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Hagi Jokamachi
The layout of the samurai quarter survives exactly as it was in the Edo period.
Tsunoshima Bridge
One thousand seven hundred and eighty metres across an emerald sea. Made famous by television advertisements.
Iya no Kazurabashi
A suspension bridge woven from hardy kiwi vine. It is rebuilt every three years.
Marugame-jo
A surviving keep, and the smallest in Japan. Its stone walls are said to be the highest.
Ritsurin Koen
The largest garden in Japan designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty. It borrows Mount Shiun as scenery.
Dogo Onsen Honkan
Among the oldest hot springs in Japan. It has the Yushinden, a bath reserved for the imperial family.
Imabari-jo
One of the three great water castles of Japan, with seawater drawn into its moat.
Makino Botanical Garden
A memorial to Makino Tomitaro, the father of Japanese botany. It grows 3,000 species.
Hakata Ori
Obi sashes in the kenjo pattern. The dolls are unglazed clay, painted after firing.
Mifuneyama Rakuen
A garden backed by Mount Mifune. Known for azaleas and autumn colour.
Hizen Hamashuku
A white-walled town lined with sake breweries. The birthplace of brewery tourism.