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Shirakawa Village is a heavy snowfall area, but it snowed not so much for us to visit here this winter. And we can enjoy the snowy landscape as much as we want! It will snow more during February, so you're still in time to see this scenery.
Name
Shirakawago
Address
Ogi-machi Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, GifuGoogle Map
Tel
05769-6-1311
How to get there
10 min by car from Shirakawago IC. By bus, 50 min from Takayama Station.
Parking
Parking area is available

Taketomi Island's time passes slowly. Traditional red tiles, cute Shisa, coral fences and white sand street… All of them makes us happy! You can also find many photogenic places with flowers all the year around.◎Izumiya with lovely arch of Bougainvillea is an inn! Access to Taketomi: 10~15 min by ferry from Ishigaki Port. 1150yen for a round-trip.
Name
Taketomi Island
Address
Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, OkinawaGoogle Map
How to get there
By express ferry, 10 min from Ishigaki Port Rito Terminal in Ishigaki Island.

Burano Island where the crush does not stop from the moment you land. Every house is colorful and unique. It's fun to find your favorite spot. About 40 minutes by boat from Venice.
Name
Burano Cityscape
Address
Burano Island, Venice, ItalyGoogle Map
How to get there
40 min by Water Bus, from Fondamenta Nuove

Okayama's popular tourist destination 'Bikan Chiku (Historical Quarter)'. It was flourished as a merchant town and now it leaves buildings with beautiful white walls and willow trees along the river, which are the taste of Edo Period. You can enjoy boating and rickshaw like traveling to the old times of Japan. And also the delicious food around here.◎Access: about 10min from Kurashiki Station. There're lot of parking lots around the area. The boating is so popular that you should buy tickets as soon as you arrive.
Name
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
Address
Chuo, Kurashiki-shi, OkayamaGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Kurashiki Station
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available

Kanazawa's Great Spot For Photos! Higashi Chayagai Looks Excellent With KimonoHigashi Chaya District
Higashi Chayagai District is the largest one of the three Chayagai Districts in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. There're beautiful houses with traditional wooden fences and red walls. And they're very photogenic with Japanese Kimono! You can also enjoy lunch and cafe at Higashi Chayagai.◎I recommend to use rental kimono shop and walk in Higashi Chayagai in Kimono. I rented kimono at 'Kokoyui' this time.

Colorful round lanterns are hung on the streets of the shopping street. It is a quiet old-fashioned shopping street. There is only one Dharma lantern, so please look for it.
Name
Furukawacho Shopping Street
Address
Higashiyama, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
1 min walk, from Higashiyama Station

This slope where we can see Yasaka Pagoda, is very famous spot in Kyoto. It has the various atmosphere in each time. Specially, after the evening glow. many tourists get together to take pictures.
Name
Yasaka Pagoda (Hokan-ji Temple)
Address
388 Shimizuyasakakami-machi Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 20 min from Kyoto Station to Higashiyama Yasui, then 5 min walk. 15 min walk from Keihan Shijo Station. By car or taxi, 15 min from Kyoto Station.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available

Gokayama Ainokura Village has some thatched roof-houses that are called Gassho Zukuri. It's registered as a World Heritage and the landscape from the observatory is just the original one of Japan. The village covered with snow, is breathtakingly beautiful even we see it many times.
Name
Gokayama Village Of Gassho Houses
Address
Gokayama, Nanto-shi, ToyamaGoogle Map
Tel
0763-66-2468
How to get there
From Gokayama IC by car: 1 min - Suganuma Area. 15 min - Ainokura Area. From Johana Station by bus: 25 min - Ainokura-guchi, then 5 min walk to Ainokura Area. 40 min - Suganuma, then 1 min walk to Suganuma Area.

About 230 Funaya (a house above a boat garage) floating on the sea, and its scenery is like a world of a good-old Japanese fairy tale. If the weather is good, the water's expressions changing into blue or emerald green, and the reflections of funaya on the water, are photogenic so much.
Name
Boathouses In Ine
Address
Ine-cho, Yosa-gun, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 55 min from Amanohashidate Station to Iya. By car, 40 min from Yoza-amanohashidate IC.
Parking
Toll parking area is available

Cityscape of Chefchaouen, a tourist attraction in Morocco. It's a photogenic spot where the blue color spreads everywhere you look. Since the ups and downs are intense, it is recommended to wear comfortable shoes or sandals.
Name
Chefchaouen Cityscape
Address
Avenue Hassan II, Chaouen, Tangier Tetouan, MoroccoGoogle Map
How to get there
6 hours 30 minutes by bus from Casablanca Bus Terminal.

It's more atmospheric and beautiful at night than during the day, but at night there were a lot of people taking pictures incessantly, so it might be best to take pictures before sunset. Jiufen Old Street is something I definitely wanted to visit when I went to Taiwan. It was more like the world of Ghibli than I expected.
Name
Jiufen Old Street
Address
Kyufun, Ruifang, New Taipei, TaiwanGoogle Map
How to get there
60 min by car, from Taipei

The alleys with latticed walls and waterways make us feel like traveling to the old Edo Period (around 1600-1860). The castle town are lined with many long-established shops. And a government office at that time 'Takayama Jinya' and the morning market are also famous as tourist spots. You can touch the history and cultures of Hida Region.◎12min walk from JR Takayama Station. There're many toll parking areas.
Name
Retro Town In Takayama
Address
Kamisannomachi, Takayama-shi, GifuGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 120min from Matsumoto IC. Or 12min walk from Takayama Station.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available

Located at Shodoshima Olive Park, The Greek Windmill was built as a proof of a sister island to Milos Island. And this windmill facing to the beautiful Seto Inland Sea and surrounded with olive trees is a best place to take pictures in Shodoshima Island.◎Access: 5 min walk from a free parking lot of a Road Station: Shodoshima Olive Park. You can also walk from a neighboring Olive Garden.
Name
Shodoshima Olive Park
Address
1941-1 Ko Nishimura Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
0879-82-2200
Hours
8:30-17:00
How to get there
Bus: get off at 'Olive Koen Guchi (Olive Park Gate)', then walk 5 min. Car: 7 min by car from Kusakabe Port.
Parking
Free parking area is available

It used to be a flourishing place for mining silver, and recently it is a popular hot spring resort where you can enjoy the old townscape. I was impressed by the beautiful cityscape more than I expected. Even if you don't stay, the car park is located about 5 minutes walk from the old town.
Name
Ginzan Onsen
Address
Ginzanshinhata, Obanazawa-shi, YamagataGoogle Map
How to get there
60 min by car, from Higashine IC
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available

In San'in Resion, you often see roofs with red-brown tiles. Here's one of the towns known for this Sekishu Tiles, Kurayoshi White Wall Warehouses. There're many places that make you want to take pictures. Notice that the tiles change the color by weather!◎null
Name
Kurayoshi White Wall Warehouses
Address
2598 Higashinaka-machi, Kurayoshi-shi, TottoriGoogle Map
How to get there

A main road with more than 30 houses of thatched roof is an important traffic point that connects Aizu and Nikko. You can look inside the biggest post station, eat a specialty 'Negi-soba noodle' and so on. Why don't you walk around the historical calm town surrounded by mountains?◎Events: February snow festival, July summer festival, September water spray (for an emergency drill) and so on. Access: Yunokami Onsen Sta. of Aizu Railway
Name
Ōuchi-juku
Address
Yamamoto, Ouchi, Shimogo-machi, Minamiaizu-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map

Located in Wakayama Marina City, PORTO EUROPE is a very fashionable and photogenic place that imitates the townscape of France and Italy. Because it doesn't require the admission fees, there're many people enjoy taking pictures.◎There're an amusement park, the local food shops and restaurants in the same site, so all of your families can enjoy together. The entrance fee is free, but you need fees if you want to take rides of an amusement park.
Name
Wakayama Marina City
Address
1527 Kemi, Wakayama-shi, WakayamaGoogle Map
Hours
10:00-
How to get there
10 min by car, or 15 min by bus from JR Nankai Station
Parking
Toll parking area is available

A drinking district at Osaka Uratenma. There're many Japanese lanterns called Chōchin decorated on the ceiling, and all Izakaya bars around here taste good. It's good for your Instagram, isn't it? It's not so crowded with people.
Name
Ura Tenma Chochin Dori Street
Address
Ikeda-cho Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Tenma Station

The town that became the model for the Disney movie "Cars". No matter how many pictures you take, the town is so picturesque that you can't take enough photos ❤ There are cute wall art and retro signs, and you can feel the good old America (^^)
Name
Seligman Cityscape
Address
Seligman, Arizona, AmericaGoogle Map
How to get there
3 hours by car, from Las Vegas