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.

Confucius Shrine and Historical Museum of China

Confucius Shrine and Historical Museum of China

The Nagasaki Kōshibyō is a Confucian shrine and museum complex located in the Ōura district of Nagasaki, near the former foreign settlement. It’s one of the most distinctive Chinese heritage sites in the city.

Daisetsuzan National Park

Daisetsuzan National Park

Daisetsuzan National Park is Japan’s largest national park, spanning over 2,200 square kilometres across the volcanic interior of central Hokkaidō.

Date Museum

Date Museum

Learn about the feudal lords of Uwajima at their museum.

Dejima

Dejima

Dejima is a historic trading post in Nagasaki Bay that served as Japan’s sole official point of direct contact with the Western world for more than two centuries.

Doburoku Guesthouse Kurousagi

Doburoku Guesthouse Kurousagi

While the ranks of sake-lovers around the world are growing, few people yet know much about doburoku, the raw and rustic progenitor of today’s refined sake.

Dōgo

Dōgo

A historic area of Matsuyama, known for Dōgo Onsen, the oldest onsen in Japan.

Dōgo Arcade

Dōgo Arcade

A lively, covered shopping street running from Dōgo Station to Dōgo Onsen Honkan.

Dōgo Onsen Honkan

Dōgo Onsen Honkan

The oldest hot spring in Japan, with a history going back over 1,000 years.