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If you go out into rural Japan, you can see the idyllic scenery of the countryside. We have put together a collection of scenic rural spots, including vistas of tea fields and terraced rice paddies, farming villages, and places to enjoy the sight of local trains rushing past.
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Katahara Onsen (Hot Springs)
- Aichi
- quiet hot spring resort enveloped in green groves of trees. The oldest among the hot springs in Gamagori City, it was said that around 50...
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Chihaya Akasaka Village
- Osaka
- This sole village in Osaka Prefecture is often lovingly referred to as a “village which resembles those depicted in picture books&r...
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Hoshitoge no Tanada (Rice Terrace)
- Niigata
- Because of the beautiful rice terraces, Hoshitoge is considered one of Japan's 100 Most Beautiful Villages. The impressive rice fiel...
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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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Harajiri Waterfall
- Oita & Beppu
- A scenic waterfall selected as one of the “Top 100 Waterfalls of Japan”, as well as one of the “Top 100 Views of Oita&r...
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Sunflower Fields in Akeno
- Yamanashi
- Hokuto City in Yamanashi Prefecture is a mountainous town situated in the northwestern part of the prefecture, which boarders Kayano City...
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Tea plantation and My.Fuji
- Mt. Fuji
- Imamiya, a famous spot fot photographing Shizuoka Prefecture's famous tea plantations. The tea plantation's vertical rows sprea...
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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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Maruyama’s Thousand Rice Terraces
- Mie
- Maruyama's Thousand Rice Terraces is one of Japan's 100 rice paddy fields, and the largest in the terraces style, with about 1,...
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Shoji Lake
- Yamanashi
- The smallest of the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji, this lake was named as such due to the fact that the first monk to climb Mt. Fuji was said to...