Some hiking
Fushimi Hakuseki Inari, 50 Torii Under the Hydrangeas
In a valley of Yokosuka, more than fifty torii climb between cedars and hydrangeas. Fushimi Hakuseki Inari is the wild cousin of Kyoto's great shrine: damper, lonelier, almost absorbed by the mountain.
Easy walk
Fujisan Ryokan, the Night Stands Tall
At the end of a dark road in Iwate, Fujisan Ryokan in Namari Onsen and its bath deep enough to stand in. A night in a ryokan where everything grows upward.
Some hiking
Darumayama Kōgen, Fuji Filling the Frame
At Darumayama Kōgen, on the Izu Peninsula, an old volcano offers two sunsets at once: Fuji across Suruga Bay on one side, the Sagami Sea on the other. A walk to the summit.
Easy walk
Fukiya Furusato, the Red Mining Village
An old copper town perched at 550 metres in the mountains of Okayama, Fukiya still wears on every facade the red bengara pigment it once made. A walk through the reddest village in Japan.
Easy walk
Beppu Benten Pond, Blue Without a Filter
Cobalt water welling up beneath a shrine, an old man who appeared in a dream, and stones that turn red under the surface. At Beppu Benten Pond in Yamaguchi, geology makes the colour and Benzaiten collects the thanks.
Easy walk
Soho Odaiba: 13 Floors of Ultra-Colorful Shared Offices
A fan of modern architecture? You'll love taking a stroll on Odaiba Island! Besides the Fuji TV headquarters designed by the Japanese Metabolist king Kenzo Tange, you'll also find some gems for photography and architecture enthusiasts, notably the Soho Odaiba.
Easy walk
Tobu World Square: The Theme Park That Shrinks the World
Just a stone's throw from the Kinugawa hot springs lies a curious park where monuments from all corners of the globe stand side by side. Take a guided tour for a trip around the world in 80 minutes!
Off the map
Totoro Train 7022: Heading to Ginza!
A charming rural train reminiscent of Totoro, taking travellers on a scenic journey toward Ginza.
Easy walk
Mizuki Shigeru Road: Meeting the Yokai
An 800-meter promenade in Sakaiminato lined with bronze statues of yokai characters honors manga artist Shigeru Mizuki and his world of GeGeGe no Kitaro.
Easy walk
Dorogawa Onsen, the Mountain Keeps Watch
Pilgrim inns, a black river, lanterns over the asphalt and a medicine bitter enough to keep monks awake: at the foot of Mount Omine, Dorogawa has been the base camp of Japan's mountain ascetics for 1,300 years, and an onsen for only forty.
Off the map
The Forgotten Church of Mount Fuji
An unusual and now forgotten place where Western-style weddings and reinvented traditions came together.
Hidden
The Forgotten School of Silent Hill f
Lost in the mountains of Japan, an old forgotten school seems frozen in time, between reality, memory and the universe of Silent Hill f.
