Your first visit to Taga
Visit Taga Taisha, affectionately called Otagasan, and a shrine associated with the former Binmanji temple in Taga, Shiga. Check festivals and special openings separately from ordinary access.
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Meet a new place with Tabi. Discover sights, local food and a first walk.
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Your first visit to Former Torahime
Former Torahime became part of present-day Nagahama through the merger on 1 January 2010. This guide covers temples and shrines within the original Torahime area, rather than all of Nagahama.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Toyosato
Explore an old school building and an Omi merchant’s home in Toyosato, Shiga. These places also have active community uses, so distinguish public areas from spaces used for events.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Shimotsuke
Explore an ancient temple site and a local-history museum in Shimotsuke, Tochigi. This is a visit to excavated and interpreted remains, rather than a surviving ancient temple complex.
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Discover Onuma’s waterside scenery and a local winery in Asahi, Yamagata. Distinguish this town from namesakes in other prefectures and plan transport between the separate stops.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Ono
Explore a hilltop castle and a town spring in Ono, Fukui. Check the climb and return transport, and distinguish cloud-sea photographs from conditions on your visiting day.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Furudono
Visit a historic cherry tree and a local produce stop in Furudono, Fukushima. Plan transport and check road restrictions between the separate places; spring photographs do not show current blooms.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Hashima
Explore a temple and a history and film museum in Takehana, Hashima, Gifu. Distinguish this city from the island namesake and check each venue’s access and exhibition rules.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Miwa
Former Miwa became part of Ama in the 2010 merger. Explore a temple in Hachisuka and a museum tracing everyday local life.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Shippo
Former Shippo joined Ama in the 2010 merger. Discover its craft heritage through cloisonne displays and a signpost bearing the name of the production area.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Toyokoro
An elm beside the Tokachi River and Otsu Coast reveal two sides of Toyokoro. The stops are far apart, so plan transport and consider seasonal conditions.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Chippubetsu
A seasonal rose garden and the centennial memorial tower offer two views of Chippubetsu. Plan around flowering seasons and garden opening dates.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Makubetsu
Explore Tokachi’s greenery and local history at a garden and a museum in Makubetsu. This guide follows the original app GID and does not extend into former Churui.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Kitaibaraki
Seaside Rokkakudo and wooded Hanazono Shrine reveal contrasting sides of Kitaibaraki. Plan transport between the coast and the inland hills.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Saza
Discover riverside scenery and the seasons of Sarayama Park in Saza. Spring cherry blossoms and early-summer irises depend on timing and weather.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Emukae
Former Emukae joined Sasebo in 2010; this guide follows the old town area. Explore a historic honjin mansion and Jufukuji Temple for local history and seasonal scenery.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Matsuura
Explore an observation deck at Hoshika and a coastal roadside stop on mainland Matsuura. This guide follows the original administrative area and does not extend into Fukushima or Takashima.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Genkai
Discover Hamanoura’s coastal rice terraces and a hot-spring facility overlooking Kariya Bay in Genkai. The fields and sea change with the season and weather.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Imari
Explore a pottery village and a historic shrine in Imari. See the hills and kiln chimneys of Okawachiyama, then consider a separate stop at Imari Shrine in town.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Azuchi
Discover local history through castle ruins and a museum in former Azuchi Town. It is now part of Omihachiman; this guide keeps to the former town’s area.
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