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Ishikawa Prefectural Government 19th Floor Observation Lobby

A public observation space on the top floor of the Ishikawa Prefectural Government building. The floor is glass-walled on all four sides, offering sweeping views of Kanazawa’s cityscape, the sea, and the mountains from a height of Approx. 80 meters above ground. On clear days, you can see Mt. Hakusan and the Tateyama Mountain Range, and since admission is available until 8:00pm (7:00pm on weekdays from January to March), you can also enjoy the night view.

• Kanazawa
• Observatories

Onogame

Rising at the northern tip of Sado Island, Onogame is a massive 167-meter-tall monolith that seems to jut out toward the sea. Its majestic form is said to resemble a turtle crossing the ocean, and it is known as a spectacular scenic spot that earned two stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japon. In early summer, the area around the rock is colored by a vast colony of Approx. 500,000 Tobishima daylily plants, totaling 1 million blooms.

• Niigata
• Nature Spots

Michi-no-Eki Sagae Cherry Land

Sagae is a city in Yamagata Prefecture with a claim to fame as the birthplace of cherries in Japan. It’s also home to Michi-no-Eki Sagae Cherry Land, the iconic roadside stop and market that’s themed around cherries. You won’t be able to miss this spot perching on sprawling riverside grounds ranked as and one of the largest full-on facilities of its kind in the Tohoku region, complete with a product center, restaurants, and cafés.

• Yamagata
• Stations & Roadside Stations & Tourist Information Centers

Michi-no-Eki Biwako Ohashi Kome Plaza

Located at the western end of the Biwako Ohashi Bridge, this roadside station is an ideal spot to take a break during your trip. In addition to a farmers’ market, visitors inside will also find a restaurant, souvenir shop, and tourist information center. If you can’t get enough of the views, head over to the restaurant and balcony terrace for a lookout over the bridge and Lake Biwa.

• Shiga
• Stations & Roadside Stations & Tourist Information Centers

Hara Model Railway Museum

The Hara Model Railway Museum keeps a treasured showcase of the Shintaro Hara collection, a world-renowned model railway builder and collector.

• Yokohama
• Museums

GALANT

This shop is overflowing with retro vibes, starting with their sample case that greets you at its front. To this side of this case is a narrow staircase that, when climbed to the second floor, leads to a foreign space wrapped in dazzling light. You can watch the JR trains come and go from the window-side seats.

• Ueno, Nippori
• Cafés

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Located along the Yokoyugawa River flowing from the Shiga Highlands and sitting at an elevation of 850 meters, Jigokudani Monkey Park exists in a harsh environment where one-third of the year is blanketed in snow. With its rugged cliffs and steam rising from hot springs everywhere, it's no wonder the place is called Jigokudani, or "Hell's Valley."

• Nagano
• Tourist Attractions

Shurijo Castle Park

Shurijo is a proud Okinawan icon whose brightly-painted vermillion walls also make it the only red castle in Japan. The castle served as the esteemed seat of politics, trade and culture for the Ryukyu Kingdom that existed during the 450 years between 1429 and 1879.

• Naha, Shuri, Itoman, Nanjo
• Tourist Attractions

Restaurant Ajitetsu Maiko

The Ajitetsu restaurant is located in Maiko Park, Kobe, and is known their carefully selected Japanese Black Wagyu beef raised in Japan. This world-renown high quality Kobe beef is served in a variety of styles; grilled steak, shabu-shabu (a hotpot dish with thinly sliced beef cooked in boiling water), yakiniku BBQ, sukiyaki (a simmered hotpot dish with a soy sauce and sugar base)

• Kobe
• Meat Dishes