Chubu Region

  1. Walkway along the water in Gujo Hachiman

    Gujo Hachiman, a Beautiful Castle Town in Gifu

    Perhaps to most Japanese, Gujo Hachiman is popular for its traditional dancing. With its history of 400 years, the Gujo Odori Festival is held every summer in the town.

  2. soaking in the Japanese sento

    Japanese-style bathhouse near Mount Fuji

    Japanese people love taking a bath, and probably it has something to do with the country’s climate. The summer in Japan is very humid.

  3. tea picking near Shimizu, Japan

    Tea Picking in Shimizu

    This is a very symbolic place where you can appreciate two of Shizuoka Prefecture’s iconic images, Mount Fuji and green tea fields.

  4. Wakutama pond

    Wakutama Pond near Mount Fuji

    The water of this pond is actually spring water from Mount Fuji, which is constantly gushing out from among the rocks at the bottom of the pond.

  5. Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha

    This Shinto shrine is located at the southwestern foot of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain. Since long ago, people have revered the shrine as ichinomiya.

  6. Sumpu Castle Ruins

    Ruins of Tokugawa’s Sumpu Castle

    This particular district centered around Sumpu Castle has been the political and administrative center of this region since the 14th century, well over 600 years.

  7. Mount Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka.

    Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka

    This museum was created for the purpose of "conveying to the present and future generations all things related to Mount Fuji."

  8. Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

    Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

    This Shinto shrine was built to enshrine the soul of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu and to worship him as a deity.

  9. miho-no-matsubara

    Miho no Matsubara with Mount Fuji Views

    This pine grove stretches about 7 km (4.3 miles) along the Miho Peninsula and has over 30,000 pieces of Japanese black pine trees.

  10. Chiiwa-kyo mountain gorge

    Chiiwa-kyo Mountain Gorge

    The highlight of Chiiwa-kyo is the 670m. Mt. Chiiwa, which has a lot of caves, large and small . . .

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