Search results for Illumination
Held all across Japan primarily around the Christmas season, illuminations are part of the poetry of the season and announce the coming winter. We’ll also introduce light festivals held in different seasons together with blooming cherry blossoms, autumn leaves, and falling snow.
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Tsunoshima Oohashi
- Yamaguchi
- Tsunoshima Ohashi opened to the public on November 3rd, 2000. The straight bridge over the ocean making you feel as if you were in a clip...
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Kifune Shrine
- Kyoto
- Kifune is an old shrine that worships a dragon god who controls water. It has had a long history of believers from the ancient times. The...
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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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Arakura Mountain Sengen Park (Arakurayama Sengen Park)
- Mt. Fuji
- Arakura Sengen Shrine is one of the foremost scenic destinations of Fujiyoshida City. Climb the 397-step staircase located near the main ...
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Sagano Bamboo Forest
- Kyoto
- These bamboo forest paths are frequently used as a filming location for various movies and TV dramas. During the traditional early winter...
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Kintai Bridge
- Yamaguchi
- Kintai Bridge is a wooden bridge that spans Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches, earning it a spot in Japan's Top Three ...
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Blue Pond (Aoiike)
- Furano, Biei, Sounkyo Gorge
- This scenery, which has become world famous after being used as a wallpaper for the MacBook Pro, is actually a pond that was formed by ch...
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Shibu Onsen (Hot Springs)
- Nagano
- Right along the Yokoyugawa river rests this quaint, old-fashioned hot springs town. Visitors will be greeted by the sight of steam rising...
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Nabegataki
- Kumamoto
- There is a spot called ”Uraminotaki” where you can watch the water falling from the behind the waterfall. This is a famous sp...
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Kiyomizu Temple
- Kyoto
- The height of the ”Kiyomizu Stage” is equivalent to that of a 4-story building, and the view of the city from Kiyomizu Stage ...