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First-Time Tottori: The Sand Dunes, the Sand Museum, the Uradome Coast & the White Rabbit of Inaba — 2 Days
The dunes, the Sand Museum and Tottori-port seafood on day one, then the Uradome Coast by sightseeing boat and the White Rabbit shrine on day two — an eastern-Tottori first-timer's two days based in Tottori City
The Yoshino Valley: Wakimachi's Udatsu Town & Awa Washi Paper — 2 Days
The udatsu merchant townscape, the Yoshida indigo house, the Odeon-za playhouse and a night in a machiya inn on day one, then the Awa earth pillars and hand-papermaking at Awagami on day two — two cultural days in the Yoshino River valley
Tokushima's Pacific Coast: Hiwasa, Sea Turtles & the Surf Towns — 2 Days
The hilltop pilgrim temple of Yakuoji, the sea-turtle museum and the loggerhead nesting beach at Hiwasa on day one, then the car-free heritage island off Mugi and a surf lesson on the warm southern coast on day two — two family days on Tokushima's Pacific shore
The Iya Valley: Vine Bridges, the Oboke Gorge & Mt Tsurugi — 2 Days
The Oboke gorge boat, the Peeing Boy statue, the Iya vine bridge and a cable-car onsen on day one, then the double vine bridges, Mt Tsurugi, the scarecrow village and the steep hamlet of Ochiai on day two — two days in the wild Iya Valley
Naruto: The Great Whirlpools & the Otsuka Museum of Art — 2 Days
The Otsuka ceramic-masterpiece museum, the headland view, the glass-floored Uzunomichi walkway and a whirlpool boat on day one, then Temple 1 of the pilgrimage and the German Bridge of Oasahiko Shrine on day two — two days of sea and art in Naruto
First-Time Tokushima: Awa Odori, Mt Bizan & the Indigo Country — 2 Days
The castle ruins and garden, Tokushima ramen and an Awa Odori dance show under Mt Bizan on day one, then the Awa puppet theatre and the indigo-dyeing country on day two — a first-timer's two days in the capital of Shikoku's eastern prefecture
Ashikaga & Southwest Tochigi: Wisteria, Old Schools & the Steam-Train Town — 2 Days
A wisteria park, an old school and a steam-train town in two days
Mashiko Pottery & Utsunomiya: Kilns, Stone Caverns & Gyoza — 2 Days
A pottery town and an underground stone city in two days
Nasu Highlands: Volcano, Ranches & the Imperial Plateau — 2 Days
A smoking volcano, hot springs and highland ranches in two days
Okunikko: Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji & the Onsen Above the Clouds — 2 Days
Waterfalls, a mountain lake and sulphur springs in two days
First-Time Nikko: Toshogu, the Shrines & the Sacred Bridge — 2 Days
The shrines, the sacred bridge and an imperial villa in two days
Shimoda & South Izu: Black Ships, Sea Caves & Beaches — 2 Days
Where Japan reopened to the world — and the coast beyond it
Hamamatsu & Lake Hamana: Eel, Castles & Tea — 2 Days
Eel, a lake, and the tea-country castles inland
Atami & Ito: East-Izu Onsen, Art & Coast — 2 Days
Tokyo's nearest onsen, with art and a coast attached
Izu Onsen Retreat: Shuzenji, Wasabi Valley & Mishima — 2 Days
Soak, stroll, and grate your own wasabi
First-Time Shizuoka City: Ieyasu's Home, Fuji Views & Tea — 2 Days
The city Tokugawa Ieyasu came home to
The Mihonoseki Cape & the Shimane Peninsula Coast: A Fishing-Port Shrine, Sea Caves of Myth & the Eshima 'Beta-Bridge' — 2 Days
Yasugi's hillside Kiyomizu-dera, the steep Eshima bridge, the harbour shrine of Miho and its lighthouse on day one, then the mythic sea caves of Kaka by boat and a lakeside bird park on day two — two coastal days based at the Mihonoseki cape
Tsuwano, the Little Kyoto of San'in: Carp Canals, a Thousand Red Torii & the Zen Gardens of Sesshu — 2 Days
The Tonomachi carp canals, an uzume-meshi lunch, the tatami-floored church, Mori Ogai's town and the thousand-torii shrine on day one, then the castle ruins by chairlift and the Sesshu temple gardens of Masuda on day two — two romantic days based in Tsuwano
Iwami Ginzan & the Yunotsu Coast: A UNESCO Silver Mine, a Port Onsen, Iwami Kagura by Night & the Washi Papermakers of the West — 2 Days
The Iwami Ginzan mine shaft and the Omori merchant town, then the Yunotsu port onsen and a night of Iwami Kagura on day one, and a morning soak, the Sekishu washi papermakers and an Iwami coast aquarium on day two — two days in the World Heritage west, based at Yunotsu Onsen
Matsue Castle Town & the Adachi Garden: A National-Treasure Keep, Lafcadio Hearn's Lakeside City & the World's Finest Japanese Garden — 2 Days
Matsue Castle, Lafcadio Hearn's residence, a samurai-district soba lunch and the moat cruise on day one, then the Adachi Museum's garden, the peony island of Yuushien and the Lake Shinji sunset on day two — two cultured days based in lakeside Matsue
First-Time Shimane: Izumo Taisha, the Sunset Cape of Hinomisaki & the Magatama Springs of Tamatsukuri — 2 Days
Izumo Taisha, Inasa beach, warigo soba and the Hinomisaki cape on day one, then the magatama spring of Tamatsukuri, the Susanoo shrine at Susa and an Izumo winery on day two — a first-timer's two days in sacred western Shimane
Northern Lake Biwa: Shirahige's Lake Torii, the Metasequoia Avenue & Sacred Chikubushima Island — 2 Days
Day one along the western shore — Shirahige Shrine's lake torii, the Omi-Maiko lakeshore, a historic funazushi house and the Makino metasequoia avenue — then day two by cruise to sacred Chikubushima island and the cherry cape of Kaizu-Osaki
Shigaraki Pottery & the Miho Museum: Tanuki Kilns, I.M. Pei's Hidden Valley & Ninja Koka — 2 Days
Day one in the Shigaraki kiln town — the ceramic-art park, the climbing kilns and tanuki of the maker's lane, and a pottery experience — then day two to I.M. Pei's mountain-buried Miho Museum and the ninja village of Koka
Sacred Mount Hiei: Sakamoto's Stone-Wall Temple Town & the UNESCO Halls of Enryaku-ji — 2 Days
Day one in Sakamoto at the foot of Mount Hiei — Hiyoshi Taisha, the satobo retreat gardens, the Ano-mason stone walls and a 1716 soba house — then the cable car up to spend a night on the mountain and walk the three UNESCO precincts of Enryaku-ji
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