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Anego no Hama

Located in western Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, this bow-shaped beach stretches 1.1 km long and 20 m wide. If you park at the Nijo Parking Area, which also serves as a tourist information center, you can head straight down to the shore, making it an easy stop during a drive around Itoshima. This is a so-called “singing sand” beach, where the sand makes a mysterious squeaking sound as you walk. The sound is created when quartz particles in the sand rub against each other, and it is said that only clean beaches free of impurities can produce it.

• Fukuoka
• Nature Spots

Kumejima Tsumugi no Sato Yuimaru-kan

Kumejima Tsumugi no Sato Yuimaru-kan is a traditional craft center located in Kumejima, Okinawa. The facility showcases the history and production process of Kumejima Tsumugi, a silk textile designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan in 2004. Today the site remains a celebrated hub for preserving and passing down Kumejima’s traditional weaving techniques.

• Miyako, Yaeyama (Ishigaki Island), Kume Islands
• Museums

Shoryakuji Temple

A temple nestled in the mountains of Nara City, as if resting beside the clear flow of the Bodaisen River. Founded in 992 during the Heian period by imperial order of Emperor Ichijo, it is the head temple of the Bodaisan Shingon sect and was once a magnificent temple complex lined with as many as 86 sub-temples. Today, structures such as the main hall, bell tower, and the guest hall of Fukujyuin remain, while moss-covered stone walls and the murmuring mountain stream preserve the atmosphere of its former days.

• Nara
• Shrines & Temples

Mt. Kano Kujukutani Observatory Park

Billowing in the Bōsō Hills, Mount Kano is the second-highest peak in Chiba prefecture, ranked in at a staggering 379 meters high. The southside opens to the wide Kujukutani Valley, a scenic area shaped by natural erosion. True to its name, the landscape features countless overlapping mountains and valleys, creating one of the most beautiful views in the region.

• Chiba
• Parks & Gardens

Yokohama Motomachi Shopping Street

It is a shopping street that developed from a collection of stores that served foreign customers at the time of the opening of the port of Yokohama, which dates back more than 150 years ago. The 600-meter-long main street with a sophisticated Western-style atmosphere is lined with a wide variety of highly-sensitive stores, including apparel, sundry, interior and accessory stores. There are also many sophisticated cafes and restaurants, so it is also attractive that you can enjoy shopping slowly while taking a break.

• Yokohama
• Shopping Streets