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ZEKKEI Japan brings you the very best scenic destinations in Japan. From cherry blossoms and autumn leaves; to temples, hot springs, and traditional townscapes; we will introduce you to the fanastic, colorful locales of Japan from a variety of different angles. Join us as you search for the perfect place for your dream trip.
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Rurikoin Temple
- Kyoto
- Rurikoin Temple only allows worship during the special worship period in spring (April to June), and autumn (October to December). The &q...
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Kawaguchiko Oishi Park
- Mt. Fuji
- Spreading like a purple carpet across the park during summer, the park’s lavender fields with Mt. Fuji in the background are a sigh...
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Narai-juku
- Nagano
- After travelers came over the worst of the Torii Pass, what waited for them was a post-station town known as ”Narai of the Thousand...
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Gioji Temple
- Kyoto
- This nunnery temple is featured in “Heike Monogatari”, a famous Japanese historical text. The story tells of a Shirabyoshi da...
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Hase-dera Temple
- Kamakura
- This temple draws large crowds in the high season around June. About 2 million hydrangeas are strewn on the mountain slope, and bloom du...
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Kyoto
- Very popular with tourists from overseas! Thousands of torii gates, the symbolic archway to Shinto shrines, have been line the entrance ...
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Funaya at Ine Bay
- Kyoto
- 230 boat houses facing the Sea of Japan stands in a row on the waters of Ine bay. On the first level of these traditional buildings, ther...
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Eiheiji Temple
- Fukui
- This temple was founded by the master of the Soto Zen Buddhism, Eihei Dogen, in 1244. It has an area of around 700 square meters and cove...
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Magome-juku Historic Post Town
- Gifu
- Magome is a once prosperous historic post town located at the southern tip of Kiso Valley. The post town is located on a 600-meter long s...
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Tsumago-juku
- Nagano
- The town maintains its look from the Edo Period, and was the first area to be designated as an important preservation district of histori...