Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Shinto shrine housing the original grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, and considered the oldest Tosho-gu shrine in Japan.
ShizuokaOshio Hachiman Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Echizen, Fukui, dating to the 9th century, with a Muromachi-period worship hall and gardens on its grounds.
Echizen · FukuiUNESCO-recognized villages showcasing gassho-zukuri farmhouses with distinctive steep thatched roofs, maintained through collective community traditions.
Shirakawa · GifuA performing arts venue designed to preserve traditional culture while fostering modern performances, featuring a 400-seat stage.
Nanto · ToyamaFukui castle known as the Mist Castle, whose keep is claimed to be the oldest in Japan, now overlooking a public park popular for cherry blossoms.
Sakai · FukuiInazawa shrine that is the guardian of Owari Province, enshrining the land spirit revered for protecting agriculture and commerce since the Nara period.
Inazawa · AichiSuwa Shrine sits on a hillside overlooking Toyama Bay, enshrining three deities revered by maritime workers for protection and prosperity in fishing.
Uozu · ToyamaShinto shrine at the northern base of Mount Fuji dating to the 2nd century, serving as the traditional departure point for Mount Fuji pilgrimages.
Fujiyoshida · YamanashiOkutsuhime Shrine on remote Hegurajima island was founded by traditional female divers and preserves centuries of maritime worship traditions.
Wajima · IshikawaA Shinto shrine dedicated to Hachiman Okami, the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami and Sarutahiko Okami, god of guidance, with four sub-shrines on the grounds.
Kanazawa · IshikawaTrue Pure Land temple in Yatsuo, founded in 1290 atop Maeyama, keeping centuries of Nembutsu practice and Amida Buddha worship in the Honganji tradition.
ToyamaShinto shrine in the Kaga region, said to date to 585 when an imperial kami was moved here, and among the region's most historically significant shrines.
Kaga · IshikawaAn archaeological site containing Jomon period remains including pit dwellings, settlement traces, and shell middens dating to approximately 2000-1000 BCE.
Hamamatsu · ShizuokaHall built in 1760 in Gokayama, Toyama, to shelter a shrine from 1502, the oldest surviving wooden building in Toyama and an Important Cultural Property.
Nanto · ToyamaA highly revered Nagoya shrine established during Emperor Keiko's reign, it houses the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the three symbols of the Imperial throne.
Nagoya · AichiThis free-admission zoo in a scenic park houses red pandas, macaques, and penguins alongside playgrounds and seasonal festivities.
NaganoBuddhist temple founded in 806 with Kamakura-period structures designated as National Treasures and a historic pond garden.
Obama · FukuiBuddhist temple tracing roots to 1221, founded on land donated to honor Bishamonten, a protective deity originally enshrined by a military general.
Minamiuonuma · Niigata
