Your first visit to Hikone
Visit a castle with an original keep and a pond garden in Hikone. Plan the castle’s stone steps and the garden walk separately to suit your mobility and current access conditions.
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Your first visit to Konan
Explore historic wooden temple architecture at Jorakuji and Chojuji, two of the Konan Sanzan temples. They are separate stops; check construction, reservations and seasonal visiting conditions before planning.
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Discover Misasa’s hot-spring streets and mountain temple scenery. Mount Mitoku’s pilgrimage climb is very different from a street walk; plan it separately with suitable equipment and admission conditions.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Oshamambe
Start at the station’s tourist information point and plan a visit to nearby hot-spring accommodation in Oshamambe. Even a short railway-and-onsen visit should begin with checking current transport and facility arrangements.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Sumita
Plan separate visits to a cave waterfall and a community space in a historic townhouse in Sumita. The mountain cave and central Setamai are apart; check transport between them and your return arrangements.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Matsushima
Explore Zuiganji’s grounds and the waterside Godaido hall in Matsushima. The entire bay is not one municipality; this guide focuses on two stops within Matsushima Town.
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Visit a hilltop shrine and a seafood market near the port as separate stops in Shiogama. Plan around the shrine’s steps and the market’s early trading hours.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Anpachi
Visit a plum garden and a local shrine in Anpachi. The flower photographs show past spring seasons, rather than current flowering. Plan around each place’s present visiting arrangements.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Itoigawa
Visit a geology museum and the coast as separate stops in Itoigawa. They offer ways to connect shoreline pebbles with minerals from the mountains. Check transport between the stops and for your return.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Ibara
Visit the Oda River embankment and a distinctive station building in Ibara. The cherry blossoms in the photograph belong to a past spring. Plan around the current season and transport.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Koya
Explore Kongobuji and the buildings of Danjo Garan in Koya. Plan around temple grounds, and check worship rules and present transport rather than adding a mountain trail.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Kudoyama
Visit the temple grounds of Jison-in and Sanada-an in Kudoyama. This itinerary does not include a connecting mountain trail; check present transport and access for each stop.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Murayama
Visit a rose park and the Mogami Tokunai Memorial Museum in Murayama. The flower photograph shows a past blooming season. Check the city’s current late-autumn and winter access information before leaving.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Tozawa
Visit a waterfall across the Mogami River and a roadside station as separate stops in Tozawa. Check current riverside access and transport between the two.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Tabuse
Explore everyday life and local history around Tabuse Station and the folk museum. The cherry-blossom photograph shows a past spring, rather than current seasonal conditions.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Hofu
Visit Hofu Tenmangu and the entrance to the Mori residence and garden. Check shrine visiting arrangements separately from garden and museum admission.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Kaminoseki
Explore a roadside station and views of the bridge across Kaminoseki’s strait. Stay in permitted areas without obstructing port or road traffic.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Itoda
Visit a roadside station and the town’s spring as separate stops in Itoda. Follow local guidance: a transport rest stop and a quiet neighbourhood spring are different kinds of places.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Former Maebaru
The former city of Maebaru became part of Itoshima in the 2010 merger. This guide visits a temple and museum within the former area; check transport between the two separately.
Read the guide →Your first visit to Munakata
Visit Munakata Taisha’s mainland Hetsumiya precinct and a local-products facility. Distinguish this shrine from the island precincts, and check transport for each stop.
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