Shibuya246: Japan, from Shibuya
Making Paper at the Mino Washi Museum
From the Akari Art Gallery in town, it is a short trip up the valley to the Mino Washi Museum (Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan), the main museum for Mino's…
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- Myoshin-jiBest in April–May, November
- Keage InclineBest in March–April
- Minato Mirai 21Kanagawa · any time of year
- Hama-rikyu GardensBest in March–April
- Ueno ParkBest in March–April
- Odaiba Gundam siteTokyo · any time of year
- Daitoku-jiKyoto · any time of year
- ShimokitazawaTokyo · any time of year
- Shirakawa-go (Ogimachi village)Best in January–February
- Nijo CastleBest in March–April, November
- Kabukiza TheatreTokyo · any time of year
- Imperial Palace Outer GardenTokyo · any time of year
- Dazaifu Tenmangu ShrineBest in February
- Okayama Korakuen GardenBest in February–April
- Naruto whirlpools and Onaruto BridgeBest in March–April
- Dogo Onsen HonkanEhime · any time of year
- Shimogamo Shrine (Kamomioya-jinja)Best in May
- Kodaiji TempleBest in November
- Tojinbo CliffsFukui · any time of year
- Matsushima BayBest in November
- Otsuka Museum of ArtTokushima · any time of year
- Yokohama Landmark TowerKanagawa · any time of year
- Yokote Bonden FestivalBest in February
- Yokote Kamakura Snow FestivalBest in February
- Eiheiji TempleBest in October–November
- Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial MuseumKanagawa · any time of year
- Seto Ohashi Bridge from WashuzanOkayama · any time of year
- Natadera TempleBest in November
- Ishiyamadera TempleShiga · any time of year
- Aoi MatsuriBest in May
- Tokyo Midtown and Hinokicho ParkBest in March–April
- Ueno Toshogu ShrineBest in April–May
- Yoshida ShrineBest in February
- NaoshimaKagawa · any time of year
- Kitano Tenmangu ShrineBest in February–March, November
- Kyoto Botanical GardenBest in June–July
- Kurashiki Bikan Historical QuarterOkayama · any time of year
- Ise Jingu Naiku (Inner Shrine)Mie · any time of year
- AmanohashidateKyoto · any time of year
- Atomic Bomb DomeBest in August
- Uzumasa Kyoto Village (formerly Toei Kyoto Studio Park)Kyoto · any time of year
- Ninnaji TempleBest in April
- Yamashita ParkBest in May, October
- Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kyoto GyoenBest in March–April
- Eizan Cable Car and RopewayKyoto · any time of year
- Glover GardenNagasaki · any time of year
- Suzumushi-dera (Kegonji)Kyoto · any time of year
- Umeda Sky BuildingOsaka · any time of year
- Mt Bizan and Bizan RopewayBest in April, November
- Jishu ShrineKyoto · any time of year
- Ryoanji TempleBest in November
- Tokyo DaijinguTokyo · any time of year
- Shiratani UnsuikyoKagoshima · any time of year
- Nonbei YokochoTokyo · any time of year
- YobukoSaga · any time of year
- Konno Hachimangu ShrineBest in September
- Myth of Tomorrow muralTokyo · any time of year
- Museum of Maritime Science (Fune no Kagakukan) and the SoyaTokyo · any time of year
- Rainbow Bridge from Odaiba Seaside ParkTokyo · any time of year
- Kachidoki BridgeTokyo · any time of year
- Kyoto Station BuildingKyoto · any time of year
- Tokyo SkytreeTokyo · any time of year
- Arashiyama and Togetsukyo BridgeBest in April, November
- Yebisu Garden PlaceBest in December
- Yutenji TempleTokyo · any time of year
- Teramachi-dori temple streetKyoto · any time of year
- Shibuya HikarieTokyo · any time of year
- Kawaramachi-dori and Shijo KawaramachiBest in July
- Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)Kyoto · any time of year
- Suirokaku aqueductBest in April, November
- Tokyo StationTokyo · any time of year
- Yakushima islandBest in May–July
- Biwako Ohashi Bridge and Kome PlazaShiga · any time of year
- Hikone CastleBest in April
- Kamo River (Kamogawa) riverbanksBest in April, November
- Tokyo Metro Ginza Line platformTokyo · any time of year
- Nidec Kyoto TowerKyoto · any time of year
- Gion MatsuriBest in July
- Jidai MatsuriBest in October
- Yasaka ShrineBest in January, July
- Agon Shu Hoshi Matsuri (Star Festival)Best in February
- Osaka CastleBest in March–April, November
- Shirahige ShrineShiga · any time of year
- Yoyogi ParkBest in April, November
- Mt FujiBest in January–February, July–August, November–December
- Kyoto Tamba/Kameoka Yume Cosmos GardenBest in October–November
- Kyoto Railway MuseumKyoto · any time of year
- Kyoto AquariumKyoto · any time of year
- Gion and HanamikojiKyoto · any time of year
- Arashiyama Bamboo GroveKyoto · any time of year
- Sannenzaka and NinenzakaBest in April, November
- Kiyomizu-deraBest in April, November
- Tenryu-jiBest in April, November
- Katsurahama BeachKochi · any time of year
- Niyodo River (Niyodogawa)Best in October–November
- Ise Jingu Geku (Outer Shrine)Mie · any time of year
- Kanazawa Castle ParkBest in April, November
- Shurijo CastleBest in January–March, November–December
- Kitano Ijinkan (Kitano-cho)Hyogo · any time of year
- Okage Yokocho and Oharai-machiMie · any time of year
- Nagamachi Samurai DistrictBest in January–February, December
- Izumo TaishaBest in November
- Inasa no HamaBest in November
- Canal City HakataFukuoka · any time of year
- Awa Odori KaikanBest in August
- Carrot TowerBest in January, December
- Akashi Kaikyo BridgeHyogo · any time of year
- Mino Washi Akari Art GalleryBest in October–November
- Mino Washi Museum (Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan)Gifu · any time of year
- Zuiganji TempleBest in November
- Udatsu Old TownBest in October–November
- Mino BridgeGifu · any time of year
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