Japan: Kamakura 
Kamakura is a small town popular with tourists because of attractions such as the Hasedera temple located on a hill with great views of the town, the Great Buddha bronze statue and other temples and shrines.
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Japan: Miyajima Miyajima (Shrine Island), is an island famous for the O-Torii gate seemingly surrounded by water.
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Japan: Nara Nara is considered a small city today, but was once the capital of Japan and the seat of the Emperor.
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Japan: Nijo Castle Nijo Castle is a "flat" castle containing Ninomaru and Honmaru Palaces. It is established in Kyoto by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of Japan.
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Japan: Nikko Nikko is a small town about 2 hours from Tokyo that is famous for the UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of a complex of shrines, temples and shogun mausoleums.
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Japan: Sasuke Inari Shrine We discovered the Sasuke Inari Shrine by accident while walking around in Kamakura. A set of bright red torii gates lead up a hill into a shrine full of statues of foxes and fox dwellings with families.
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