Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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Away from all the crowds and tourists, all of these locations are some of my favourite in Japan and very commonly missed!
I've spent many many years exploring all up and down Japan, so I hope you find some of these locations helpful!

If you want even more amazing locations, check out my Photography Guide to Japan at patkay.com/japan.

📍 Takashima, Shiga
📍 Fuji, Shizuoka
📍 Takasaki, Gunma
📍 Nozawa Onsen, Nagano
📍 Naoshima, Kagawa
📍 Tara, Saga
📍 Nagiso, Nagano
📍 Toyosaki, Hokkaido
📍 Kujinokawa, Wakayama
📍 Ise, Mie
📍 Madarao, Nagano
📍 Kinosaki, Hyogo