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Towns tagged “Highlands”
74 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Highlands”, across 25 prefectures.
“Highlands” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido2
Hokkaido pageAomori Prefecture1
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture5
Iwate Prefecture page- Hachimantai CityLava bumps called “tiger form” and more.Yakehashiri lava, “tiger form”
- Shizukuishi TownA cave over 10 m high named the cliff.Kakkonda no Oiwaya cliff
- Kuzumaki TownA bridge for cars, roofed in larch.Big Bridge, local larch roof
- Hirono TownSaid to be an immortal monk's grave.Hitachibo Kaison's grave, Ono
- Ichinohe TownWave-like stripes flank the pass.Cross-bedding of Namiuchi Pass
Miyagi Prefecture1
Miyagi Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture6
Fukushima Prefecture page- Tamura CityStraw figures bar the way, arms wide.Oningyosama, guardian figures
- Ten-ei VillageCut by paddies, still a keyhole mound.Dragon Mound, a keyhole tumulus
- Nishigo VillageA place name recorded as a shrine's.The shrine behind a place name
- Hirata VillageNo peak blocks the view; it stands proudly alone here.Mt. Yomogidadake
- Kawauchi VillageA summit pond, a natural monument.Hebusu Pond, tree frog habitat
- Katsurao VillageThree shrines enshrined on the summit.Mount Hiyama, Tennoyama
Tochigi Prefecture2
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture4
Gunma Prefecture page- Naganohara TownWhite university initial on a transomFormer Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Tsumagoi VillageA verse hints at a checkpoint bypassNukemichi Monument, Ozasa
- Kusatsu TownFlumes of red pine over 150 years oldHot-water flumes, Yubatake
- Takayama VillageA church that cost 252 yen 99 sen 8 rinNakuta Church, an 1887 chapel
Saitama Prefecture1
Saitama Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture1
Niigata Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture1
Fukui Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture4
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Hokuto CityA triangular stone parts water in three.Sanbuichi Spring
- Oshino VillageThis pond wells up 2.2 m³ a second.Wakuike Pond, Oshino Hakkai
- Yamanakako VillageThrough the cleft three times, luck comes, they say.Ishiwari Shrine's great rock
- Narusawa VillageA burned-tree hollow remains in lava.Narusawa Lava Tree Molds
Nagano Prefecture18
Nagano Prefecture page- Suwa CitySeven boat-shaped stones line a hill.Takashima Domain lords' graves
- Chino CityA fishless acidic pond becomes a mirror.Mishakaike, an irrigation pond
- Koumi TownThree lakes form Lake Matsubara.Lake Matsubara, three lakes
- Kawakami VillageJomon ring village on a 1,300 m plateau.Omiyama Site, National Site
- Minamimaki VillageThe track climbs to a 1,375 m crossing.JR Highest Point Monument
- Sakuho TownA knobby giant stands on charcoal hills.Kobutaro, horse chestnut
- Karuizawa TownRight to Sarashina, left to Miyoshino.Wakasare of Oiwake-juku
- Miyota TownPrincesses stayed at a small post town.Odai-juku, Princess Post Town
- Tateshina TownSeedlings said to come from the shogun.Kasatori Pass pine avenue
- Fujimi TownTwo sites across a stream share a name.Idojiri Site Group, Middle Jomon
- Hara VillageAn Early Jomon plaza lies in the woods.Aku Site, stone belt and pillar
- Hiraya VillageStabled horse inns flourished here.Hiraya-juku, a Chuma post town
- Kiso TownGarden clouds are drawn in white cement.Kan-un-tei, Kozenji garden
- Yamagata VillageStone Nio stand at a highland gate.Kiyomizu-dera Nio, in stone
- Yamanouchi TownSphagnum piled up on a lake bed.Tanohara Marsh, old Lake Shiga
- Kijimadaira VillageA cliff shows a waterfall on May 8 only.Taru Falls, May 8 water release
- Shinano TownHis final home: a storehouse 6.2 m wide.Kobayashi Issa's storehouse
- Ogawa VillageA village bid for the governor's house.Former Governor's Residence
Shizuoka Prefecture3
Shizuoka Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture1
Kyoto Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture1
Hyogo Prefecture pageNara Prefecture3
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture1
Wakayama Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture4
Okayama Prefecture page- Takahashi CityA bengara merchant's shop front, keptOld Katayama House, bengara shop
- Maniwa CityBlack spots on bamboo come from fungus.Torafudake bamboo habitat
- Kumenan TownMen dance slowly, dressed as women.Banba Dance, Bukkyō-ji Temple
- Kibichuo TownHe moved his reputed first tea room.Tenraian, Shigemori's tea room
Hiroshima Prefecture4
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Hatsukaichi CityItsukushima's defeated lord rests here.Tōun-ji, Sue Harukata's grave
- Kitahiroshima TownIts front faced east, walled in stone.Kikkawa Motoharu residence ruins
- Sera TownThe temple called “New Mount Kōya.”Imakōyasan, Ōta Estate's office
- Jinsekikogen TownThe funeral-car ox whose line lives on.Toyoman-go, the Imperial-gift ox
Tokushima Prefecture1
Tokushima Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture3
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture2
Kochi Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture3
Kumamoto Prefecture pageOita Prefecture1
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture1
Miyazaki Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語