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Hokkaido Makomanai Park

A spacious urban park about 8 km south of central Sapporo, spanning approx. 85 hectares-one of the largest in the city. Originally used as the main venue for the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics, the area still has skating rinks operating in winter at the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena and Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium, letting visitors feel the atmosphere where athletes from around the world once competed.

• Jozankei, Makomanai
• Parks & Gardens

Gojo River Cherry Blossom Promenade

The Gojo River rises in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, and flows through towns and cities in Aichi Prefecture such as Oguchi Town, Konan City, and Iwakura City. Around Iwakura City, it runs through the urban area, where you can enjoy a spectacular view of Approx. 1,300 cherry trees in full bloom lining both riverbanks for Approx. 7.6 km. In Iwakura City, the “Iwakura Cherry Blossom Festival” is held every year from late March to early April to coincide with cherry blossom season. At night, the trees are illuminated, and the fully blooming cherry blossoms glowing in the dark are breathtaking.

• Aichi
• Nature Spots

Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

A dome-shaped museum located on the low hill near the center of the explosion displaying 1500 preserved documents and personal mementos. You can get an easy understanding of atomic bombs with a design of exhibitions performing a plot with wishes for peace and also describing the devastating terrors of an atomic bomb and the history of nuclear weapons.

• Nagasaki
• Museums

Kusasenri

Mount Eboshi is one of the 5 peaks found in the center of Mount Aso. Here you’ll find Kusasenri, the breathtakingly vast, emerald green grasslands that expand northwards. Many textbook writings, as well as classical poets and song writers have immortalized its beauty in their works, making Kusasenri one of the most iconic images that people know when thinking of Mount Aso.

• Kumamoto
• Nature Spots

Ginzan Onsen

This hot spring resort was developed along with the Nobesawa Silver Mine which prospered in the Edo Period. After the mine was closed, it was turned into a therapeutic onsen resort until a flood destroyed it in 1913. By early Showa Period, local businesses have helped restore the village close to the current landscape with western-style wooden multi-story buildings on either side of Ginzan River.

• Yamagata
• Hot Springs & Hot Spring Resorts