Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
These shrines are rebuilt every 20 years, in accordance with Shinto tradition. To begin a new generational cycle, exact replicas of the previous halls are...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesConsidered one of Japan's best museums, Meiji-mura has more than 60 buildings originally constructed during the Meiji era (1868–1912), when Japan ended its policy of...Read More
If time is limited, head for this memorial park first. Many Japanese make pilgrimages to the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi or pay their respects to...Read More
Traditional shibori (tie-dyed cotton) has been produced in this area for more than 400 years. Here you can learn about the history of the dyeing...Read More
A shrine has stood at the site of Atsuta Jingu for 1,700 years. After Ise, this is the country's most important Shinto shrine. The Treasure...Read More
Every year, a million visitors pass through Koya-san's Great Gate to enter the sprawling complex of 117 temples and monasteries. Traveling to Koya-san takes you...Read More
Tucked behind a promontory, this fishing village is an interesting stop on the journey around the headland. At a small fish market you can sample...Read More
This castle, perched dramatically on top of Mt. Kinka, overlooks the city center and Nagara River. It's most striking when illuminated at night, backdropped by...Read More
In Gifu Park, five minutes south of the cable-car station, sits this well-presented hands-on-museum, with exhibits covering Gifu from the prehistoric age through to feudal...Read More
Although the buildings here are modern re-creations, this great shrine is said to have been located here since at least the 12th century, and is...Read More
Of the three Kumano Sanzan grand shrines, Hongu-taisha is the most revered, being the head shrine of some 3,000 Kumano shrines nationwide. It's also the...Read More
This castle stands today because of one man's determination and wealth. The first castle built here was destroyed by a rainstorm in 1612, before it...Read More
The Iga-Ryu school of ninjutsu was one of the top two training centers for Japan's ancient spies and assassins in the 14th century. At the...Read More
Inuyama's most famous sight is Inuyama Castle, also known as Hakutei-jo (White Emperor Castle). Built in 1537, it is the oldest of the 12 original...Read More
In the traditional Uraku-en garden, which reopened in March 2022 after several years of renovations, sits the Jo-an Teahouse. Originally constructed in Kyoto in 1618,...Read More
Near the Hoshide-kan inn, four blocks of historic buildings alongside the Setagawa River form the Kawasaki area, once a transportation and trade hub that at...Read More
On the southwestern side of Koya-san, Kongobu-ji is the chief temple of Shingon Buddhism. It was first built in 1592 as the family temple of...Read More
When Legoland Japan opened in the Nagoya port area in 2017 it gave the region something to rival the Universal Studios Japan amusement park in...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis museum on Pearl Island, 500 yards southeast from Toba Station, explores the history of pearl diving in Japan....Read More
The shrine overlooks Nachi-no-taki 那智の滝, the highest waterfall in Japan, which drops 430 feet into a rocky river. At the bus stop near the falls,...Read More
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