https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/sounkyo-gorge-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T19:05:47+00:00Sounkyo Gorge Travel Guide: Waterfalls, Kurodake and Daisetsuzanonsen, Hokkaido, gorge, autumn, sounkyo, daisetsuzanhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/night_sky_over_sounkyo_canyon_285226612146829.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/cape-soya-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T18:38:49+00:00Cape Soya Travel Guide: Japan’s Northernmost PointHokkaido, coast, cape soya, wakkanai, northernmosthttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sunset_of_cape_soya.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/okunoshima-rabbit-island-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T18:15:38+00:00Okunoshima Travel Guide: The Rabbit Island with a Difficult Historyhiroshima, ferry, island, okunoshima, rabbitshttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rabbits_of_okunoshima2c_august_2018_280129.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/katsuren-castle-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:58:26+00:00Katsuren Castle Ruins Travel Guide: A Gusuku above the East Coastunesco, history, Okinawa, gusuku, katsurenhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1280px-katsuren_castle_ruins.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/yambaru-national-park-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:40:30+00:00Yambaru National Park Travel Guide: Okinawa’s Northern Forestunesco, hiking, Okinawa, forest, yambaru, mangrovehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cape_hedo_202011.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/oarai-coast-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:28:17+00:00Oarai Coast Travel Guide: Seafood, the Aquarium and Ibaraki’s Pacific Edgeday-trip, seafood, coast, ibaraki, aquarium, oaraihttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/oarai_coast_03.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/shirakami-sanchi-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:22:49+00:00Shirakami-Sanchi Travel Guide: Japan’s Primeval Beech Forestunesco, hiking, akita, aomori, shirakami, foresthttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/400_years_old_beech_28400e5b9b4e38396e3838a29_-_panoramio.jpg?w=100https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/shimonoseki-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:17:14+00:00Shimonoseki Travel Guide: Fugu, the Kanmon Strait and the Edge of HonshuChugoku, seafood, yamaguchi, shimonoseki, fugu, straithttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kammon_strait_and_hikoshima_island_from_hinoyama_station.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/rebun-island-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:11:10+00:00Rebun Island Travel Guide: Japan’s Northern Flower Islandferry, island, Hokkaido, hiking, flowers, rebunhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/130726_cape_gorota_in_rebun_island_hokkaido_japan01s5.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/nasu-highland-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T17:01:20+00:00Nasu Highland Travel Guide: Onsen, Farms and the Emperor’s Summer Retreatonsen, tochigi, Kanto, family, nasu, highlandhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/deer27s_spa2c_nasu-yumoto.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/kirishima-onsen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:55:23+00:00Kirishima Onsen Travel Guide: Volcanic Peaks, Steam and Mountain Ryokanonsen, hiking, kagoshima, Kyushu, volcano, kirishimahttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kirishima_onsen01n4592.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/shimanto-river-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:49:56+00:00Shimanto River Travel Guide: Japan’s Last Clear Stream and the Boats That Drift Itnature, Shikoku, kochi, shimanto, river, kayakhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/spring_in_shimanto_river.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/towada-lake-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:44:04+00:00Lake Towada Travel Guide: Oirase Stream, Autumn Colour and the Calm Side of Aomorionsen, nature, aomori, towada, lake, autumnhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/oirase_gorge_-_oirasegorge7015.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/osaka-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:33:22+00:00Osaka Travel Guide: Food, Neighborhoods and a Three-Day PlanKansai, osaka, food, city, nightlifehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/dotonbori_neon_sign2c_osaka_20190415_1.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/kyoto-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:28:23+00:00Kyoto Travel Guide: Areas, Temples and a Three-Day Plankyoto, temples, Kansai, city, planninghttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sunlight_through_clouds_and_view_of_ginkaku-ji_temple_from_above2c_kyoto2c_japan.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/tokyo-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:22:22+00:00Tokyo Travel Guide: Neighborhoods, Transport and a First-Timer’s Planfood, Kanto, tokyo, city, transport, planninghttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tokyo_-_sunset_skyline.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/shuri-castle-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:17:39+00:00Shuri Castle Guide: The Heart of the Ryukyu Kingdomunesco, history, Okinawa, castle, ryukyu, shurihttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2014_shuri_castle_shureimon_001.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/ise-jingu-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T16:09:30+00:00Ise Jingu Travel Guide: Naiku, Geku and the Pilgrim Streets of Iseshrine, Kansai, history, pilgrimage, ise, miehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ise_ise-jingu_07.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/fushimi-inari-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:59:24+00:00Fushimi Inari Travel Guide: The Torii Path, the Hike and the Best Hoursunesco, kyoto, shrine, hiking, fushimi, freehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/double_torii_path_at_fushimi_inari_taisha_shrine2c_kyoto2c_japan.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/asakusa-sensoji-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:52:03+00:00Asakusa and Senso-ji Travel Guide: Temple Gates, Nakamise and the Sumida Rivertemple, history, food, tokyo, asakusa, festivalhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kaminarimon_at_sensc58dji.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/churaumi-aquarium-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:46:14+00:00Churaumi Aquarium Travel Guide: Whale Sharks, Mantas and the Okinawa CoastOkinawa, churaumi, aquarium, family, motobu, leisurehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/okinawa_aquarium.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/osaka-castle-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:40:01+00:00Osaka Castle Travel Guide: The Keep, the Park and the Siege That Ended an EraKansai, history, osaka, castle, park, sakurahttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/osaka_castle_02bs3200.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/nagoya-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:29:26+00:00Nagoya Travel Guide: Castle, Miso Food and a Practical Base for Central JapanChubu, food, castle, aichi, city, nagoyahttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/nagoya_castle_aerial_panorama.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/kobe-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:22:34+00:00Kobe Travel Guide: Beef, the Port and the Hills Above the BayKansai, hyogo, port, city, kobe, beefhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kobe_city_view_from_po-ai_shiosai_park01s3.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/27/fukuoka-city-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T15:04:49+00:00Fukuoka Travel Guide: Hakata Ramen, Yatai Stalls and a Compact Coastal CityKyushu, food, fukuoka, ramen, hakata, yataihttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/fukuoka_hakata_yatai_the_parking_lot_reisenmachi_hakata-ku_fukuoka_20240122.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/sendai-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:57:31+00:00Sendai Travel Guide: Gyutan, Jozenji-dori and the Gateway to TohokuTohoku, food, miyagi, city, sendai, shinkansenhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/exterior_view_of_sendai_mediatheque_from_jozenji_street_20220910a.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/obihiro-tokachi-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:47:45+00:00Obihiro Guide: Pork Bowls and the Tokachi PlainHokkaido, food, obihiro, tokachi, butadon, farmhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/butadon_of_pancho.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/hateruma-island-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:41:19+00:00Hateruma Island Travel Guide: Japan’s Southernmost Inhabited Islandferry, Okinawa, taketomi, yaeyama, beach, remote-islandhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/e3838be382b7e6b59c_nishi_beach_-_panoramio.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/minakami-onsen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:34:32+00:00Minakami Onsen Guide: Hot Springs, Rafting, and the Joetsu Lineonsen, gunma, Kanto, minakami, rafting, outdoorshttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/minakami_onsen_matsunoi_2018-04.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/kumano-hongu-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:29:26+00:00Kumano Hongu Taisha Travel Guide: The Grand Shrine in the Mountainsunesco, shrine, Kansai, wakayama, mountain, pilgrimagehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tanabe_kumano_hongu-taisha_honden_hongu_5.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/karatsu-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:24:38+00:00Karatsu Travel Guide: Pottery, a Castle, and the Saga CoastKyushu, castle, pottery, saga, karatsuhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/karatsu2c_saga_283137751557229.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/geibikei-gorge-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:18:28+00:00Geibikei Gorge Travel Guide: A Boat Ride in IwateTohoku, gorge, boat, iwate, geibikeihttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/geibikei.jpg?w=120https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/uchiko-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:12:25+00:00Uchiko Guide: A Wax Town with a Wooden Theatreehime, Shikoku, old-town, uchiko, wax, theatrehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/uchiko-za_28645400104729.jpg?w=100https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/sado-island-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:06:48+00:00Sado Island Travel Guide: Gold Mines, Taiko, and the Sea of Japanisland, Chubu, niigata, sado, gold-minehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/taraibune_in_sado_ogi.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/enryakuji-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T14:01:19+00:00Enryaku-ji Travel Guide: The Tendai Monastery on Mount Hieiunesco, day-trip, temple, Kansai, shiga, mountainhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/enryakuji_konponchudo04n4272.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/ibusuki-onsen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:55:44+00:00Ibusuki Guide: Sand Baths and the Southern Tip of Kyushuonsen, kagoshima, Kyushu, sakurajima, ibusuki, sand-bathhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ibusuki-sand-bath_saraku.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/kushiro-marsh-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:50:58+00:00Kushiro Marsh Guide: Japan’s Largest Wetland and Its CranesHokkaido, wildlife, marsh, kushiro, birdwatching, canoehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kushiro-shitsugen_kushiro-river.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/gero-onsen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:46:17+00:00Gero Onsen Guide: One of Japan’s Three Great Hot Springsgifu, onsen, hot-spring, Chubu, gero, ryokanhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gero_hot_springs_museum_ac.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/zao-onsen-juhyo-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:41:28+00:00Zao Onsen Guide: Snow Monsters, Skiing, and the Ropewayyamagata, Tohoku, onsen, ski, zao, snow-monstershttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/mt.zao28mt.jizo29_juhyo.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/unzen-onsen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:35:32+00:00Unzen Onsen Guide: Hot Springs on an Active Volcanoonsen, Kyushu, nagasaki, volcano, unzen, hellshttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/unzen_jigoku_e6b885e4b883e59cb0e78d84_dec_132c_2009.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/ashikaga-flower-park-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:30:32+00:00Ashikaga Flower Park Guide: The Wisteria Tunnels and When to Gotochigi, garden, Kanto, wisteria, flowers, springhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/japanese_wisteria2c_ashikaga_flower_park_1.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/hagi-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T13:24:57+00:00Hagi Travel Guide: A Castle Town That Shaped Modern JapanChugoku, yamaguchi, hagi, castle-town, meiji, potteryhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gofukumachisuji_street_in_hagi_castle_town_1.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/gokayama-ainokura-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T11:34:44+00:00Gokayama Ainokura Guide: The Quiet Side of the Thatched Villagesunesco, Chubu, toyama, thatched, gokayama, ainokurahttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/toyama_gokayama_ainokura_xl.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/tsukiji-outer-market-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T11:29:02+00:00Tsukiji Outer Market Guide: What to Eat and When to Goseafood, food, tokyo, tsukiji, market, morninghttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sashimi_at_the_tsukiji_markets_-_tokyo_japan_28unsplash29.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/shimanami-kaido-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T10:03:41+00:00Shimanami Kaido Guide: Cycling Across the Islandsehime, Shikoku, islands, shimanami, bridge, cyclinghttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/shimanami_kaidc58d_to_tatara_bridge.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/ouchi-juku-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T09:58:14+00:00Ouchi-juku Travel Guide: A Thatched Post Town in FukushimaTohoku, fukushima, ouchi-juku, post-town, thatched, villagehttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ouchi-juku2c_fukushima3b_september_2009_281229.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/kinosaki-onsen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T09:53:24+00:00Kinosaki Onsen Guide: Yukata, Seven Baths, and the Willow Canalonsen, Kansai, hyogo, kinosaki, yukata, crabhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kinosaki_onsen_otani_river_2026-02_ac_28129.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/yokohama-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T09:47:42+00:00Yokohama Travel Guide: Harbour, Chinatown, and a Day Trip from Tokyoday-trip, kanagawa, Kanto, port, yokohama, chinatownhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/minato_mirai_21_from_osambashi_202403.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/asahikawa-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T06:15:00+00:00Asahikawa Travel Guide: Zoo, Ramen, and a Base for Central HokkaidoHokkaido, asahikawa, zoo, ramen, airporthttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kaimono_koen_20250801.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/sawara-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T06:06:05+00:00Sawara Travel Guide: A Merchant Town on the Water in Chibaold-town, Kanto, chiba, sawara, katorihttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/street_view_of_sawara2c_katori.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/oze-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T05:59:39+00:00Oze Travel Guide: Boardwalks and Wetlands in Gunmahiking, gunma, Kanto, oze, marshhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/oze_20181006_143304.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/kintaikyo-iwakuni-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T05:51:23+00:00Kintaikyo Bridge Travel Guide: Iwakuni’s Five ArchesChugoku, castle, bridge, yamaguchi, iwakunihttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20100724_iwakuni_5235.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/eiheiji-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T04:24:03+00:00Eiheiji Travel Guide: A Working Zen Monastery in Fukuitemple, Chubu, fukui, eiheiji, zenhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/eihei-ji_temple2c_fukui_prefecture3b_september_2019_280129.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/dazaifu-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T04:23:57+00:00Dazaifu Travel Guide: Tenmangu Shrine and Kyushu’s Old Capitalshrine, Kyushu, fukuoka, dazaifu, tenmanguhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/dazaifu_tenmangu-46.jpg?w=150https://hiddenjapanguide.org/2026/10/26/okayama-korakuen-travel-guide/Hidden Japan Guideen2026-10-26T04:23:51+00:00Okayama Korakuen Travel Guide: A Garden Beside the Castleokayama, Chugoku, castle, garden, korakuenhttps://hiddenjapanguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/okayama_korakuen_01.jpg?w=150