Story 08 — Once in a Lifetime
Japan's great landscapes to see once in a lifetime.
A mountain summit, a shrine on the sea, a sacred waterfall, a bridge spanning the sky. The landscapes that represent this country, one by one.
Photo: Doktor Propeller / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
FUJI — Yamanashi / Shizuoka
Fuji above a sea of clouds
Mount Fuji rising from a sea of clouds. The mountain gazed upon by more people than any other in this country feels new no matter how many times you see it.
Turn "someday" into "next time".
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NACHI — Wakayama
A waterfall of prayer
Nachi Falls has itself been worshipped as a deity. The sound of water falling 133 m echoes through the forests of Kumano.
AMANOHASHIDATE — Kyoto
A bridge spanning the sky
A single green line across the sea. Look at Amanohashidate from high ground, and you understand the meaning of its name.
Photo: Sylvestre / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0
Destinations in this story
Places visited in this story
FUJI
Mount FujiYamanashi / Shizuoka · Koshinetsu
Japan's highest peak, straddling Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. A symmetrical, cone-shaped stratovolcano whose appearance, seen from the surrounding lakes and highlands, changes with each season and hour.
Mountains / National parks / World Heritage
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
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
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