Location List

The museum was established in memory of Takeo Arishima, a famous Japanese writer from the Taisho period (1912-1926), who subdivided his land to peasants, allowing them to farm and make a living for...

Experience the story of the big construction project of the century through visual images and materials. The tunnel museum with a unique façade.

Roadside station

Matsuura-Railway station

Omura-city shrine

Also called Rishiri-Fuji, Mount Rishiri ranks the highest of the northern mountains in Japan’s Best 100 Mountains. It is also famous for being home to precious alpine plant life, and from the top o...

Park that boasts a wide range of scenery, including mountains, sea cliffs, wetlands, and sand dunes. Mt. Rishiri, which is also known as Rishiri Fuji, is a Mt. Fuji-shaped "Konide" mountain that is...

The real name is Ikeda Grape and Wine Laboratory, but it is nicknamed Wine Castle. See the storage area for the barrels of wine in the basement and the bottling process on the first floor. On the 3...

Sapporo’s biggest general art facility. Located on a hill covered with greenery in the south of the city, you can enjoy the art – and create some of your own – surrounded by nature. There are attra...

This ski ground offers a wide range of slopes, the largest being a 35-degree expert course. The 6-person gondola takes a mere 10 minutes to reach the summit, and thanks to the high-speed 3-person l...

This panoramic flower garden designed by famous biologist Yoichi Azuma, is perhaps the symbol of the flower-loving town of Kitami. This massive 28 hectare surface of mountain is filled with 30,000 ...

Located near Teshikaga, surrounded by forest. There are walking tracks.

Overlooking the west coast on a 125-meter high hill, Zakimi Castle was erected during the 15th century. Around 1422, Gosamaru, then lord of Yamada Castle, four kilometers northeast of Zakimi, build...

Located two kilometers south of Shurijo Castle, Shikina-en Gardens was the second home of the Ryukyuan kings and was also called the southern residence. Built around 1800, it welcomed envoys from t...

Okinawa’s most important sacred place is seated overlooking the Chinen peninsula. The site is said to have been made by the legendary creator, Amamikiyo. It is known as a sacred grove for prayer fa...

Katsuren Castle was built by Lord Amawari in between the 12th and 13th centuries. Amawari raised prosperity by developing rice farming, actively promoting international trade, and positively introd...

With about 200 year-old houses of various architecture that have been moved from all the corners of Okinawa, this theme park revives the old times of Okinawa. Indigo dyeing, pottery, weaving, Binga...

Zanpa Cape thrusts out to the west from the middle of Okinawa Island. At the tip of the cape stands a tall white lighthouse, sort of a symbol in its majestic dignity. The surrounding area is covere...

Hedo Point is the northern tip of Okinawa Island. The tempestuous waves of the Pacific Ocean and East China Sea dash against its cliffs, throwing spray high into the air. On a clear day you can see...

You can enjoy the carpet of bright yellow rape blossoms in spring and pretty cosmos in summer through early autumn. The 892-meter Suihamine Peak commands the sweeping view of Shikoku Mountain Range...

The Japanese-style garden laid out by Date Clan in 1868 is one of the scenic spots in the country, particularly for its beautiful Japanese wisteria and irises. A pergola was uniquely designed for w...

Tatara Ohashi Bridge, one of the world's biggest cable-stayed bridge links Omishima (Ehime) and Ikuchishima (Hiroshima). The seaside park is just off the bridge. There are info center, shops for lo...

The sensational view from the 307.8-meter top of Mt. Kiro-san. The observatory at the south end of Oshima Island is uniquely designed under the mountain and cannot be seen from outside. From the to...

Imabari Castle was constructed in 1604 by Todo Takatora, an ace castle builder at that time. The castle, built on the seaside plain and surrounded by the triple seawater moats, is one of the rare c...