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Dotonbori Giant Ferris Wheel Ebisu Tower

A giant Ferris wheel attached to the large discount store “Don Quijote” Dotonbori store along the Dotonbori River, one of the liveliest spots in Osaka’s Minami area, where buildings with flashy signs line both banks. Facing the river, this striking Ferris wheel is the world’s first oval shape, unlike typical circular wheels. Its four-person gondolas also feature a unique mechanism that rotates horizontally mid-ride-the first of its kind in the world.

• Shinsaibashi, Namba, Nipponbashi (Minami)
• Observatories

JUNGLIA OKINAWA

JUNGLIA OKINAWA is the larger-than-life theme park where you’re in for extraordinary encounters set in the verdant backwoods of Yanbaru in northern Okinawa. The park’s concept, “Power Vacance!!”, invites guests int2o immersive encounters surrounded by Yanbaru’s vibrant forests and one-of-a-kind attractions.

• Yanbaru, Nago, Motobu
• Amusement Parks & Theme parks

National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

Located in Ueno Park, this is the only national comprehensive science museum focusing on natural history and the history of science and technology.

• Ueno, Nippori
• Museums

Kinkaku-ji

During the Muromachi Period, the 3rd Ashikaga shogun, Yoshimitsu, made an abode in this temple called Kitayamadono. It was named as Rokuon-ji after the posthumous name of Yoshimitsu. He had also built Shokoku-ji Temple, and Rokuon-ji, his retirement home, was turned into a branch temple of Shokoku-ji.

• Kyoto
• Shrines & Temples

Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

A dome-shaped museum located on the low hill near the center of the explosion displaying 1500 preserved documents and personal mementos. You can get an easy understanding of atomic bombs with a design of exhibitions performing a plot with wishes for peace and also describing the devastating terrors of an atomic bomb and the history of nuclear weapons.

• Nagasaki
• Museums

MIHO MUSEUM

It is an art museum standing in the green mountains of Shigaraki located in the southern part of Shiga prefecture. It houses about 3,000 pieces of ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Rome, West Asia, South Asia, and China, as well as Japanese art such as Buddhist art and tea ceremony art. About 250 of them are exhibited at all times.

• Shiga
• Museums

Nationally-Designated Place of Scenic Beauty, the Former Ikeda Family Gardens

Huge Japanese style gardens of the Ikeda family which is known as one of the three-biggest landlord families in Tohoku region. The scenic gardens were the first nationally-designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Akita prefecture.

• Akita
• Parks & Gardens

Tokyo Fukkatsu Daiseido (the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tokyo); Nicholai-do

A Byzantine-style cathedral with a 35m (115 ft)-tall domed roof. To commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the construction of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral began In 1891, designed by Josiah Conder who also designed Rokumeikan.

• Akihabara, Kanda, Ochanomizu
• Museums

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center

JAXA Tsukuba Space Center is Japan’s largest core agency to explore space through a variety of projects such as developing and running satellites, building rockets and transportation systems, and training astronauts.

• Ibaraki
• Museums