Tranquil paths and footbridges line the Arimagawa River, while forested parks Atagosan and Zuihoji are popular for viewing springtime cherry blossoms and autumn leaves. Holy sites dot the hills, with sweeping views from Arima Inari Shrine.

Kusatsu, a town in Japan’s Kantō region, is known for its hot-spring resorts. At its center is the spring’s source, Yubatake, with its gushing, steaming waters. Nearby is the traditional Goza no Yu bathhouse.

Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan.

Naha is the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, the tropical island group south of mainland Japan. It's known for Shuri Castle, the restored royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which flourished from the 1400s–1800s and invented the martial art karate.

Okinawa is a Japanese island in the East China Sea. In Naha City, Shuri Castle is the rebuilt palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom. One of several remaining Ryukyuan fortresses on Okinawa from the Gusuku period, it features the ornate gate of Shureimon.