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Temple Wanderer

You travel slowly and look closely. Old stone, quiet ritual, and the places that have seen centuries.

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Cities this archetype tends to love

  • Sounkyo

    hokkaido

    A mountain onsen village in a dramatic basalt gorge within Daisetsuzan National Park.

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  • Omi-Hachiman

    kansai

    A canal town on Lake Biwa that built Japan's first national merchant network, with a remarkably atmospheric waterway townscape.

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  • Nago

    okinawa

    The main city of northern Okinawa, gateway to the sub-tropical forests of Yambaru and the renowned Churaumi Aquarium.

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  • Aizu-Wakamatsu

    tohoku

    A proud samurai castle town that chose death over surrender in the Boshin War, with the tragic Byakkotai story.

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  • Takachiho

    kyushu

    A mythological gorge of columnar basalt pillars, connected to Japan's creation myth and the gods of the Shinto pantheon.

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  • Dazaifu

    kyushu

    An ancient government city and site of Japan's most important shrine for scholars, students, and the god of learning.

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