Depth
good 10/64 places I’ve visited or marked “Want to Go”
Ratings
Reviews in Japan average -0.24 compared to the US.
Excludes
Hiroshima & Hokkaido & Kansai & Tokyo & Kyushu & Takamatsu & Naoshima

This list is algorithmically generated from places in my Visited and Want to Go collections on Google Maps.
I penalise places for being too popular, but some are so highly reviewed they make the list anyway.
I don’t review every result, so some may be very weird! Tell me if you spot one :)

Where to Eat

Menya TOTO · Takayama, Gifu · 4.5★ (571 reviews)
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Coffee & Sweets

Hida Takayama CowCow Yoghurt · Takayama, Gifu · 4.7★ (82 reviews)
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See & Do

The Niigata Saitou Villa · Niigata · 4.5★ (1,237 reviews)
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Sanmachi Suji · Takayama, Gifu · 4.5★ (1,312 reviews)
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Great Pagoda of Peace · Narita, Chiba · 4.4★ (317 reviews)
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Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi* · 雫石町 · 4.9★ (97 reviews)
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Akita International University Nakajima Library* · 秋田市 · 4.8★ (104 reviews)
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Outdoors

Tae no yu · Semboku, Akita · 4.5★ (1,483 reviews)
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Hinokinaigawa Tsutsumi Park · Semboku, Akita · 4.4★ (206 reviews)
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Aogashima* · Aogashima, Tokyo · 4.6★ (206 reviews)
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* Want to Go. I haven’t been yet!