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Amanohashidate with light breaking through the clouds

Regions — 4 places

KansaiKansai

A torii on the lake, a sandbar of pines, a sacred waterfall.

4 destinations

A torii on the lake, a sandbar of pines, a sacred waterfall.

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The great vermilion torii of Shirahige Shrine standing in Lake Biwa

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BIWA

Lake Biwa

Shiga

A vermilion torii standing in Japan's largest lake.

The sandbar of Amanohashidate and the blue sea seen from above

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AMANOHASHIDATE

AmanohashidateKyoto · Kansai

Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture. A scenic spot where an avenue of pines runs along a sandbar about 3.6 km long, separating Miyazu Bay from the Aso Sea. One of the Three Views of Japan and a national Special Place of Scenic Beauty.

Seas

The Seto Inland Sea and a town seen from a mountaintop

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SETOUCHI

Seto Inland SeaHiroshima / Okayama / Kagawa / Ehime / Yamaguchi / Hyogo · Chugoku

An inland sea enclosed by Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. An archipelagic seascape dotted with islands large and small, it forms the heart of Setonaikai National Park, one of Japan's first national parks, designated in 1934.

Seas / Islands / National parks

Nachi Falls dropping in a single strand down the rock face

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NACHI

Nachi FallsWakayama · Kansai

Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture. A waterfall that drops 133 m in a single tier, the falls themselves long enshrined as the sacred body of Hiro Shrine. A component part of the World Cultural Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range".

Waterfalls / Forests / National parks