Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
This bronze statue, one of three famous Great Buddhas in Japan, showcases the casting techniques of Takaoka's bronze ware industry.
Takaoka · ToyamaA district in central Takaoka named after a guest house of the lords of Kaga, crossed by the Otaya-dori shopping street.
Takaoka · ToyamaSeat of the Maeda lords of the Kaga domain, where the Ishikawa-mon gate of 1788 stands beside turrets rebuilt in wood since 2001.
Kanazawa · IshikawaA shrine in the old port town of Mikuni, named in the Engishiki, with a two-storey Zuijinmon gate of the 1860s that is a Prefectural Cultural Property.
Sakai · FukuiMishima Skywalk, Mishima, Shizuoka, is Japan's longest pedestrian suspension bridge at 400 meters, spanning a valley with views of Mount Fuji and Suruga Bay.
Mishima · ShizuokaA prefectural cultural venue in central Toyama, opened in 1964, with a hall for stage shows, an art museum, galleries, meeting rooms and a tea room.
ToyamaThis shrine honors Takeda Shingen, a Sengoku-period general remembered for both military prowess and regional development in the domain he ruled.
Kofu · YamanashiShopping street in central Himi, Toyama, lined with statues of characters by Fujiko Fujio A, including talking fish characters and Ninja Hattori-kun.
Himi · ToyamaA 17th-century Soto-school Buddhist temple in Takaoka houses several buildings designated as national treasures and important cultural properties.
Takaoka · ToyamaThe art museum of Gifu Prefecture, opened in 1982, known for works by artists from Gifu such as Kawai Gyokudo and for its Odilon Redon collection.
GifuA merchant street of fireproof dozo-zukuri shophouses rebuilt after the fire of 1900, selected as an Important Preservation District in 2000.
Takaoka · ToyamaScience museum in Gifu run by the city, with hands-on exhibits on science, nature and astronomy, a planetarium, an observatory and regular science shows.
GifuMuseum by Lake Kawaguchi with more than 2,000 gemstones from around the world, shown as rough, cut stones and jewellery, and a 1.8 m quartz crystal.
Fujikawaguchiko · YamanashiZoo and cactus garden in Ito with about 150 kinds of animals and 1,500 kinds of cacti, where capybaras first took winter hot baths in 1982.
Ito · ShizuokaJapan's highest peak and a UNESCO-designated sacred volcano, open to climbers during the official season from early July to 10 September.
Known as the oldest surviving insect museum in Japan, opened in 1919 in a brick building by Takeda Goichi in Gifu Park.
GifuAmusement park on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui with one of Japan's largest resort pools, rides, a dinosaur trail and an auto campsite.
Sakai · FukuiAmusement park at about 1,200 meters at the foot of Mount Fuji, with athletic courses on a lake, a zipline, M78 Ultraman Park and Sylvanian Village.
Susono · Shizuoka
