Places of Interest
Explore Japan Adventurer’s places of interest through the interactive map and listing below, designed to help you discover places by region and theme at a glance. Use the filters to refine what appears, then click any pin or listing to open the page and learn more.
Imabari
A castle town on the Seto Inland Sea and the starting point for the Shimanami Kaidō on the Shikoku side.
Imabari Castle
One of the two mizujiro, or sea castles of Shikoku.
Ine
Ine is a quaint seaside village located in northern Kyōto Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. It’s famous for its unique wooden boathouses.
Innoshima Island
Innoshima Island is an island on the Shimanami Kaido. It has a fine beach and a Suigun castle.
Innoshima Island
The second island on the Shimanami Kaidō on the Hiroshima side. It's known for its castle museum to the Murakami maritime clan.
Innoshima Suigun Castle
Castle built in 1983 as a museum to house historic artefacts from the local maritime clans period.
Innoshima Suigun Castle
The Innoshima Suigun Castle is one of the bases of the Murakami clan that dominated the Inland Sea.
Ino Paper Museum
The Ino Paper Museum has exhibitions, a workshop, and a shop with a surprising range of beautiful paper articles.
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
A museum featuring works of Japanese-American sculptor Noguchi in a garden setting.