Hiroshima Hidden Gems: Onomichi, Tomonoura & the Seto Inland Sea Islands
Hiroshima beyond the tourist trail — the hillside temple town of Onomichi with its cat alleys, the …
Wakayama Hidden Gems: Secret Waterfalls, Rural Shrines & Local Fruit Farms
Wakayama's lesser-known wonders — Dorokyo Gorge boat trip, remote Totsukawa village, Minabe's …
Aomori Hidden Gems: Hotokegaura Coast, Tsugaru Peninsula & Osorezan Secrets
Aomori's overlooked treasures — the surreal Buddha-figure sea stacks at Hotokegaura, the Tsugaru …
Fukushima Hidden Gems: Hinoemata's Kabuki, Kitakata Storehouse Streets & the Fruit Line
Fukushima's most overlooked treasures — Hinoemata village's 300-year Kabuki tradition in a remote …
Iwate Hidden Gems: Beyond Hiraizumi — Secret Gorges, Lost Villages & Lonely Coasts
Iwate's overlooked treasures — the basket gondola of Genbikei, the remote Goishi Coast tide pools, …
Miyagi Hidden Gems: Sanriku Recovery Coast, Oshika Peninsula & Sendai's Secret Corners
Miyagi's overlooked treasures — the remarkable post-2011 recovery communities of Minami-Sanriku and …
Niigata Hidden Gems: Matsunoyama, Sado's Remote Villages & Snow Country Backroads
Niigata's overlooked treasures — the Matsunoyama hot spring and art museum, Sado Island's remote …
Toyama Hidden Gems: Yatsuo's Ghost Festival, Inami's 1700 Woodcarvers & Tonami's Tulip Fields
Toyama's most overlooked treasures — a town of 1,700 woodcarvers, a dance festival considered …
Yamagata Hidden Gems: Yonezawa Samurai Town, Tendo Shogi Capital & Sakata Merchant Heritage
Yamagata's overlooked treasures — the Uesugi clan castle town of Yonezawa, Tendo's extraordinary …
Fukui Hidden Gems: Village Temples, Secret Beaches & Artisan Studios
The Fukui that most tourists never find — the moss cathedral of Heisenji Hakusan Shrine, the ancient …
Hyogo Hidden Gems: Secret Gardens, Rural Pottery Towns & Local Shrines
The Hyogo that most tourists never find — the sacred mountain temple of Engyoji above Himeji, the …
Shimane Hidden Gems: Tsuwano, Secret Shrines & Forgotten Villages
Beyond Izumo Taisha and Matsue Castle — Shimane's real hidden gems include the mountain town of …
Tottori Hidden Gems: Secret Beaches, White Walls & Mountain Villages
Beyond the sand dunes, Tottori hides an Edo-era canal district, Japan's most dangerous national …
Chiba Hidden Gems: Beyond Narita Airport and Tokyo Disney
Chiba's most overlooked treasures for curious travellers — the heart-shaped cave of Shimizu Gorge, …
Yamanashi Hidden Gems: Off the Beaten Path Beyond Mt Fuji
Yamanashi's best hidden gems — Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato thatched village, Oshino Hakkai at dawn, the …
Nara Hidden Gems: Asuka, Muro-ji, Tanzan Shrine & Ancient Sites Beyond the Park
Nara's hidden treasures — Asuka's keyhole burial mounds and Japan's first Buddhist temple, Muro-ji …
Ehime Hidden Gems: Ozu Castle Town, Funaya Boathouses & Scenic Train
Ehime's overlooked treasures — the preserved castle town of Ozu and its unique funaya river-view …
Gunma Hidden Gems: Beyond Kusatsu
Gunma's lesser-known treasures — the Meganebashi railway aqueduct on the old Usui Pass, Shimonita's …
Ibaraki Hidden Gems: Beyond the Famous Flower Fields
Ibaraki's lesser-known treasures — the sunrise torii at Oarai, Kasama Inari Shrine, Mito's samurai …
Kagawa Hidden Gems: Shodo Island, Marugame Castle & Secret Islands
Beyond Naoshima and udon, Kagawa holds genuine hidden treasures — Shodo Island's olive groves and …
Kochi Hidden Gems: Niyodo River, Aki Samurai District & Washi Paper
Beyond the castle and bonito — Kochi's best kept secrets include the turquoise Niyodo River, Aki …
Okayama Hidden Gems: Fukiya Village, Ancient Trail Cycling & Naked Festival
Okayama's overlooked wonders — the remote red-ochre village of Fukiya hidden in copper-mining …
Okinawa Hidden Gems: Secret Islands, Forgotten Ryukyu & Off-the-Beaten-Path
Okinawa's best hidden gems — the deserted beaches of Kume Island, the jungle rivers of Iriomote, …
Saitama Hidden Gems: Beyond Kawagoe
Saitama's lesser-known treasures — 1,200 ancient cliff-carved tombs at Yoshimi Hyakuana, Omiya's …
Tochigi Hidden Gems: Beyond Nikko
Tochigi's lesser-known treasures — the underground Oya Museum, Tochigi city's kura architecture, …
Tokushima Hidden Gems: Ochiai Village, Night Views & Mountain Valleys
Beyond the famous whirlpools and Awa Odori, Tokushima holds extraordinary secrets — the intact …
Hokkaido Hidden Gems: Shakotan Blue Coast, Tomamu Ice Village & Beyond
Hokkaido hidden gems — the Shakotan Peninsula's electric-blue sea and sea urchin direct from boat, …
Osaka Hidden Gems: The Districts, Alleys & Experiences Most Visitors Never Find
Osaka's best-kept secrets — Nakazakicho's 1920s coffee shop quarter, Hozenji Yokocho's moss-covered …
Kanagawa Hidden Gems: Beyond Kamakura, Yokohama & Hakone
Kanagawa's best-kept secrets — the sleepy fishing cape of Jogashima, the Emperor's village of …
Kyoto Hidden Gems: The Temples, Lanes & Experiences Most Visitors Never Find
Kyoto's best-kept secrets — Fushimi Inari's summit trail, the 1,000-year-old Ichiwa aburi mochi …
Tokyo Hidden Gems: Off the Beaten Path
Tokyo's best-kept secrets — the neighbourhoods, temples, gardens, and experiences that most tourists …
Top 20 Sightseeing Spots in Kanagawa: Kamakura, Yokohama & Hakone
The 20 best sightseeing spots in Kanagawa — from Kamakura's Great Buddha and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu …
Top 20 Sightseeing Spots in Tokyo
The 20 best sightseeing spots in Tokyo — from iconic Senso-ji and Shibuya Crossing to hidden gems …
Ishikawa Hidden Gems: Beyond Kenrokuen
Discover lesser-known Ishikawa highlights — Myoryuji Ninja Temple, Gyokusen-en garden, Oyama …