
11 Regions
RegionsExplore by region
From the drift ice of the north to the coral of the south. Travel the Japanese archipelago in eleven regions.
Map of Destinations
Each dot shows the location (latitude and longitude) of a listed destination. An interactive map is planned.
- 01HokkaidoHokkaido5 places →
Drift-ice seas, volcanic lakes, hills without end.
- 02TohokuTohoku3 places →
Deep forests and mountain streams, quiet lakes and inlets.
- 03KantoKanto3 places →
Right beside the city, hot spring steam and waterfalls.
- 04KoshinetsuKoshinetsu5 places →
Ridgelines of three thousand metres, and the highland wind.
- 05HokurikuHokuriku1 places →
Through a corridor of snow, to a pond above the clouds.
- 06TokaiTokai2 places →
Coastlines looking up to Fuji, and capes of lava.
- 07KansaiKansai4 places →
A torii on the lake, a sandbar of pines, a sacred waterfall.
- 08ChugokuChugoku2 places →
Shrine buildings that live with the ebb and flow of the tide.
- 09ShikokuShikoku2 places →
Islands of art on a calm inland sea.
- 10KyushuKyushu2 places →
Mossy forests, and subtropical islands.
- 11OkinawaOkinawa4 places →
Coral seas, and mangrove rivers.




























