Every Place in the Catalogue
82 spots
Nyudozaki
Little knownThe northern tip of the Oga peninsula, where a treeless grass headland runs out to low cliffs and stops. There are no tr…
Akita Nairiku Line
Little knownThe Akita Nairiku Line runs ninety-four kilometres north to south through the middle of the prefecture, from Takanosu to…
Tanesashi Coast
Little knownThe unusual thing about Tanesashi is that the grass runs to the rocks. Natural turf — grazed by horses for centuries, wh…
Takayama Inari Shrine
Little knownEveryone photographs the tunnel of torii at Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, packed shoulder to shoulder. Takayama Inari has some…
Shussai Kiln
Little knownShussai Kiln was started in 1947 by five local men in their twenties, none of them trained potters, who decided to make…
Shiriyaki Onsen
Little knownAt Shiriyaki the hot spring does not come out of a pipe into a tub — it comes up through the bed of the Nagasasa River,…
Sessho-seki
Little knownThe legend says that a nine-tailed fox, having failed to destroy the imperial court in the guise of a court lady, was hu…
Awamata Falls
Little knownAwamata is a broad shallow fall about thirty metres high on the upper Yoro river, and it is unlike most Japanese waterfa…
Kameiwa Cave
Little knownA small waterfall drops through a hole cut in rock in a wooded valley in Kimitsu, and for a couple of weeks twice a year…
Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel
Little knownFifty metres under a football pitch in Kasukabe is a concrete hall 177 metres long and 78 wide, held up by 59 pillars ea…
Iwanohara Vineyard
Little knownKawakami Zenbei planted grapes here in 1890 and spent the rest of his life crossbreeding European vines with hardier sto…
Aizu Sake Breweries
Little knownAizu region is one of Japan's premier sake-producing areas, with 30+ active breweries crafting premium sake using local…
Abukuma Cave
Little knownAbukuma-do (あぶくま洞) is a spectacular limestone cave system stretching 3,300 meters underground (600m open to visitors), f…
Tadami Line
Little knownThe Tadami Line (只見線) is consistently ranked as Japan's most scenic railway, a 135km route threading through remote moun…
Higashiyama Onsen
Little knownHigashiyama Onsen (東山温泉) is a historic hot spring town nestled in a mountain valley 5km east of Aizu-Wakamatsu, where st…
Kitakata Ramen
Little knownKitakata (喜多方) is Japan's ramen pilgrimage destination, famous for asa-ramen (朝ラーメン, breakfast ramen) culture where loca…
Inaniwa Udon
Little knownInaniwa udon (稲庭うどん) is one of Japan's three most famous udon varieties (alongside Sanuki and Kishimen), distinguished b…
Akita Kanto Festival
Little knownThe Akita Kanto Festival (秋田竿燈まつり) is one of Tohoku's three great festivals, held annually August 3-6. The centerpiece i…
Wanko Soba
Little knownWanko Soba is Morioka's most theatrical dining experience — an all-you-can-eat soba challenge where servers rapidly refi…
Jogakura Bridge
Little knownJogakura Bridge (城ヶ倉大橋) is a 360-meter-long arch bridge spanning Jogakura Gorge at a height of 122 meters, making it Jap…
Aomori Bay Bridge
Little knownThe Aomori Bay Bridge (青森ベイブリッジ) is a 1.2-kilometer cable-stayed bridge spanning Aomori Harbor, completed in 1994 as par…
Seikan Tunnel Museum
Little knownThe Seikan Tunnel (青函トンネル) is a 53.85-kilometer railway tunnel connecting Honshu (Aomori) to Hokkaido (Hakodate) beneath…
Mount Osore
Little knownMount Osore (恐山, Osorezan — 'Dread Mountain') sits on Shimokita Peninsula as one of Japan's three holiest Buddhist sites…
Kagawa Bone-in Chicken (Honetsuki-dori)
Little knownKagawa's signature local specialty, honetsuki-dori or bone-in chicken, represents a uniquely regional dish that has achi…
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