Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
A museum on Lake Biwa, Japan's largest and oldest lake, and its relationship with people, with a tunnel aquarium of rare freshwater fish species.
Kusatsu · ShigaFarm-themed park in Sakai, Osaka, with seasonal flowers, goats and alpacas, hands-on workshops, a Sylvanian Families area, and local farm food.
Sakai · OsakaKobe's Chinatown, founded in 1868 by the city's Chinese community and rebuilt after World War II bombing and the 1995 Hanshin earthquake; 10,000 residents.
Kobe · HyogoSeventh-century Buddhist temple in Nara, built in Chinese style and ranked among the Seven Great Temples, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nara
