Nagoya's downtown shopping zone; center of fashion and culture in Nagoya.

Founded in 1612. The castle was once burned down in WWII but was reconstructed in 1959. The best-known items associated with the castle are the golden dolphins, or kinshachi. The castle is also famous for its cherry trees.

Museum with Toyota's textile and auto manufacturing technologies exhibitions.

World heritage site with over 100 Gassho frame houses placed in a beautiful mountain setting.

A merchant town since Edo period, with sake breweries, traditional craft shops, souvenir shops etc.

It was started in Edo period and developed as a Morning Market.Fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, etc., can be enjoyed year round.

Festivals with beautiful floats; held twice a year in spring and autumn. Designated as important cultural assets by the national government.

A huge tourist complex consisted of amusement parks, hotels, natural outdoor hot springs, outlet mall etc.

There are 125 shrines within Ise Shrine, attracting visitors from home and abroad. Okage Yokocho, known as the gateway to Naiku, is a replica of a typical Edo and early Meiji Era Japanese town.

Ise and Shima areas are blessed with nature and delicious seafood. Women divers do still dive for awabi (abalone), sazae (turban shells), namako (sea cucumbers) and edible seaweed.

A sacred place founded in the Heian Period (8th-9th Century). Enryakuji is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is rich in National Treasures and Important Cultural Assets.

A rugged, precipitous cliff created by the raging waves. The sheer cliff stretches for over one kilometer.

Kenrokuen is classified as one of Japan's three most beautiful landscape gardens. Trees are protected from snow with “yuki-tsuri” in winter time.

The biggest Geisha district in Kanazawa since the Edo period. The streets are still lined with stores, each with their "koshi" (lattice) windows and colorfully painted interior walls.

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route runs through the Northern Japan Alps. The area celebrates its spring reopening with 15 to 20-meter high walls of snow along the bus road, while early summer is the time of the new green leaves.

A famous hot spring resort with a population of snow monkeys

Kamikochi is a highland basin surrounded by high and steep mountains called the Japan Alps and is a good hub to the majestic Hotaka Mountains.

Matsumoto Castle is well known for its black-painted donjon. The donjon remain intact and are designated national treasures.

Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan and well known as a symbol of Japan. It's surrounded by five lakes and some cities where you can enjoy excellent views of the mountain.

The townscape from the temple's main hall, or Kiyomizu Stage, is spectacular. The streets are lined with thousands of traditional craft shops and souvenir shops.