Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Castle ruins in Mito, seat of the Tokugawa clan's Mito branch in the Edo period, with moats, gates and the adjacent Kodokan school still standing.
Mito · IbarakiAlso known as Tsuruga Castle, this 14th century Fukushima fortress was destroyed in the 1868 Boshin War and later reconstructed as a museum.
Aizuwakamatsu · FukushimaAn ancient fortress built in 724 CE that served as the northern capital of the Yamato Empire and administrative center for Mutsu Province.
Tagajo · MiyagiA reconstructed fortress in Aomori Prefecture built in 1334 that controlled regional trade routes and served as a base for the Southern Court.
Hachinohe · AomoriAinu fortifications on Nemuro Peninsula's windswept cliffs, built between the 16th and 18th centuries and ranked number one among Japan's 100 castles.
Nemuro · HokkaidoShingon head temple in Narita, Chiba, centred on a Fudo Myoo image attributed to Kukai and a goma fire ritual unbroken for 1,080 years.
Narita · ChibaYoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.
Toyohashi · AichiShin Buddhist temple in central Tokyo by Ito Chuta, blending Indian-inspired architecture with Silk Road motifs and carvings of animals.
TokyoBronze statue of Amitabha Buddha in Ushiku, 120 meters tall, built to honour Shinran, founder of the True Pure Land School, with Buddhism exhibits inside.
Ushiku · IbarakiShop and viewpoint in Owakudani, Hakone, selling kuro-tamago: eggs boiled black in the valley's sulphurous hot springs, said to extend life by seven years.
Hakone · KanagawaPirate ship-styled boats crossing Lake Ashi in Hakone, Kanagawa, calling at Togendai, Moto-Hakone and Hakone-machi, with views of Mount Fuji.
Hakone · KanagawaJapan's first open-air museum, opened in Hakone, Kanagawa, in 1969, with around 120 sculptures across 70,000 square metres and a Picasso Pavilion.
Hakone · KanagawaAquarium in Motohakone on the shore of Lake Ashi, Hakone, Kanagawa. At 723 metres it is Japan's highest-altitude aquarium, with a Seal Plaza and penguins.
Hakone · KanagawaMishima 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 · ShizuokaJapan's first museum dedicated to Venetian glass, the Hakone Venetian Glass Museum, Sengokuhara, Kanagawa, holds works spanning the 15th to 19th centuries.
Hakone · KanagawaA 17th-century Soto-school Buddhist temple in Takaoka houses several buildings designated as national treasures and important cultural properties.
Takaoka · ToyamaThis bronze statue, one of three famous Great Buddhas in Japan, showcases the casting techniques of Takaoka's celebrated bronze ware industry.
Takaoka · ToyamaHistoric post town restored to its Edo-period appearance with traditional thatched-roof houses lining its streets.
Shimogo · Fukushima
