What? Nagato (長門) is a small town but big in surface in the northern area of Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県...
What? Hagi (萩) is a small coastal town with a huge history. Better known to historians as Choshu (長州藩),...
What? Former Akiyoshi Town, now part of Mine Town (美祢市), is home of both the largest limestone cave as...
What? Iwakuni (岩国) is known for its iconic Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo 錦帯橋), and additionally for its cas...
What? The Suma Alps (須磨アルプス) are a streak of small peaks in the suburbs of Kobe (神戸). They go up and d...
What? At the end of the 19th century, the Lake Biwa Canal (also known as Biwako Sosui 琵琶湖疎水) was const...
What? Awajishima (淡路島) is an island that connects Honshu (本州) with Shikoku (四国) by means of 2 giant bri...
What? The Niyodogawa River (仁淀川) is less famous than the next door Shimanto River (四万十川), but both hav...
What? Omogo Kei Gorge (面河渓) is a beautiful valley with loads of rapids and waterfalls perfect for can...
What? The Besshi Copper Mine (別子銅山) was a great source of wealth that was exploited from 1691 until 19...
What? Matsuyama (松山) is quite a bustling town with a few touristic assets. Matsuyama Castle (松山城) is ...
What? Eastern Kochi is a difficult place to reach, and that may just be why it can still boast some fai...
What? The beautiful Mitarai Valley or Canyon (みたらい渓谷) walk more or less follows the Yamagami river and...
What? Kinosaki (城崎) is an onsen town centered around 7 public baths. Unlike many other onsen towns, ry...
What? The Takihata 48 Waterfalls (滝畑48滝) are a string of cascades that come down from the Izumi Mounta...
What? Koyasan (高野山) is the most important mountain temple town of the Shingon Buddhist sect founded by...
What? Hikone (彦根) is a medium sized, sleepy town on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), a freshwater...
What? Tomogashima (友ヶ島) is a collection of four smaller islands in the straits between Honshu (本州) an...
What? The Akame 48 Waterfalls (赤目四十八滝) are a collection of cascades over 4 kilometers of the same st...
What? Mount Ryozen (霊仙山) is the northernmost peak of the Suzuka Mountain range (鈴鹿山脈). Officially it ...
What? The Daibutsu Railway (大佛鐡道) was a train line connecting Nara (奈良) with Kamo (加茂), as part of a...
What? Yamanobe-no-Michi (山の辺の道) claims to be the oldest recorded route of Japan. I’m sure in other par...
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