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While enjoying your journey to Japan, why not unwind at these soothing spots where you can watch cute animals, gaze on the twinkling light of fireflies, or just take in the calm of bamboo forests, valleys, and ocean waters?

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  Kikuchi Valley

  Kumamoto

  Kikuchi Valley is said to be a ”natural cooler” with an average temperature of 13 degrees Celsius even in summer. With new gr...

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  Kawachi Fuji (Wisteria) Gardens

  Fukuoka & Hakata

  Opened in 1977, the Kawachi Fuji Gardens is one of CNN’s “31 Most Beautiful Places In Japan.” It is a notable location ...

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  Lake Biwa

  Shiga & Lake Biwa

  Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan in terms of area size and water volume, and it takes up about 1/6 of Shiga Prefecture. It's a...

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  Hana-no-Miyako Park

  Mt. Fuji

  Located by the side of the closest lake to Mt. Fuji, this park at 1,000 meters above sea level is always covered with seasonal flowers. O...

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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 ...

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  Shirakami Sanchi

  Aomori

  In 1993, this place became one of the first sites ever designated as a World Heritage site in Japan. An extensive mountain zone of 130,00...

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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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  Motonosumi Inari Shrine

  Yamaguchi

  The shrine is easily recognizable from the row of red torii gates leading down from Ryugu no Shiofuki (Dragon Palace Geyser). There are 1...

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  Shirakawa-go

  Hidatakayama

  The style of architecture known as Gassho-zukuri (Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof) and the townscape of Shirakawa-go are...

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  Oigawa Railway

  Shizuoka

  Best known as the only Abt-system railway still running in Japan, it utilizes old steam locomotion cars as well as repurposed cars from p...

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