Sightseeing in Wakkanai: Walking the Town of Strait and Wind at Japan’s Northern Tip
A north-to-south walk through Wakkanai: Japan's northernmost cape, Ice Age hills, a cape facing Mount Rishiri, the breakwater of the Sakhalin route and a lake of swans, with the history of a strait town.
Sightseeing in Sarufutsu: Wetlands and Scallops
A north-to-south walk through Sarufutsu, Japan's northernmost village: a ranch park, a shipwreck memorial, misty wetlands and a wartime airfield site.
Rebun Sights: The Flower Island, North to South
A north-to-south walk through Rebun: Japan's northernmost cape and lake, a clear-water cape, the highest mountain and the rocks of the southwest.
Rishiri Sights: Lava Coasts and Island History at the Foot of Rishiri Fuji
A north-to-south walk through Rishiri: Aizu samurai graves, a sunset cape, a lava-coast deck, a mountain lookout and the rocks of the south.
Toyotomi Sights: Wetlands, Milk and Japan’s Northernmost Hot Spring Town
A north-to-south walk through Toyotomi: a waterbird pond, a 1,200-year-old tree, a Ramsar wetland, a pasture overlook and an oil-drilling hot spring.
Nakatonbetsu Sights: Japan’s Northernmost Cave and the Gold-Dust Hills
A north-to-south walk through Nakatonbetsu: Japan's northernmost limestone cave, a closed station, a pilgrimage temple, and Pinneshiri's hot spring.
Esashi Sights: Hairy Crab, Drift Ice and the Ancient Okhotsk Culture of the North
A north-to-south walk through Esashi: a scenic cape, tatami-like shore rocks, a hilltop lookout, an Okhotsk-culture museum and a ship-shaped station.
Teshio Sights: A Port Town at the Great River’s Mouth and Memories in Red Brick
A north-to-south walk through Teshio: an Edo-era shrine, a red-brick old town hall, a lost station and a park by the Teshio River mouth.
Nakagawa Sights: Fossil Seas and the Teshio River in a Long, Narrow Town of Northern Hokkaido
A north-to-south walk through Nakagawa: Ainu place names in a station and hot spring, Cretaceous fossils, and a park tied to poet Saito Mokichi.
Otoineppu Sights: Where Hokkaido Got Its Name, the Black Soba Station and a Village of Forest and Craftsmen
A north-to-south walk through Otoineppu: the birthplace of the name Hokkaido, a hub station, Mt. Otoifuji, dairy Sakkuru and Mt. Hakodake.
Enbetsu Sights: A Yellow Seaside of Ezo-kanzo and Japan’s Northernmost Rice Town
A north-to-south walk through Enbetsu: a closed Haboro Line station, a seaside park and a flower garden of Ezo-kanzo facing Mount Rishiri.
Omu Sights: Sunrise Cape and Hidden Waterfalls
A north-to-south walk through Omu on the Sea of Okhotsk: a hilltop park, Sunrise Cape, a mountain waterfall and a northern raised bog.
Shosanbetsu Sights: Japan’s Northernmost Observatory and a Red Torii Gate Amid the Waves
A north-to-south walk through Shosanbetsu: Japan's northernmost observatory, a cape with a red torii in the sea and closed station sites.
Bifuka Sights: Japan’s Northernmost Raised Bog and the Terminus of the Unfinished Miyuki Line
A north-to-south walk through Bifuka: abandoned railway stations, a forest park on the Teshio River and Japan's northernmost raised bog.
Okoppe Sights: Dairy Hills, Rail Ruins, Rose Cape
A north-to-south walk through Okoppe: a hilltop shrine and park, a castle-like building, a roadside station on a rail site and a rose-lined cape.
Nayoro Sights: Snow, Stars and Mochi Rice
A north-to-south walk through Nayoro: the northernmost raised bog, a famed ski jump, a telescope, a rare snow-clearing train and a quiet lake park.
Nishiokoppe Sights: Orange Forest Village
A north-to-south walk through Nishiokoppe, a village 90 percent forest: a deer ranch, a wooden museum, a forest park, a station museum and falls.
Tomamae Sights: Windmills and Pioneer Memory
A north-to-south walk through Tomamae on the Sea of Japan: sunset turbines, a roadside station, an old shrine, a museum and the Sankebetsu bear site.
Shimokawa Sights: Two Mines and a Stone Great Wall
A north-to-south walk through Shimokawa: a gold mine's site, a pioneer settlement, the town center, a stone Great Wall and a copper mine's site.
Kenbuchi Sights: Picture Books, Vanished Stations
A north-to-south walk through Kenbuchi: a hidden station's site, the Picture Book Hall, two stations, a roadside station and a pass.
Wassamu Sights: A Pass Station Kept by Donations
A north-to-south walk through Wassamu: the main station, a shrine, a flower hill, Shiokari Station and a memorial museum.
Rausu Sights: Shiretoko’s East Coast and Kunashiri
A north-to-south walk through Rausu: a mountain waterfall, a Shiretoko nature center, a roadside station, a Kunashiri lookout and a museum.
Saroma Sights: Japan’s Largest Brackish Lake
A north-to-south walk along Lake Saroma's south shore: a sunset cape, a roadside station, two observatories and a pioneer shrine.
Obira Sights: Herring Mansion and Sunset Sea
A north-to-south walk through Obira: a closed station, Hokkaido's largest herring lodge, a dam lake, a sunset lookout and a river mouth.
Sightseeing in Aomori: Where Jomon Earth Meets the Harbor Wind
Walk Aomori north to south: Asamushi's hot springs, the Seikan ferry harbor, a great Jomon village, a medieval castle and Hakkoda's wetland.
Sightseeing in Akita: From Ancient Stockade to the Kanto Lantern Castle Town, North to South
Walk Akita north to south: Mount Taihei, the ancient Akita Castle Ruins, earthen Kubota Castle, a red-brick bank and the Kanto lanterns.
Sightseeing in Morioka: Walking Three Rivers and the Nanbu Castle Town from North to South
A north-to-south walk through Morioka: Mount Himekami, Takamatsu Pond, the rock-splitting cherry, the castle ruins and the three great noodles.
Sightseeing in Tsuruoka: Dewa Sanzan and the Shonai Castle Town, Walked North to South
Tsuruoka, Yamagata, north to south: a dragon-deity temple, a jellyfish aquarium, a keepless castle, the Haguro cedar avenue and mysterious Lake Otori.
Sightseeing in Aoba Ward, Sendai: Castle, Mausoleum and Lake, from the Western Mountains
A north-to-south walk through Aoba Ward, Sendai: a Heike fugitive temple, a double-arch dam, a National Treasure shrine, the castle and the mausoleum.
Nishikan Ward, Niigata: Mt. Kakuda, Tombs and a Lost Village
A north-to-south walk through Nishikan Ward: Mt. Kakuda, an ancient keyhole tomb, a lost coastal village, a hot-spring town and a Zen temple.
Sightseeing in Koriyama: Waterways, Cherries and Burial Mounds, North to South
Walk Koriyama north to south: Choshigataki Falls, Sesson's hermitage, canal-born Kaiseizan cherries, a huge burial mound and Nunobiki Plateau.
Sightseeing in Shinano: Lake Nojiri, Naumann Elephants, Fairy Tales and Issa’s Post Town
A north-to-south walk through Shinano: a Paleolithic site beneath the lake, the Naumann elephant museum, ice-free Lake Nojiri, a fairy tale museum and the Hokkoku Kaido post town where the poet Issa was born.
Takaoka Sights: A Copper Castle Town, North to South
A north-to-south walk through Takaoka: a coast facing the Tateyama Range, two National Treasure temples, a castle park, and merchant and caster towns.
Sightseeing in Kawaba: A Mountain Village Shaped by the Water and Prayers of Mount Hotaka
Walk Kawaba north to south: Mount Hotaka, the Harukoma ritual at the temple gate, a Kobo Daishi hot spring, the clear Usune River and a folk museum.
Tsubata Sights: Genpei Pass and Reclaimed Lagoon on the Kaga-Noto Border
A north-to-south walk through Tsubata: sunflower fields on reclaimed land, a castle ruin, a forest park, the Genpei War pass and its old Fudo temple.
Sightseeing in Hitachinaka: Burial Mounds, a Furnace and Dried Sweet Potatoes by the Sea
Walk Hitachinaka north to south: flower hills, seaside shrines, Cretaceous reefs, painted tombs and a late-Edo cannon furnace.
Sightseeing in Tochigi: A Storehouse Town Shaped by River Trade, Then Mountains and Wetlands
Kaemon-machi, the kura storehouse town, Taiheizan's hydrangea slope, Mt. Iwafune and the Watarase wetland: Tochigi walked north to south.
Sightseeing in Mito: Plums, a Domain School, a Castle and a Lake in the Tokugawa Legacy
A north-to-south walk through Mito: Kairakuen, Kodokan, the castle ruins, Lake Senba and a Jomon shell mound, and the Tokugawa love of plums.
Sightseeing in Ashikaga: Samurai Homeland, Old School and Textile Town, North to South
Giant boulders, a mountain castle, Banna-ji, the Ashikaga School and Watarase Bridge: Ashikaga's samurai, scholarly and textile past, north to south.
Sightseeing in Nogi: A Red-Brick Kiln and a Great Ginkgo at the Southern Gate of Tochigi
A north-to-south walk through Nogi: Tochigi's southernmost station, a Jomon shell mound, a Koga Kubo temple, an old shrine with a 1,200-year-old ginkgo, and a red-brick kiln.
Sightseeing in Ogano: Kabuki and Icicles Beneath a Sacred Mountain in a Mountain Town
A north-to-south walk through Ogano: Mount Futago, icicles, sacred Mount Ryokami, a cliffside temple, a famous waterfall and ancient sea strata.
Sightseeing in Omiya Ward, Saitama: Hikawa Forest, Minuma’s Memory and a Railway Post Town
A north-to-south walk through Omiya Ward, Saitama: a Sengoku castle site, the museum of history and folklore, the Railway Museum, a cherry blossom park, ancient Hikawa Shrine and traces of a Nakasendo post town.
Sightseeing in Katori: Tone River Water Country and the Little Edo Townscape, Walked from the North
A north-to-south walk through Katori: an iris garden, the Twelve Bridges, Katori Jingu, Sawara's Little Edo streets, Ino Tadataka's house and a shogunate pasture.
Sightseeing in Shiki: A Small River Town of Port Memories, a Fuji-zuka and Kappa Tales
Shiki, Saitama, north to south: Arakawa weir, the Hikimata river port, the Iroha Toi aqueduct, a national Fuji-zuka and a one-of-a-kind cherry tree.
Sightseeing in Sumida: Rivers, Downtown Streets and a Tower East of the Sumida River
North to south through Sumida, Tokyo: Mukojima-Hyakkaen, Bokutei cherry trees, Skytree, Hokusai, memorial sites, Ryogoku sumo and Ekoin temple.
Sightseeing in Shinjuku: Post-Town Gardens, Hillside Lanes and Skyscrapers in Tokyo’s Sub-Center
A north-to-south walk through Shinjuku: Hakone-yama, Akagi Shrine, the Soseki Museum, Hanazono Shrine, the Metropolitan Government Building, Suga Shrine and Shinjuku Gyoen, with Edo vegetables.
Kofu Sights: Shingen’s Castle Town and Shosenkyo
A north-to-south walk through Kofu: Shosenkyo's gorge, a mountain shrine, Shingen's birthplace castle, the Takeda mansion site and Kofu Castle.
Tsuruga Sights: Harbor, Pine Grove and the Memory of Humanity at a Gateway to Hokuriku
A north-to-south walk through Tsuruga: capes, castle ruins, red-brick warehouses, the Port of Humanity, Kehi no Matsubara and Kehi Jingu Shrine.
Sightseeing in Isehara: Rain Mountain Faith, Old Temples and Dokan’s Footprints
A north-to-south walk through Isehara: Oyama, Hinata Yakushi, Oyama Fudo, Ota Dokan's grave, an old Sagami shrine and the Daijingu behind the name.
Fujinomiya Sights: Mt. Fuji’s Springs and Faith
A north-to-south walk through Fujinomiya: a plateau lake, a Fuji-ko site, two waterfalls, an 800-year-old cherry and Sengen Taisha.
Sightseeing in Katsuura: A Bonito Port, a Castle on the Sea Cliffs and Ria Capes
A north-to-south walk through Katsuura: a 400-year-old morning market, a cape shrine, a sea castle's ruins, a marine park and a cape loved by poets, in a bonito port town.
Sightseeing in Toyota: Mountain Gorges and the Matsudaira Homeland Behind the Car Town
A north-to-south tour of Toyota: Lake Okuyahagi, Asuke Castle, Korankei, the old Salt Road, Obara's cherries, Matsudaira-go and Oritaki Gorge.
Sightseeing in Shimada: Crossing the Oi River, the Obi Festival, a Cedar Temple and a Takeda Castle
A north-to-south walk through Shimada: Chimanji and its cedars, Oi Shrine and the Obi Festival, the Kawagoshi Site, Suwahara Castle and Keiman Shrine along the Oi River.
Sightseeing in Chuo Ward, Osaka: Castle, Palace and Merchant Town, Walked North to South
A north-to-south walk through Chuo Ward, Osaka: a Dutch-learning school, the castle, Naniwa Palace ruins, a medicine shrine, Midosuji and Dotonbori.
Sightseeing in Shimokitayama: Demon Legends, Waterfalls, a Lake and an Old Temple in Deep Okuyoshino
A north-to-south walk through Shimokitayama Village: Zenki, home of the demon couple legend, Fudo Nanajū-no-Taki, Myojin Pond, the giant arch of Ikehara Dam and Shoboji Temple, in Okuyoshino.