Meet a new place with Tabi. Discover sights, local food and a first walk.
Myoko is a city in Niigata. Begin with the Myoko-side approach to Naena Falls or Imori Pond. The waterfall lies on the prefectural border and part of the path passes through Nagano; the entire route is not presented as being within Myoko.
Read the guide →Tainai is a city in Niigata. Learn about local memory at Echigo Tainai Kannon and nature at Tainai Insect Museum. The hero image shows the Tainai River and hotel surroundings in 2021 rather than the insect facility. Check facility access and road conditions separately.
Read the guide →Uonuma is a city of mountains and farmland in Niigata. This guide covers Uonuma City, distinct from Minamiuonuma. Begin with one of two temples known for their wood carvings.
Read the guide →Agano is a city in Niigata, with Lake Hyoko and a reconstructed historic administrative building. It is distinct from Aga Town and does not encompass the entire Agano River basin.
Read the guide →Yuzawa is a mountain and hot-spring town in Niigata, with Echigo-Yuzawa Station as a useful starting point. It is distinct from Yuzawa City in Akita. Choose the highland park and local snow-country museum as separate visits.
Read the guide →Hirosaki is a city in Aomori’s Tsugaru region. Explore different periods of architecture through the castle park and twin-towered former library. The keep is undergoing relocation and conservation work, so check current viewing areas first.
Read the guide →Mutsu is a city on Aomori’s Shimokita Peninsula. Choose the sacred grounds of Osorezan and a local park as separate destinations. Mutsu does not cover the whole peninsula, and these two stops are not presented as a short walking circuit.
Read the guide →Ajigasawa is a coastal and mountainous town in Aomori. Explore Tanesato Castle’s history and coastal food as separate stops. Shirakami no Mori Yuzando is closed following heavy rain damage in 2026 and is excluded from this itinerary.
Read the guide →Tohoku Town is a municipality near Lake Ogawara in Aomori. It is distinct from the whole Tohoku region and the Tohoku History Museum in Miyagi. Start with the roadside station for local products or the town’s history and folklore museum.
Read the guide →Towada is a city in Aomori offering Oirase’s nature and contemporary art in its urban center. These are separate, distant destinations rather than a short walking circuit. The whole of Lake Towada should not be treated as lying within this city.
Read the guide →Tsukumi is a coastal port city in Oita. Choose the Youra Peninsula viewpoint and city park as separate stops. Not every town or island visible from the lookout belongs to Tsukumi City.
Read the guide →Hita is a city in Oita with waterways and a historic trading-town heritage. Explore Mameda’s streets and Kangien, a former private school, for traces of architecture and learning. This is also a living neighborhood, so respect residents’ spaces.
Read the guide →Kitsuki is a city in Oita known for its castle town and hillside streets. Explore the castle’s history museum and a former samurai residence as different buildings. Check slopes and current visiting conditions, starting with one stop.
Read the guide →Kokonoe is a mountainous town in Oita. Explore valley scenery through the Yume suspension bridge and Kyusuikei. Do not assume the entire Kuju mountain area lies within the town; check current access and return transport.
Read the guide →Misaki is a town in Okayama offering terraced farming scenery and mining and railway history. It is distinct from Misaki Town in Osaka. The two stops are apart, so plan transport to each separately.
Read the guide →Tamano is a city on Okayama’s Seto Inland Sea coast. Explore Miyama Park’s greenery and Shibukawa’s coast as separate visits. Not every island visible across the water belongs to Tamano City.
Read the guide →Tsuyama is a city in northern Okayama. Discover castle-town history through stone walls at the castle site and a pond garden. Do not expect a surviving keep; check current visiting conditions for the park and restored turret.
Read the guide →Kibichūō is a highland town in Okayama. Visit the wooded Yoshikawa Hachimangu shrine and the valley at Narutaki Forest Park separately. Plan transport between them and your return journey.
Read the guide →Itoman is a city in southern Okinawa Island. Learn about wartime experiences and peace at the Himeyuri museum, then explore the fishing harbor’s working waterfront. Plan transport to these separate stops.
Read the guide →Kunigami is a village in northern Okinawa Island. Explore coastal scenery at Cape Hedo and regional products at Yuiyui Kunigami. The village is distinct from the wider district and the three-village Yanbaru area. Hiji Falls is excluded because official closure guidance remains in place.
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