3 places curated from 10 travel vlogs — the more a spot gets mentioned, the higher it ranks
A temple town of machiya townhouses and the only Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Osaka Prefecture. Its Jonomon-suji Avenue, lined with temples and old houses, is listed among Japan's 100 best roads.
A traditional house once owned by an Edo-period family and donated to Tondabayashi City in 2004. It's open to the public for free and was quiet and peaceful when they visited.
A striking 180-meter tower built in 1970 by the Church of Perfect Liberty, dedicated to all victims of war regardless of nationality or religion. It can be seen from Tondabayashi's old town, but the area around it was closed when they visited.