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.
Yanai
Yanai is a traditional merchant town with an Edo-period atmosphere. It's known for its quaint goldfish lanterns and goldfish-themed festival.
Yashima
A dramatic, flat-topped mountain island bordering Takamatsu on its east side, Yashima is named the “roof island”, after its characteristic shape.
Yasugi
Yasugi is a town in Shimane, bordering the Nakaumi, a small inland sea on the Japan Sea coast.
Yawatahama
Yawatahama is a port town in the lee of Japan’s longest peninsula, the Sadamisaki Peninsula that extends out of the western side of Shikoku, into the sea known as Uwakai.
Yokogawa
A vibrant town within Hiroshima city.
Yoshino River
The great Yoshino River rises in Kōchi and flows into the sea in Tokushima city.
Yunokuni no Mori
Yunokuni no Mori is an extensive craft village situated in a forest on the outskirts of Komatsu.
Yusuhara
A town in the wilds of Kōchi with a fine architectural heritage.
Zentsūji
Zentsūji is a town with a strange mixture of Buddhist and military history. It’s the birthplace of Kūkai and Enchin.