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There are a lot of well-known tourist areas in Japan, and they are honestly very nice. However, being so well-known means that they can get a little crowded, and there's only so many temples and shrines you can see before they all start to look a bit similar (or is that just me? 
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I wanted to get some talk going about some of the more unusual or less visited places that tourists can go, not even necessarily remote areas, just less known really.
One of mine is the lowest (now second-lowest) "mountain" in Japan. It is barely above sea level, but because of the Japanese rules about what constitutes a mountain, it can be officially labelled as such. Unhelpfully, I can't remember the name of it, but it's in Osaka, not far from the aquarium. Once you've been, you can go to a nearby post box-type object, place your details and some money inside, and receive a certificate in the post! They only deliver inside Japan, but perhaps your hotel will forward it to you if you're not visiting Japan for long enough?
My second place is a tiny, almost hidden shrine in Sendai. If you walk along the covered shopping arcades, heading away from the station, you'll see on your right some colorful cloth and white rope that usually denotes a shrine. At first glance, it just looks like a shop, albeit one selling Buddhist/Shinto items like good luck charms and beaded bracelets. However, if you continue all the way to the back, you can find a tiny shrine. It's not usually too busy, and it's very convenient to get to, so I think it's well worth a visit!
)I wanted to get some talk going about some of the more unusual or less visited places that tourists can go, not even necessarily remote areas, just less known really.
One of mine is the lowest (now second-lowest) "mountain" in Japan. It is barely above sea level, but because of the Japanese rules about what constitutes a mountain, it can be officially labelled as such. Unhelpfully, I can't remember the name of it, but it's in Osaka, not far from the aquarium. Once you've been, you can go to a nearby post box-type object, place your details and some money inside, and receive a certificate in the post! They only deliver inside Japan, but perhaps your hotel will forward it to you if you're not visiting Japan for long enough?
My second place is a tiny, almost hidden shrine in Sendai. If you walk along the covered shopping arcades, heading away from the station, you'll see on your right some colorful cloth and white rope that usually denotes a shrine. At first glance, it just looks like a shop, albeit one selling Buddhist/Shinto items like good luck charms and beaded bracelets. However, if you continue all the way to the back, you can find a tiny shrine. It's not usually too busy, and it's very convenient to get to, so I think it's well worth a visit!
someday). Another unusual places I could think of were the places where some of the animes were inspired of since they usually take actual places as a basis of their drawing and it would be amusing to see the origin places of my favorite anime.
Have you been there?
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