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Long-established ryokan in Shuzenji with a pond-side Noh stage.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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Chubu and Hakone area: onsen, food and travel directory
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Niigata
Rice, sake and snow. Niigata makes some of Japan's best sake and gets some of its deepest …
6 listings →Toyama
Mountains rise straight from the sea here. Toyama is the gateway to the Tateyama Kurobe Al…
2 listings →Ishikawa
Kanazawa is the jewel here: geisha districts, Kenroku-en garden and gold leaf on everythin…
12 listings →Fukui
Dinosaurs, Zen and crab. Fukui is underrated and newly easy to reach by shinkansen.…
3 listings →Yamanashi
The Fuji Five Lakes side of Mt. Fuji, plus vineyards and fruit orchards.…
5 listings →Nagano
Japan's Alps: ski towns, snow monkeys, Matsumoto Castle and quiet post towns.…
10 listings →Gifu
Old Japan at its most photogenic: Takayama's merchant streets and Shirakawa-go's thatched …
6 listings →Shizuoka
Mt. Fuji views, green tea fields and the onsen of the Izu Peninsula.…
6 listings →Aichi
Nagoya's food scene is famous, and Aichi has National Treasure castles and Ghibli Park.…
6 listings →Listings in Chubu and Hakone area
Atami Onsen
Seaside hot-spring resort on the Izu coast, under an hour from Tokyo by shinkansen.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Beniya Mukayu
Ryokan in Yamashiro Onsen, Ishikawa. Check room types for private baths.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Eihei-ji
Head temple of Soto Zen in the Fukui mountains.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Fuji-Q Highland
Roller-coaster park at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Fukui glasses (Sabae)
Sabae is Japan's eyewear capital; Echizen also makes fine lacquer and washi.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
GALA Yuzawa
Ski resort with its own shinkansen station, a day trip from Tokyo.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Gero Onsen
Gifu hot-spring town, traditionally counted among Japan's three famous springs.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ghibli Park
Ghibli park in Aichi Expo Memorial Park; advance tickets.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakuba Valley
Group of resorts in the Northern Alps, 1998 Olympic venue.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakuichi (Kanazawa gold leaf)
Kanazawa gold-leaf maker with shops and craft experiences.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hatcho miso
Dark Hatcho miso and uiro steamed sweets are Nagoya's edible calling cards.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
HOSHINOYA Karuizawa
Hoshino Resorts' flagship hot-spring retreat in Nagano.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Inuyama Castle
National Treasure castle with one of Japan's oldest surviving keeps.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Nagano park where wild snow monkeys bathe in hot springs.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kanazawa Castle and Kenroku-en
Castle park beside Kenroku-en, one of Japan's three great gardens.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kanazawa gold leaf
Gold leaf applied to sweets, crafts and even ice cream; Hakuichi is a leading maker.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival
February-March festival of early-blooming Kawazu-zakura on the Izu Peninsula.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kayotei
Small ryokan in Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kenrokuen Garden
Kanazawa's famous landscape garden.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kikusui Sake Brewery
Shibata brewery known for Funaguchi canned sake.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kikyoya (Shingen mochi)
Yamanashi maker of Shingen mochi, rice cakes with kinako and black syrup.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kutani ware
Colourful overglaze porcelain from the Nomi / Terai area of Ishikawa.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kutani ware (KAM Nomi City Kutaniyaki Art Museum)
Museum of Ishikawa's colourful Kutani porcelain.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Legoland Japan
Lego theme park in Nagoya.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Masumi (Miyasaka Brewing)
Suwa sake brewery with a tasting shop.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Matsumoto Castle
National Treasure black castle with an original wooden keep.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nagano wasabi and soba
Wasabi fields near Azumino and buckwheat soba across the prefecture.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nagaoka Fireworks Festival
Early-August fireworks over the Shinano River, among Japan's largest.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nagoya Castle
Castle famous for its golden shachihoko roof ornaments and rebuilt Hommaru Palace.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Niigata rice and sake
Snow-country rice and sake; Echigo-Yuzawa's tasting halls make the link clear.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nozawa Onsen
Nagano ski village with free communal soto-yu bathhouses.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Okuhida Onsen
Five mountain hot-spring villages in the Northern Alps of Gifu, known for open-air baths.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Omicho Market
Kanazawa's 300-year-old market for seafood bowls and sushi.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Owara Kaze no Bon
Early-September night dance festival in Yatsuo, Toyama, with haunting kokyu music.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ponshukan (Echigo-Yuzawa sake tasting)
Station sake hall where you can sample Niigata sakes with coin machines.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Seki (knife capital)
Seki City official site; Seki is Japan's knife capital with a centuries-old blade tradition.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shiga Kogen
One of Japan's largest ski areas.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shingen mochi
Kinako-and-syrup rice cakes named after Takeda Shingen; a Yamanashi classic.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shirakawa-go
UNESCO gassho-zukuri village, magical under snow; winter light-up events.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shizuoka green tea
Japan's largest tea-growing prefecture; deep-steamed green tea is the local style.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shuzenji Onsen
Historic Izu Peninsula onsen town around a temple and bamboo grove.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Takayama Festival
Spring and autumn festivals in Takayama with ornate floats and mechanical puppets.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Wakura Onsen
Seaside hot spring on the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yamanaka Onsen
Ishikawa onsen town along the Kakusenkei gorge.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yamanashi grapes and wine
Japan's top grape and wine prefecture, around Kofu and the Koshu valley.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Zenko-ji
Nagano city temple with a pitch-dark underground passage.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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