Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Hot spring town with over 1,300 years of history and nine public baths fed by natural springs, each believed to bring its own distinct health benefits.
Yamanouchi · NaganoFolk museum in a restored Edo-period granary, a ninja museum of the Togakure-ryu school and a ninja trick house, together on one site in Togakushi, Nagano.
NaganoA daimyo stroll garden in Kanazawa Castle Park, first laid out by the Maeda lords in 1634, with a waterfall set into a patterned stone wall, rebuilt in 2015.
Kanazawa · IshikawaCastle ruins in Tokoname, a city historic site preserved as Shiroyama Park, with a shrine to the Saji clan and an observation deck over Ise Bay.
Tokoname · AichiA 220-hectare ski area in the Hakuba Valley, opened in 1928, with 16 courses, a longest run of 8,000 meters and the 1998 Nagano Olympic downhill courses.
Hakuba · NaganoThis museum in a historic red-brick textile factory traces Toyota's evolution from textile company to global automobile manufacturer.
Nagoya · AichiTsuzawa Andon Museum displays lantern floats in a permanent exhibition and regularly hosts lantern painting activities for visitor participation.
Oyabe · ToyamaJapan's first Legoland theme park with seven zones featuring rides, LEGO-brick recreations of Japanese landmarks, and a miniature town recreation.
Nagoya · AichiJapan's largest aquarium by tank capacity and floor area, featuring a massive dolphin show tank and research programs for penguins and sea turtles.
Nagoya · AichiFormer town in Toyama, part of Toyama city since 2005, known for its steep terrain, old architecture and rice terraces ranked among Japan's top 100.
ToyamaShrine honoring Fujiwara Ason Nijo Tamefuyuki, a court noble who died in 1335 during the Battle of Hakone, and son of the waka poet Nijo Tameyo.
Susono · ShizuokaAn open-air museum in Aichi preserving over 60 buildings from Japan's Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel.
Inuyama · AichiJapan's first permanent museum dedicated to the Kinnikuman manga series, opened in 2024 in Numazu, featuring original art and life-size replicas.
Numazu · ShizuokaA museum in Sanrio founder Tsuji Shintaro's hometown dedicated to the history and legacy of the beloved character brand.
Kai · YamanashiPure Land Buddhist temple in Okazaki, founded in 1475 by Matsudaira Chikayoshi to honour the war dead, and the ancestral temple of the Tokugawa shoguns.
Okazaki · AichiMountain shrine at 1,925 meters dedicated to the Shinto deity of mountains, regarded as sacred since the Jomon period and steeped in tengu folklore.
Chino · NaganoA Buddhist temple founded in 736 by imperial decree, featuring a seven-hall complex and housing a sacred relic of the Buddha enshrined since the Heian period.
Tainai · NiigataA 7.1-hectare theme park in Nagakute built around the worlds of Studio Ghibli films, with five themed zones and restaurants serving character-inspired food.
Nagakute · Aichi
