Adachi Museum of Art
Founded by Zenko Adachi, a businessman from Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture. The museum houses approximately 2,000 works, including ceramics and wood carvings, with a focus on modern and contemporary Japanese paintings by artists such as Taikan Yokoyama, Seiho Takeuchi, Shoen Uemura, Kansetsu Hashimoto, and Shiho Sakakibara. Selections from the collection are displayed on a rotating basis.
Such a beautiful place! Totally deserving of its reputation as Japan's top garden.
Aoshima Shrine
Aoshima is a small island of 1.5km in circumference, which is connected with a 150m-long bridge to the main island. The whole island is Aoshima Shrine’s ground. As a holy island, no one was allowed to visit here. The whole premises are covered with areca trees and other sub-tropical plants in a very Miyazaki-like tropical scenery.
Aoshima Shrine is mainly known for prayers about relationships. The charms are different for men and women, which is pretty unique.
Shinsaibashi
Shinsaibashi is part of Osaka Minami’s downtown along with ” Dotonbori.” It covers Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street, West Shinsaibashi and East Shinsaibashi. Osaka Metro Midosuji Line / Nagahori Tusrumi Ryokuchi Line’s Shinsaibashi Station and Yotsubashi Line’s Yotsubashi Station are the gates to Shinsaibashi. It is a walking distance to Namba and can be a convenient base for touring around Osaka. There are many lodgings also.
One of the busiest shopping areas in Osaka! You can shop from morning till night—your hands will be full by the end.
Hida Takayama Old Town
Hida Takayama Old Town is a popular sightseeing destination in the Hida region, where streets dating back to the Edo period remain lined with atmospheric townhouses and traditional shop curtains. Its rows of townhouses with projecting lattice windows offer a glimpse into the area's history and culture. Sake breweries, cafes housed in renovated traditional homes, and gift shops make it an enjoyable place to explore on foot.
A peaceful and charming old street, lined with century-old houses. No wonder it's called the 'Little Kyoto.'