To Do:

• Yahiko Shrine

• Ponshukan Niigata station (sake vending machines)

• Minato Marche Pier Bandai

To Eat:

• Murakami beef

• Noppe stew

• Hegi soba

• echigohime strawberries

• sasadango (dango wrapped in bamboo leaves)

To Do:

• Kansui Park

• Toyama Glass Art Museum

• Shomyo Falls

• Kaiwomaru

To Eat:

• trout sushi

• himi udon

• Toyama black ramen (very salty)

• white shrimp

• Toyama kanburi (winter yellowtail)

• firefly squid

To Do:

• Kenroku-en

• Myouryuji (ninja temple)

• Higashi Chaya district

• Omicho market

• Oyama Shrine

• Shirayama Hime Jinja shrine

• Shiroyone Senmaida rice terraces

To Eat:

• ishiri

• kano and kobako crabs

• noto-don (Noto beef rice bowl)

• komatsu udon

• ruby roman grapes

To Do:

• Daihonzan Eiheiji temple

• Ichijodani Asakura ruins

• Tojinbo

• Maruoka-jo castle

• Heisenji Hakusan shrine

• Echizen Ono castle

To Eat:

• echizen oroshi soba

• sauce katsu-don

• seiko-don (snow crab eggs over rice)

• hamayakisaba grilled makerel

• volga rice (katsu, omelette, rice)

To Do:

• Fuji-Q Highland amusement park

• Oshino Hakkai

• Hottarakashi Onsen

• Fuefukigawa Fruit Park

• Chureito Pagoda

• Mt Fuji Panoramic Ropeway

• Lake Kawaguchi

• Takeda shrine

To Eat:

• hoto dumpling soup

• yoshida udon

• awabi no nigai (abalone)

• kofu torimotsu-ni (chicken offal)

To Do:

• Zenko-ji temple

• Matsumoto-jo castle

• Togakushi-jinja

• Kamikochi

• Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaen)

• Matsushirojo Castle ruins

• Daio Wasabi farm

• Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden

To Eat:

• shinshu miso ramen

• oyaki (dumplings)

• shinshu soba

• nozawana-zuke (pickled veggies)

• basashi (horse sashimi)

• Nagano craft beer

• Matsumoto beef

To Do:

• Gifu Castle

• Shirakawa-go

• Gifu Park

• Inaba Shrine

• Takayama Jinya

To Eat:

• ayu meshi (sweetfish over rice)

• takayama ramen

• dengaku (grilled veggies on skewers)

• kei-chan (chicken dish)

• gohei mochi (grilled rice cake)

To Do:

• Konozantoshogu

• Miho no Matsubara

• Nihodaira

• Mount Fuji

• Shira-Ito waterfall

• Shizuoka Sengen shrine

To Eat:

• sakura ebi

• unagi

• hamamatsu gyoza

• green tea

• Shizuoka oden

• Fujinomiya yakisoba

• abekawa mochi

• Shizuoka wasabi

To Do:

• Museum Meiji-Mura

• Nagoya castle

• Inuyama Castle

• Atsuta Jingu

• Legoland Japan Resort

To Eat:

• tebasaki (chicken wings)

• red miso soup

• miso katsu (sauced katsu)

• hitsumabushi (grilled eel in wooden bowl)

• chikuwa (fish cake)