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  Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

  Posted in: Okinawa

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  Okinawa is home to Churaumi Aquarium, widely regarded as the best aquarium in Japan, boasting an eye-opening collection of marine life.

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  Chirihama Nagisa Driveway

  Posted in: Chubu, Ishikawa

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  The 8-kilometer sandy beach is the only beach in Japan that can be driven on by a car. Not only is it famous as driving spot, but is also a great swimming beach that attracts visitors from around the country during the summer. Enjoy a refreshing drive in the great outdoors, with a spectacular view of the Noto Peninsula when the weather is nice.

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  Usa Jingu Shrine

  Posted in: Kyushu, Oita

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  Usa Jingu Shrine, a power spot of Oita Prefecture, is a shrine located in Minami Usa in the city of Usa, Oita Prefecture. It is known as the origin of the Rokugo-Manzan, a syncretic religious culture that fuses Buddhist and Shinto traditions. Many worshippers come to Usa Jingu Shrine to receive goshuin stamps and omamori amulets. The divine blessings they bestow are related to the divine virtues of the great god Hachiman and the other various deities that are enshrined within the shrine grounds.

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  Wakayama Ramen

  Posted in: Wakayama, Kansai

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  In Wakayama, ramen noodles have been endearingly referred to as chuka soba, or Chinese noodles. The pork broth soy sauce soup is categorized into two types: the lighter, soy sauce-based soup and the richer, pork broth-based soup. The noodles are soft, thin and straight. On the table are the staple side menus hayanare-zushi, or salted mackerel sushi, and boiled eggs, which customers tell how much they ate upon payment in the unique Wakayama Ramen style.

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  Kifune Shrine

  Posted in: Kyoto, Kansai

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  The Kifune Shrine is an historic shrine located in the town of Kuramakibune, Sakyo Ward in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. The shrine offers a variety of attractions, such as nighttime illuminations during the Tanabata Festival period and fortune-telling papers where the words of divination appear when the paper is floated on sacred water. It is also known to enshrine the god of matchmaking, and the shrine's amulets and goshuin (shrine's seal stamped onto a notebook) are also popular.

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  Fukuroda Falls

  Posted in: Kanto, Ibaraki

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  As one of the three most renowned waterfalls in Japan, Fukuroda Falls is the famous tourist spot boasted by Ibaraki and the town of Daigo. From afar, the falls look gentle white strands of falling water. Come closer and observe violent splashes of water hitting the ground. The falls captivate visitors with its contrast of calmness and roughness.

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  Tsunoshima Bridge

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  Tsunoshima Bridge was opened in the year 2000, and it is Japan’s longest (1780m) bridge to an isolated island that you can cross for free, as it is a non-toll road.

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  Unazuki Onsen

  Posted in: Chubu, Toyama

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  One of the prefecture's largest hot spring resorts, Unazuki Onsen opened along with the development of hydropower facilities on the Kurobe River, where Unazuki's hot spring has its source at the Kuronagi spring. The resort is located at the entryway to Kurobe Gorge, one of the deepest V-shaped valleys in Japan, and is also the starting point of the torokko train with a fantastic view of the gorge along its route.

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  Jodogahama Beach

  Posted in: Tohoku, Iwate

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  Jodogahama Beach in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, is a place of scenic beauty on the Sanriku Fukko National Park. Its stunning views can be enjoyed from sightseeing boats. Jodogahama Beach is a popular swimming spot in summer, but can be enjoyed throughout the year. There, you can enjoy and beautiful sunrise that change in every season.

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  Beppu Onsen

  Posted in: Kyushu, Oita

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  In the city of Beppu in Oita Prefecture, eight hot springs, collectively known as the Beppu Hatto, are scattered throughout the city. They include Beppu Onsen, which has many inns nearby that allow non-staying guests to bathe during the day, and Kannawa Onsen, which is famous for the Kannawa Steam Baths. With so many hot springs in the same city, each with different scenery and hot spring water characteristics, you can enjoy all of their different offerings.

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  Takaoka Mikurumayama Museum

  Posted in: Chubu, Toyama

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  Takaoka Mikurumayama Museum opened at Yamachosuji in April 2015. Throughout the year, the museum houses exhibitions about the Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage) held on May 1 every year. Come and get a look at the majestic Mikurumayama floats decorated by superb craftsmanship such metalwork, lacquering, and dyeing that brings together the abundant spirit and wealth of the people of the town.

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  Lake Kussharo

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Rain or shine, sun or clouds, Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park near the town of Kawayu-Onsen offers breathtaking views.

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