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Located in Oarai, one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s top tourist destinations, this theme park is dedicated to mentaiko (spicy cod roe) and operated by the renowned mentaiko manufacturer Kanefuku. The facility features an on-site factory where over 5 tons of mentaiko are produced daily, and visitors can watch the production process up close. Freshly made mentaiko is available for purchase and tasting, and a fun gallery allows visitors to learn about mentaiko through interactive exhibits. It’s a hit with both children and adults alike. Nearby attractions include the popular Aqua World aquarium and Hitachi Seaside Park, famous for its seasonal flowers, making this theme park a perfect addition to your itinerary.
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湯や 晴ル音
"Yuya Harune" stands in a corner of Yuno Onsen in Shunan City, Yamaguchi. They have three types of hot spring facilities: private hot springs, saunas, and large communal baths. The theme of the private hot spring is Yakushi Nyorai. "Tsubotsubo" is an open space where you can also take a bath in the outside air, with a bathtub shaped like the medicinal pot held by the Yakushi Nyorai in his left hand. In addition, the word "koukou," which represents a shining white light, is an image of the moonlight bodhisattva standing next to Yakushi Nyorai, and you can enjoy the feeling of bathing in dim moonlight even during the day. The public bath has been renovated while retaining the form of Yunoso, which closed in 2022, so fans of the old days will feel nostalgic.
アトア átoa
"átoa," located about 3 minutes by car from the Kyobashi IC on the Hanshin Expressway, is a new type of urban aquarium that combines an aquarium and art. The zone, where a fantastic and original space spreads out, is equipped with symbolic aquariums shaped like the theme, including a glass-bottomed aquarium that makes you feel as if you are walking on water, and a spherical aquarium, among which there are mainly fish, reptiles, A variety of animals such as birds and mammals live there. Small-clawed otters and Humboldt penguins that swim gracefully in the water are popular with both children and adults. You can enjoy encounters with living creatures that make you feel as if you are stepping into a scene from a movie or stage play.
薫寿堂
"Kunjudo" is an incense manufacturer located on Awaji Island in Hyogo. Since its founding in 1893, the company has continued to develop and manufacture better products that are in line with the times, based on the techniques it has cultivated over the past 130 years. At the showroom, you can purchase incense sticks, incense sticks, and scented goods such as fragrance sheets. The incense-making experience allows you to easily create your own original incense, and is fun for both children and adults
山中塗 うるしの器あさだ
This facility produces and sells traditional Yamanaka lacquerware in its own workshop, and also offers hands-on experiences like painting everyday items such as chopsticks and bowls. "Urushi Painting Experience" (around 40 to 50 minutes) lets you freely decorate finished lacquerware, with friendly guides on hand to support you—making it easy even for children to enjoy. For those less confident with drawing, the Wipe Lacquer Experience is a great alternative. The beautifully crafted, easy-to-use pieces have received awards such as "2019 Good Design Award", making souvenir shopping here a real pleasure. If you’re visiting Ishikawa, this is a memorable way to engage with Japanese tradition.
飛騨大鍾乳洞&大橋コレクション館
Hida Great Limestone Cave, which boasts one of the highest altitudes in Japan at approximately 900 meters, is a mystery of nature that took approximately 250 million years to create. The average temperature is around 12 degrees Celsius throughout the year, and it is used as a summer resort from July to September, and in the winter from January to early March, an "Ice Valley" is held where you can see giant icicles, and you can also enjoy it with your pet. happy. It is a "lover's sacred place" and is popular for romantic photo shoots. There is a "cave low-temperature storage sake brewery," where sake is stored for long periods of time and sold at souvenir shops, so be sure to buy one to commemorate your visit.
和モダンN6北円山
"Japanese Modern N6 Kitamaruyama" is located about a 10-minute walk from Nishi-28-chome Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway. This showroom displays and sells a wide variety of attractive traditional crafts that have been passed down for many years by craftsmen from across the country. You can leisurely admire the crafts and purchase products designed and manufactured by the facility. Visitors can also experience wearing a kimono, tour the showroom, and enjoy tea sweets and matcha in the tea room.
Tonttu Hijima
"Tonttu Hijima", located in the mountains of Shiso City, Hyogo, is a renovated former kindergarten transformed into an all-weather camping facility. Here, guests can enjoy camping experiences both outdoors and indoors, even in inclement weather. The playground and former classroom areas are completely covered with artificial turf, providing a comfortable environment. Additionally, the tent sauna under the starry sky is a highlight that promises a memorable experience.
沼津港深海水族館 シーラカンス・ミュージアム
About 10 minutes by car from Numazu Station, this unique aquarium is located in a port town with stunning views of Mt. Fuji. Taking advantage of its position along Suruga Bay—Japan's deepest bay at 2,500 meters—it showcases over 100 types of deep-sea creatures found below 200 meters.Highlights include the "Suruga Bay Large Aquarium," featuring rare species from the bay, and the "Deep Sea Planetarium," where 150 bright red lanterneye fish glow in the dark. It’s also the only place in the world to display frozen and stuffed specimens of the coelacanth, a "living fossil." A visit to this one-of-a-kind deep-sea aquarium will leave you mesmerized by the mysteries of the ocean.
竜ヶ岩洞
Ryugashido, located on Mt. Ryugashi in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a large limestone cave with a total length of approximately 1,000 m, which was formed in a limestone area of geological formations that are approximately 250 million years old. Public. The average annual temperature is approximately 18℃, making it cool in the summer and warm in the winter, where you can enjoy cave exploration. The 30m-high waterfall is an impressive sight, and you can experience the power of the mysterious underground world born from eternity.
めんたいパーク大洗
Located in Oarai, one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s top tourist destinations, this theme park is dedicated to mentaiko (spicy cod roe) and operated by the renowned mentaiko manufacturer Kanefuku. The facility features an on-site factory where over 5 tons of mentaiko are produced daily, and visitors can watch the production process up close. Freshly made mentaiko is available for purchase and tasting, and a fun gallery allows visitors to learn about mentaiko through interactive exhibits. It’s a hit with both children and adults alike. Nearby attractions include the popular Aqua World aquarium and Hitachi Seaside Park, famous for its seasonal flowers, making this theme park a perfect addition to your itinerary.
道の駅 ならは
This roadside station in Naraha Town, Futaba County, Fukushima, is a facility that combines the atmosphere of the modern "J Village" with Kido-juku on the Hama-kaido road. It is equipped with natural hot spring facilities, and the food court offers a wide variety of local gourmet food, with the "Naraha Kaisen Tanmen (ramen noodles with Stir-fried vegetables)" made with fresh seafood being the most recommended dish. The product hall has a wide selection of Naraha Town's specialties, and is popular as a souvenir or to enjoy local flavors at home.
スパメッツァおおたか 竜泉寺の湯
"Spametsa Otaka Ryusenji no Yu" is about a 4-minute walk from the west exit of Nagareyama-Otakanomori Station on the Metropolitan Area New Urban Railway Tsukuba Express and Tobu Railway. One of the best spa and sauna facilities in Kanto, with 15 types of baths, 6 types of rock baths, 3 saunas with different styles, and 3 types of cold baths. The popular "Dragon Sauna" is a masterpiece with "Dragon Roryu" released all at once from five stoves. The bedrock bathing lounge "Mezzanerio" has about 15,000 books and comics, a co-working space with about 50 seats and reclining beds, so you can fully enjoy and relax.
自遊花人水引ミュージアム
At the Jiyukajin Mizuhiki Museum in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, you can enjoy a variety of works, including original Mizuhiki "Shiki no Ito" lampshades made in 200 colors that transport you to a fantastical space. In the gallery on the 3rd floor of the adjoining store, there is a hands-on class where you can learn how to make mizuhiki in about 30 minutes by a mizuhiki craftsman, and there is also a display and sale of mizuhiki interior goods and accessories. Yuriko Hirose, a mizuhiki artist who won the Kanazawa City Cultural Activities Award, is spreading the word about modern mizuhiki. Recommended for making memories of your trip to Kanazawa.
ベネックス恐竜博物館(長崎市恐竜博物館)
The Benex Dinosaur Museum, located in Nagasaki Mozaki Dinosaur Park, is Japan's third dinosaur-themed museum. It showcases over 180 specimens, including local fossil finds and a 13-meter-long Tyrannosaurus skeleton replica, all in a spacious area. Visitors of all ages can enjoy watching and touching exhibits, including fossils and realistic robotic dinosaurs. The "Open Lab" features an X-ray CT system and a cleaning room where fossils are extracted from rocks for closer examination.
道の駅 たけはら
"Roadside Station Takehara" is located approximately an 8-minute walk from JR Takehara Station, in a town overlooking the Seto Inland Sea and filled with traditional atmosphere.The "Specialty and Direct-from-the-Farm" corner offers a wide selection of freshly picked local vegetables and fruits, along with a variety of specialty products from Takehara. The "Tourist Information" corner is also well-stocked with souvenirs, including local sake and bamboo crafts. At the restaurant on the premises, you can enjoy local delicacies such as "Togeshita Beef" beef bowls, udon noodles, and "Madai no Zuke don (red sea bream marinated bowl)". There is also a dog terrace, so you can enjoy it with your pet. It is a popular place for people to interact, both in the local area and as a tourist destination that is easy for anyone to use.
Animal Café 百奇夜行
"Animal Café Hyakki Yakō", located near the Higashi Chaya District in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa , is a café where you can meet 70 animals representing about 40 different species. You can encounter animals such as dogs, cats, sloths, red-spotted genets, and Sundas slow lorises, and enjoy a relaxing time seeing and interacting with them. The café offers a wide variety of food and drinks, with its original dorayaki being a must-try for lunch. At night, you can savor meat dishes made from crocodile and kangaroo along with a selection of alcoholic beverages, making it a unique experience for those seeking something different in Kanazawa.
箱根小涌園ユネッサン
Play in the pool, soothe in the hot springs, enjoy outdoor experiences, enjoy a feast, and enjoy shopping. A hot spring theme park that brings together such colorful experiences. In addition to the lazy river, Yunessun, a hot spring where you can play in swimsuits, offers a bath with wine and other drinks. "Authentic day trip hot spring Mori no Yu" has an open-air bath with a spectacular view and a private bath, so you can enjoy a leisurely tour of the hot springs.
森のゆ花神楽
A day-trip hot spring facility inside Morinoyu Hotel Hanakagura. There is an open-air bath with a view where you can enjoy the majestic view of the Daisetsuzan Mountain Range on sunny days and a starry sky at night, and the large public bath is equipped with carbonated spring, low-temperature and high-temperature baths, a sauna, and a cold bath. It is well-equipped with a rest room and is popular for its open space where you can relax. It's easily accessible from Asahikawa City Asahiyama Zoo, so it's a great place to stop by after sightseeing.
三彩の里
A pottery class in Omura City, Nagasaki Prefecture where you can enjoy making original pottery. The class was started with the idea of "wanting people to learn about the joy of making pottery," and offers a "hand-making experience," where you shape clay by hand, and a "painting experience," where you draw pictures on plates and cups. . Professional staff will provide careful guidance, so even beginners can feel at ease. The facility also has a bakery and a cafe.
メタルフォレスト
"Metal Forest", located in Mishima City, Shizuoka, is a workshop for handmade and interior goods. You can try your hand at making a terrarium by creating a moss forest inside a glass and decorating it with fairies, or a herbarium by soaking flowers in oil in a cute little bottle. The inside of the store is decorated with frogs and fairies made from various metals, creating a soothing fairy tale atmosphere.
函館湯元花の湯
Hakodate Yumoto Hana no Yu, about 16 minutes by car from JR Hakodate Station, is a day-trip hot spring facility where you can enjoy the free flowing hot spring water. Equipped with a "Garden Open-air Bath" and "Lauryu Sauna" with different Japanese and Western styles, high and low temperature indoor baths, and a negative ion air purifying space "Salt Pit", this facility offers a special feeling of "Toto" after sauna. Recommended for sauna lovers. All of the staff are qualified as hot spring bathing instructors, and the level of hospitality is high.The bath is popular for its fun and healthy bathing experience, and is crowded with people from both local and other countries. Be sure to stop by on your way home from your trip to relieve your fatigue.
Studio Suzusan
"Studio Suzusan" is an old private house located in a quaint retro townscape from the Edo period, about a 5-minute walk from Arimatsu Station on the Nagoya Railway.It is a facility where you can enjoy learning about Nagoya's traditional craft "Arimatsu Narumi Shibori" through hands-on experience. You can choose from four experience courses where you can experience the beauty, the value of handiwork, and local culture. We recommend creating your own original photo to create memories of your trip.
鎌倉はんこ
In Kamakura, this historic stamp shop is famous for its handcrafted inkans (personal seals), engraved by skilled craftsmen. Believed to bring good fortune, the seals are made with shrine blessings and by appraising the strokes and direction of your name. Visitors from across Japan, including celebrities and business executives, seek these good luck seals, often waiting months for completion. The shop also promotes the cultural importance of Japanese seals and offers a popular "Make Your Own Stamp" hands-on experience.
東海道GLASS
"Tokaido GLASS" is located in the Tokaido Kawasaki Post ruins, about a 3-minute walk from Keikyu Kawasaki Station, and is a craft class for the traditional glass craft "Kiriko". We have designs that even beginners can easily create, and our instructor, who is a Kiriko artist and graduate of the Tokyo Glass Crafts Research Institute, will carefully teach you. Strolling along Kawasaki's historical road is fun, and it's definitely worth a visit to buy souvenirs and make memories.
島根県立しまね海洋館アクアス
Located in Iwami Seaside Park with stunning views of the Sea of Japan, Shimane Marine Museum Aquas showcases around 400 species and 10,000 sea creatures. Highlights include the beluga whale's "Bubble Ring of Happiness" performance, believed to bring good luck, the "Penguin Pavilion" with about 60 penguins up close, and the 1,000-ton aquarium where sharks and rays glide gracefully.Don’t miss the fun sea lion and seal shows, along with many other attractions. Explore the enchanting world of marine life as if taking a leisurely stroll through the ocean.
アガペ大鶴美術館
This art museum is located about 18 minutes by car from Arima Onsen in Kobe, Hyogo. With the aim of "healing the soul and bringing hope and comfort through art," the museum has a permanent exhibition of about 500 pieces, including ivory carvings, Chinese art, and bronze ware. A new wing opened in November 2024, and it has about 350 lithographs by artist Marc Chagall.
半田赤レンガ建物
Handa Red Brick Building, which is about a 5-minute walk from Sumiyoshicho Station on the Nagoya Railway, was founded in 1898 as a manufacturing factory for Kabuto Beer. The building was designed by the great Meiji architect, Yorihiro Tsumaki, and is one of the top five brick buildings in existence in Japan. There are very few remains of the beer factory, making it a very valuable structure. The facility has a "Permanent Exhibition Room" that introduces the history of the birth of Kabuto Beer, a cafe where you can taste reprinted Kabuto Beer, a souvenir shop, and the "Handa Red Brick Marche," which has a wide variety of interesting themes, is also held regularly. If you visit Nagoya, you should definitely stop by.
有馬街道温泉すずらんの湯
Located approximately a 15-minute walk from Kita-Suzurandai Station on the Kobe Electric Railway, this hot spring offers a garden open-air bath where you can enjoy the four seasons on a day trip. The two types of spring water they boast are natural hot spring water that springs from about 1,100 meters underground, and "Miyamizu", which is rich in minerals and is essential for the sake brewing of "Nada", and has been selected as one of Japan's 100 famous waters. After relaxing in the hot spring, you can also enjoy creative cuisine, including a kaiseki banquet.
MYBEAR STUDIO KOBE
"MYBEAR STUDIO KOBE", located approximately a 5-minute walk from Hankyu Railway Kobe-Sannomiya Station, is an art studio where you can enjoy the experience of making figurines. To make your own original figurine that expresses your own unique worldview, choose your favorite doll from a wide variety of figurines and paint it as you like. It is recommended as it can be enjoyed casually by both children and adults.
金箔屋さくだ 本店
Anyone can try their hand at applying gold leaf at the long-established "Kinpakuya Sakuda Flagship Store," located about a 3-minute walk from "Higashi Chaya District," a tourist spot that represents Kanazawa culture. Choose your favorite item from a menu of nine types, including chopsticks, round plates, compact mirrors, and hand mirrors, and complete your gold leaf work in about 60 minutes. The works are popular with people of all ages because they can be taken home right away. Held 4 times a day. Advance reservation required.
神戸クリスタル80
"KOBE CRYSTAL 80" is a workshop where children and adults can enjoy making original accessories such as earrings, necklaces, and other items from a wide variety of materials, including Italian Venetian glass and crystal. The shop on the first floor also sells stylish and unique accessories and miscellaneous goods that are typical of Kobe. Take home something special—for yourself or as a memorable souvenir.
三分一湧水館
At Sambuichi Yusui-kan, adjacent to Sambuichi Yusui Park, savor soba made with spring water from the southern foot of Mt. Yatsugatake. Hand-crafted using stone-ground buckwheat flour and water recognized as one of the 100 Famous Waters, these 100% soba noodles boast an exquisite, smooth texture that perfectly preserves their flavor. The facility also includes a direct-sales shop offering tempura made with locally grown vegetables and other processed products that make excellent souvenirs. Additionally, the museum features unique exhibits on the mechanism of the spring water.
THE NOTE BAR 表参道店
THE NOTE BAR Omotesando, conveniently located about a 6-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station, is a new type of fragrance shop. By linking scent and memory, the idea is to create unforgettable moments and moments that bring back feelings. To create a fragrance, choose your favorite fragrance from around 300 types of natural fragrances, and a professional perfumer will mix it based on a recipe, allowing you to create a new, original scent in about 60 minutes. Engrave your favorite name on the finished perfume. Popular as a gift for making memories for yourself, a gift for a loved one, or an experience gift.
扇舞体験 かなめ
Located approximately a four-minute walk from Keihan Electric Railway's Sanjo Station, "Ogibu Experience Kaname" offers the experience of Ogibu (poetry dance), a dance performed in kimono and hakama with a folding fan to the accompaniment of waka and Chinese poetry, on limited days and times. Learn etiquette and choreography, then take on the challenge of dancing with a fan. The graceful technique and beauty of the dance have earned it praise from overseas travelers as an attractive experience that allows them to experience the traditional beauty of Japan.
神戸阪急
"Kobe Hankyu" has been undergoing extensive renovation work for about a year and a half, and has reopened with the slogan "It's not "Kobe Hankyu." It's "Kobe's Hankyu." The main points are strengthening and expanding the categories expected of an urban department store and establishing the unique Kobe Style World. On the lower floor, new fashion fashion items have been introduced, and the cosmetics and fashion goods departments have also been completely renovated. The middle and upper floors are filled with sales areas that offer lifestyle suggestions, imagining the lives of people in Kobe, a city where both the city and nature coexist.