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Shougetsudo

Founded in 1910, this long-established shop has been making its signature Yunohana Manju using the same method for generations. Today, wagashi known as “onsen manju” are sold at hot spring resorts across Japan, but Shougetsudo’s Yunohana Manju is said to be the original. Each bun is filled with elegantly sweet, smooth red bean paste and wrapped in a fluffy dough colored brown with brown sugar, inspired by the hue of Ikaho’s yunohana (hot spring mineral deposits).

• Gunma
• Sweets Shop & Desserts Shop

Unko Museum OKINAWA

Unko Museum is Japan’s first museum themed on poop, with permanent venues in Tokyo and Nagoya. Its permanent Okinawa venue, Unko Museum OKINAWA, is located on the 5th floor of Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom.

• Yomitan, Chatan, Okinawa City, Uruma, Kitanakagusuku, Urasoe
• Amusement Parks & Theme parks

Fukusaya Nagasaki main store

Castella, a sponge cake brought to Nagasaki in the mid-16th century along with Nanban trade, quickly became a favorite across Japan thanks to its fluffy deliciousness and high nutritional value. It was particularly embraced by students who came to Nagasaki from all over Japan to study medicine and Dutch studies.

• Nagasaki
• Sweets Shop & Desserts Shop

Sendai Royal Park Hotel

This resort hotel exudes the charm of an old European manor, creating an elegant and timeless atmosphere. Located about a 30-minute drive from Sendai Station, the hotel is surrounded by a spacious English-style garden that offers a tranquil and luxurious escape.

• Sendai
• Hotels

Hakone Shrine

Hakone Shrine sits just steps from Lake Ashi, a spot dotted with coveted Hakone destinations like Owakudani and Togen-dai. The shrine heralds the Hakone Ookami god, and remains one of the most renowned shrines in Kanto.

• Hakone
• Shrines & Temples

Kojoato Jimushitsu

This charming wooden café stands near the western side of Todaiji Temple. Originally, the site was used to research, manufacture, and sell a lactic acid beverage named Futorumin. After closing in 1980, it remained unused for nearly three decades until the great-grandchild of the original founder transformed the former factory office into a café in 2009. The building was officially registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2020.

• Nara
• Cafés

Gate City Ohsaki

This is a large complex linked directly to the southern ticket gate of JR Osaki Station. It features a zone of restaurants and shops spread between the basement level and the third floor, enveloped by the East Tower and the West Tower. The structure from the basement to the third floor is designed with an atrium, and events such as concerts frequently take place in the square.

• Shinagawa, Gotanda
• Commercial Buildings

Ikuta Ryokuchi Park

Located in a corner of the Tama Hills, Ikuta Ryokuchi is the most representative greenery park in the suburbs of Tokyo. Within the park grounds covers a wide range of areas of woods centered by the perfectly kept sawtooth oak and quercus acuta (the Japanese evergreen oak), and precious natural resources such as wetlands and bubbling springs.

• Kawasaki
• Parks & Gardens

Mt. Rokko (Rokkosan)

Mt. Rokko (Rokkosan), the prominent peak of the Rokko Mountains, is 931 meters above sea level. With easy access by cable car to the top of the mountain, the mountain is full of various facilities that offer physical activities, romantic nightscapes, and more.

• Kobe
• Nature Spots

Jonoyama (Awashima)

If you want to fully enjoy the rich nature of the island with easy hiking, do head to Jonoyama, the highest mountain on the island at the altitude of 222m. There are many stairs and gentle slopes on the mountain trail, but it will take about only 1 hour to reach the summit which enables even beginners to feel easy to hike there.

• Kagawa
• Nature Spots