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  • Toyota City Travel Guide | Aichi

    Toyota City Travel Guide | Aichi

    Toyota City is known for the great Toyota Museum and car factory, but did you know that the city also has an interesting history? Learn more about this city near Nagoya!

  • Nagoya

    Nagoya

    Nagoya doesn’t feature often on tourists’ itineraries, but If you would still find yourself in Nagoya, there are plenty of interesting places to see here. Find out where to go!

  • Centrair Airport in Nagoya

    Centrair Airport in Nagoya

    Are you starting your visit to Japan in the middle of Honshu island? Chances are that you will be landing at Centrair Airport in Nagoya. Learn more about this convenient airport!

  • The Izu Seven Islands

    The Izu Seven Islands

    What can you do on the Izu Seven Islands in Japan? A lot quieter than the usual beach resorts in Okinawa, you can enjoy hiking, ocean activities, and fresh seafood here.

  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    Hiroshima is known all over the world as the first city that was subjected to the horrors of an atomic bomb. Learn more about Hiroshima’s history, and the legacy you can still see today.

  • Miyajima

    Miyajima

    Near Hiroshima, you can find the famous floating torii gate in Miyajima. Just this vision makes it worth a trip, but what else is there to do in Miyajima?

  • Okunoshima Rabbit Island

    Okunoshima Rabbit Island

    Okunoshima is better known as ‘rabbit island’ for its many cute furry inhabitants. Learn more about this animal-lovers paradise near Hiroshima!

  • Hiroshima Castle

    Hiroshima Castle

    While Hiroshima Castle isn’t the original castle, it is still worth a visit because of the interesting museum and beautiful reconstructed building. See what to expect of a visit!

  • Kochi

    Kochi

    Kochi is a major city in Shikoku, one of Japan’s lesser-known islands. But it is very much worth a visit with an original castle, a beautiful beach, and more!

  • Uwajima

    Uwajima

    Uwajima is a small historic city situated deep inside Uwajima Bay on the west coast of Shikoku. The city has flourished as a castle town of the Date family since the early 17th century.

  • Matsuyama

    Matsuyama

    Matsuyama is the largest city in Shikoku and is especially famous for the beautiful Dogo hot spring that’s housed in a traditional building. What else is there to see here?

  • Shodoshima

    Shodoshima

    Sodoshima near Shikoku is a popular tourist spot for local people. There is beautiful scenery, olive trees, and special food products. The island was also the inspiration for a Ghibli movie.

  • Naoshima Art Island

    Naoshima Art Island

    Naoshima is also known as ‘art island’, which is no wonder because some of Japan’s most famous art works can be found here. Learn more about this interesting destination in Japan!

  • Takamatsu

    Takamatsu

    Takamatsu is home to Japan’s largest garden, Ritsurin-Koen. This garden is a fine example of landscaping, borrowing the pine-clad scenery of Mt. Shiun and making it a part of the garden.

  • Setouchi Triennale

    Setouchi Triennale

    Every 3 years, a large art festival descends on Naoshima and other islands in the Seto Inland Sea. It is called the Setouchi Triennale, and very much worth visiting! Read our personal experience of the festival.

  • Kotohira

    Kotohira

    Kotohira is a small town in Kagawa Prefecture, which is famous for Kompirasan, Shikoku’s most popular shrine. Find out what else there is to do here!

  • The Naruto Whirlpools

    The Naruto Whirlpools

    Naruto is located in Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, and famous for the great whirlpools. Find out how to best observe these interesting natural phenomena!

  • Tokushima

    Tokushima

    Tokushima City is the capital of Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, and there are two reasons to go here; the Naruto whirlpools and the Awa Odori dance festival. Learn more about these attractions!

  • Iya Valley | Tokushima Travel Guide

    Iya Valley | Tokushima Travel Guide

    The Iya Valley region is a scenic area known for its dramatic mountain valleys and old vine bridges. Find out more about this hidden mountain region in Japan!

  • Yamaguchi City

    Yamaguchi City

    Yamaguchi City is not a famous tourist destination, but there’s enough to see here. What would you think of a ride on a steam locomotive and a visit to some of the many historical temples?