Japan.
Obanazawa
A city in Yamagata Prefecture known for receiving some of the highest snowfall in the world — over two metres in an average winter — Obanazawa has even devel…
Lakefront Village of Sugaura
Designated a nationally important cultural landscape in 2014, this compact lakeside hamlet on the western inlet of the Tsuzurao Peninsula sits along the nort…
Owase
A compact Japanese port town where densely packed low-rise streets meet a working harbour, backed dramatically by steep, forest-covered mountains that drop a…
Shuzenji
A Japanese hot-spring town on the Izu Peninsula where a rocky river rushes through a compact centre of traditional inns, autumn-coloured maples, and wooded h…
Kiryū
Kiryū, in Gunma Prefecture, is a textile city long defined by Kiryū-ori, a traditional silk-weaving craft that has left the city with a dense concentration o…
Otsu
Enryaku-ji, the ancient headquarters of the Tendai Buddhist sect on Mount Hiei, draws visitors to this lakeside prefectural capital in Shiga, Japan.
Kurokawa Onsen
Forested valley in Kumamoto's uplands holds this atmospheric hot-spring village, where multi-storey timber ryokan line a modest river and visitors stroll the…
Toyooka
Toyooka, in the northern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, is known as the last habitat of wild Oriental storks in Japan, with ongoing conservation and breeding prog…
Sumoto
Waterfront town on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Sumoto sits where mountains meet the sea, with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding hills and a compact…
Tokushima
Tokushima, the capital of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island, sits at the water's edge and markets itself as a "water city," with mountains close by.
Kinosaki
Lantern-lit canal lined with traditional multi-storey inns, willow-draped stone embankments, and an arched bridge reflected in still water makes this compact…
Amami
This waterfront city on Amami Ōshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture serves as the island's main port and economic hub, with a walkable centre well supplied w…
Iida
A city in southern Nagano Prefecture designated by the Japanese government as an environmental model city for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Iida serves a…
Karatsu
This coastal city in Saga Prefecture on Kyushu, Karatsu sits on Genkai-nada bay with scenic viewpoints across the surrounding area and UNESCO World Heritage…
Katsuragi
This town in Nara Prefecture where traditional temple complexes with red-and-dark-timber halls, stone lanterns, and forested hillside backdrops sit close to…
Izunokuni
A Japanese town on the northern Izu Peninsula where forested hills rise directly from a broad residential valley, offering elevated viewpoints across layered…
Sukumo
This compact Japanese port town where forested ridgelines meet a deeply indented bay, with small islands dotting the inlet and the town's low-rise streets ru…
Wakayama
This Japanese castle complex with dark-tiled rooftops and autumn foliage commands elevated views over this coastal Kansai city, where a broad bay and arched…
Shimabara
Waterfront town in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, with a compact centre holding a concentration of historic churches and a café and restaurant scene within eas…
Sengokuhara
Low-rise town spread across a broad upland valley in Hakone, Japan, with densely forested volcanic peaks rising on all sides, a caldera lake visible in the d…
Yawatahama
A port town on the western tip of Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku, Yawatahama has long been a trading hub — once nicknamed "the Osaka of Iyo" for its sea commerc…
Suzaka
Suzaka, a city in northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan, is known as a town of traditional storehouses — the clay-walled merchant buildings and earthen-floored k…
Kurashiki
Kurashiki's historic canal district — lined with white-walled merchant storehouses dating to the Edo period — is one of the most photographed streetscapes in…
Kyōto
Japan's cultural capital since Emperor Kanmu established the imperial court here in 794, Kyoto served as the seat of the emperors for eleven centuries and wa…
Aizuwakamatsu
Aizuwakamatsu, the main city of the Aizu region in Fukushima Prefecture, carries a warrior history stretching back a thousand years, most vividly associated…
Nobeoka
A coastal city in northern Miyazaki Prefecture, Nobeoka sits where rivers meet the sea with mountain terrain close by.
Numazu
Coastal city in Shizuoka Prefecture where a working harbour and bay views sit directly beneath the snow-capped volcanic peak visible on the horizon, with a w…
Beppu
Beppu, on the eastern coast of Kyushu's Ōita Prefecture, is one of Japan's three great hot spring cities, known above all for the Hells of Beppu — a collecti…
Seto
This Japanese city in Aichi Prefecture where a dark-roofed temple building sits amid blazing red and gold autumn maples on wooded hillside grounds, drawing v…
Kuwana
This Japanese city in Mie Prefecture where a broad river meets the bay, offering elevated viewpoints over patchwork rice fields, winding waterways, and a low…
Tsumago
Restored to its Edo-period appearance as the forty-second post town on the Nakasendō highway between Tokyo and Kyoto, Tsumago is a modest hamlet in Nagano Pr…
Takahashi
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle, a rare surviving mountain castle in Okayama Prefecture, overlooks this compact city in the mountains of western Japan.
Kakogawa
Sizeable Hyōgo city on the water, where a grand wooden Buddhist hall with sweeping tiled roofs and stone lanterns anchors a temple precinct shaded by mature…
Shiroishi
At the foot of the Zao mountain range in southern Miyagi Prefecture, Shiroishi is a Japanese castle town that flourished during the Edo period around Shirois…
Uji
Uji, a city on the southern edge of Kyoto in Japan, is known for its high-quality tea production and two UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Byōdō-in Buddhist t…
Kakegawa
A white multi-tiered castle keep crowns a green hillside above stone steps in this western Shizuoka city, which pairs that striking landmark with a walkable…
Kisarazu
This port city on the southwestern coast of Chiba Prefecture, Kisarazu has functioned as a harbour town since ancient times and retains a designated priority…
Omihachiman
On the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, Omihachiman is a Japanese city known for its merchant heritage — the Omi merchants were among feudal J…
Kainan
A coastal town in northern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, known as a production centre for Kishū lacquerware, with the wider region ringed by UNESCO World Herit…
Tabayama
A pocket-sized mountain village in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Tabayama sits within the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park and is also registered as part of th…
Hachiōji-shi
Autumn-foliage hillsides frame sweeping views over this large western Tokyo city, where forested upland trails give way to a dense urban centre with a lively…
Zamami
A tiny island village in Okinawa's Kerama Islands, Zamami sits on the water with mountain terrain rising behind it and an unusually dense café and restaurant…
Nagahama
This walkable street of dark-timber merchant buildings and café-lined arcades draws visitors through Nagahama's historic core, a lakeside city in Shiga Prefe…
Kawagoe
Known locally as "Little Edo" for its concentration of historic buildings that recall the old name for Tokyo, Kawagoe is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Takaoka
Takaoka, a city in northwestern Toyama Prefecture, developed as a castle town under Maeda Toshinaga in the early Edo period and later grew into a commercial…
Sakaiminato
Birthplace of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, Sakaiminato is a port town in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, where bronze statues of characters from his celebrated se…
Hadano
A Japanese city in Kanagawa's upland country where forested ridgelines give way to sweeping views over a broad valley basin and a glittering bay beyond, with…
Matsue
Matsue Castle, one of the last surviving feudal castles from the Tokugawa era, anchors this lakeside city in Shimane Prefecture on Japan's Honshu island.
Kotohira
Kotohira-gū, the Shinto shrine known informally as Konpira-san, draws visitors to this pocket-sized town in Kagawa Prefecture via a staircase of 1,368 steps…
Tatsunocho-tominaga
This Japanese coastal town in Hyōgo Prefecture where a historic white-walled castle compound meets a working marina, wooded hillsides blazing with autumn col…
Niimi
A compact Japanese town spread along a river valley between forested hills, with cherry blossoms framing elevated views over the low-rise centre and a walkab…
Hirosaki
Japan's largest apple-producing city, Hirosaki is a former castle town in western Aomori Prefecture whose centre holds a walkable concentration of Meiji-era…
Kariya
Coastal town in Hyōgo Prefecture where a historic castle tower rises above a moat, traditional festival processions fill the streets, and the calm Seto Inlan…
Miki
A city in Hyōgo Prefecture northwest of Kobe, Miki draws visitors with lively shrine festivals where crowds in matching happi coats carry ornate mikoshi up s…
Ikeda
Compact Japanese city on Osaka's northern edge where a traditional garden with autumn foliage and a pond sits beneath forested hills, and elevated viewpoints…
Mihara
This red multi-tiered pagoda rises above a hillside cemetery with vivid autumn ginkgo trees, overlooking a compact coastal city backed by forested mountains…
Negoro
Negoro-ji, the head temple of the Shingi Shingon sect of Buddhism, sits within the Katsuragi Mountains in Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture, with grounds designated…
Ozu
A hilltop viewpoint above this Ehime town rewards visitors with a sweeping panorama of low-rise rooftops, a bridged river curving through the valley floor, a…
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
A UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 2011, Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture preserves five groupings of temples, gardens, and archaeological remains from t…
Mizunami
Mizunami, a town in Gifu Prefecture in central Japan, is known for Mino ware ceramics, its post-town history along the old Nakasendo highway, and fossil disc…
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