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.
Lake Nishi
Lake Nishi is one of the largest of the two outlying lakes connected to Lake Biwa. A gentle boat cruise here offers a close-up look at its distinctive landscape and rich wetland ecology.
Lapis Ōboke
Goblins and ghosts, collectively called ‘yokai’ from the Oboke-Koboke region folklore.
Maizuru
Maizuru is a historic port town beside Maizuru Bay on the Japan Sea coast. It has many attractive heritage sites telling of each period of its long history.
Makino Botanical Garden
One of Mt. Godai's attractions is the Makino Botanical Garden, dedicated to Dr. Makino Tomitarō, who almost single-handedly established botany in Japan.
Mansabō
At Mansabō, Utsunomiya-san prepares elaborate and delicious course meals, using the extraordinarily wide range of ingredients available in Miyoshi.
Marine Park Niihama
A multipurpose facility by the Inland Sea.
Marugame Castle
Marugame, overlooking the Inland Sea, has some of the most imposing castle walls in all Japan.
Marugame Fan Making
Uchiwa are flat fans made of stiff paper pasted onto a frame of split bamboo. There are several places where you can make your own uchiwa fan with help from experienced staff.
Masataka Taketsuru
Taketsuru Masataka, known to his friends as Massan, was a brewer and distiller from Takehara. He’s known as the founder of Japan’s whisky industry and Nikka Whisky.