Must See Spots

The site of Masamune Date’s ruling castle. The view of Sendai from the equestrian statue of Date is wonderful!

Shimabara Onsen with the overflowing elegance of the capital of water, Shimabara City

A 3.6km “bridge to heaven” over the sea created by nature over several thousand years

A mystical place surrounded by nature where gods are said to live

A serene Shinto precinct. Remains of structures from a once enormous religious city in the Middle Ages can be found here.

The southernmost point of Shikoku Island where the Kuroshio current comes in

Built as a villa for the feudal lord of Yanagawa, the architecture representing the area combines Japanese and Western styles

A famous waterfall representing Izu which has been selected as one of Japan’s 100 Great Waterfalls

A resort which includes Unzen Jigoku (Hell) with its plumes of white gas and a trip through the sky at 1300m altitude

A wonderful view which changes according to the season and the time! This is a shining crater lake in the middle of Mother Nature

A road leading to the sacred Mount Nachi, known as one of the three major ancient roads of Japan

The best view in Dogo (Okinoshima Island)! The sunset lights Rosoku-jima like a candle

A salt factory which creates salt from the natural seawater of the Genkai-nada Sea

A path of cobblestones and old houses along the river which still retains the atmosphere of the Hanamachi area

A grand waterfall which was carved out from massive bedrock by rain over the millennia

Japan’s largest basalt cave which soars above the beautifully clear surface of the sea