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Yoronjima, Kagoshima

Yoronjima, Kagoshima

Sarah Firth

Yoronjima (Yoron Island) in southern Kagoshima is one of the prefecture's most beautiful islands and a hidden gem. Hit the be...

Kagoshima
Hio-Hachiman Shrine

Hio-Hachiman Shrine

Anonymous

One of the obvious characteristics of Hio-Hachiman Shrine is its profusion of stone lions or shishi, which stand in pairs on ...

Ehime
Matsue Castle

Matsue Castle

Sasa Jancikic

Matsue castle was a military building. There were no comforts or any kind of mirror rooms padded in silk. Main tower though o...

Shimane
Peace Pagoda

Peace Pagoda

Paul Walsh

Mountaintop shrine to world peace with great views over the city of Hiroshima and out to the islands of the Inland Sea.

Hiroshima