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.
Nora Dokei Clock Tower
The Nora Dokei Clock Tower was hand built 120 years ago by landowner Hatakenaka Genma. Nora Dokei means ‘field clock’ since it marks the time for farmworkers in the fields.
Noshima Island
Opened once a year during the cherry blossom season, Noshima is a tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea off Imabari.
Nyohō-ji Temple
A Zen temple, built in 1670, standing in beautiful, mossy grounds, with trees that bear a different expression in each season.
Ōboke Gorge
A beautiful, dramatic and rocky gorge near the entrance to the Iya Valley.
Ochiai Village
One the most scenic of lya's mountainside villages, with many restored traditional thatched roof houses.
Odamiyama Gorge
Odamiyama is a beautiful river gorge in Uchiko, displaying new greenery in spring and spectacular russet leaves of autumn.
Oge Island
This island in the inland sea just north of Naruto forms another little inland sea of its own, it is home to the Otsuka Museum of Art.
Oku-Iya
This is the ‘deepest’ part of the Iya Valley, an isolated but beautiful and fascinating area.
Oku-Iya Double Vine Bridges
Bridges made of vines over the scenic Iya River.