Search results for Countryside
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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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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Oshino Hakkai
- Mt. Fuji
- This well, designated as a natural monument, gets its water from the groundwater of Mount Fuji. The former Oshino Lake dried up, and the ...
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Isumi Railway
- Chiba
- Local railway that crosses the center of the Boso Peninsula. Every year, starting around mid-March through mid-April, rapeseed blossoms b...
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Miyama
- Kyoto
- The heavily forrested Miyama Town is situated near the center of Kyoto Prefecture. The Miyama River, part of the Yura River system, passe...
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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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Ouchi-juku
- Fukushima
- Oouchijukuis a posting station that has remains of Edo era's (1603-1867) old houses. There are about fifty thatched roof houses stan...
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Nozawa Onsen Pilgrimage
- Nagano
- The Nozawa Onsen pilgrimage involves going around the 13 outdoor hot springs in Nozawa Onsen Village. The outdoor baths are shared proper...
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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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Tadami River first iron bridge
- Fukushima
- A 174 meter bridge spanning accoss the Tadamigawa River. It is the only arch railroad bridge on the Tadamigawa Line that goes over a rive...
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Biei
- Furano, Biei, Sounkyo Gorge
- Due to its famous flowery, rolling hills landscape, many people move here from outside Hokkaido. It is a member of the Association of the...