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Set in a shaded forest, this 16th-century temple with a long history offers relaxation and meditation to visitors of any faith.

An elegant façade and gabled roof welcome you to a relaxing haven, where you can soak in a thermal tub and be covered in heated sand.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Soft light streaming through colored windows suggests the north of England, but this museum is in the thoroughly Japanese neighborhood of Yufuin.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Set in a shaded forest, this 16th-century temple with a long history offers relaxation and meditation to visitors of any faith.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Nature trails meander between a variety of bright pink native plants that decorate the undulating terrain on the way to the volcano summit.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Soft light streaming through colored windows suggests the north of England, but this museum is in the thoroughly Japanese neighborhood of Yufuin.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Set in a shaded forest, this 16th-century temple with a long history offers relaxation and meditation to visitors of any faith.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Experience the very relaxing Japanese custom of communal bathing in a hot spring onsen at the foot of Mount Yufu.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Known as the smallest castle in Japan, this tiny fortress near the sea is part of a unique layout labeled the Sandwich Castle Town.

Bamboo folk art, antiques and wooden tools from a bygone era stand beside the modern works of art on display in this museum.