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Shizumine Furusato Park

Shizujinja Shrine has long drawn worship as Hitachi Province’s second-ranked shrine. Making use of the rolling hills to the shrine’s west, Shizumine Furusato Park is a popular cherry blossom viewing spot that was also selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Spanning a vast 12 hectares, the park’s highlights are roughly 2,000 double-flowered cherry trees across around 10 varieties, including Kanzan, Ichiyo, and Shogetsu.

• Ibaraki
• Parks & Gardens

TENGA LAND

You can find TENGA LAND in Harajuku, a neighborhood known as the source of new trends and fashion. The shop had its grand opening in April 2024, on the 2nd floor of Harajuku’s Tokyu Plaza “Harakado”, noted as the first ever experience-based shop in Japan for self-pleasure items.

• Aoyama, Omotesando, Harajuku
• Miscellaneous Goods

Kamikochi

Kamikochi offers one of Japan's most spectacular mountain sceneries. Its magnificent landscape is designated as a Special Natural Monuments along with Special Places of Scenic Beauty. Walter Weston, a British Anglican missionary praised Kamikochi in his writing “Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japan Alps” in 1896 which made Kamikochi an internationally well-known mountain area.

• Nagano
• Nature Spots

Ueno Park

Ueno Park, officially known as "Ueno Onshi Park," is located in Taito Ward, Tokyo. Managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Construction Bureau, the park spans an impressive area of 530,000 square meters and has a rich history.

• Ueno, Nippori
• Parks & Gardens

Ghibli Museum, Mitaka

In Tokyo's Mitaka lies the Ghibli Museum, overseen by Director Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli, established in 1985, is a Japanese animation studio known for planning and producing films primarily directed by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.

• Kichijoji, Mitaka
• Museums