Okurayama Jump Hill (Sapporo)
Okurayama Jump Hill was a site of the 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1972 when Sapporo played host to the ...
Omicho Market (Kanazawa)
The main marketplace with lots of shops and restaurants. Located in a long-time busy section of town ...
Osaka Castle (Osaka)
An impressive castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to be used as his headquaters. This was the famous ...
Peace Memorial Park (Hiroshima)
Visit Peace Memorial Park, near the epicenter of A bomb area, and its Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museu ...
Pearl Island (Kyoto)
The small Pearl Island is where the late Kokichi Mikimoto made the first cultured pearl. Visit the P ...
Prefectural Noh Theater (Kanazawa)
The popular Noh drama performances are held at this theater. Being called a city of tradition and hi ...
Replica of Lord Mori Motonari's Mountain Castle (Hiroshima)
Made by reconstructing a mountain castle from the Mori Motonari era, an observation platform opened ...
Rikugien Garden (Tokyo)
One of Japan's finest examples of a traditional tsukiyama-type landscape garden. Rikugien Garden ...
Rinku Town (Osaka)
Rinku Town is best described as an all-around recreational facility. Attractions here include the Ri ...
Roppongi (Tokyo)
Tokyo's well-known entertainment district. Roppongi is filled with bars, discos, and nightclubs ...
Ryoanji Temple (Kyoto)
Ryoanji Temple is justly famous for its exquisite garden of rocks and sand. 15 judiciously placed ro ...