Penguin stones · Asia
🇯🇵 Penguin stones in Japan
13 hand-painted stones to find
13 hand-painted penguin stones have been hidden in Japan so far. They are spread across 12 places — the most in Kagoshima, Aso, Hiroshima. 3 people have hidden them here. The first went out on 26 May 2024, the most recent on 2 March 2026. Each one is on the map with photos of the spot and the name of whoever hid it — waiting for someone to find it.
Places with penguin stones
- Kagoshima 2
One stone each in: Aso, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Inatori, Itsukushima, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Miyazaki, Nara, Odawara, Osaka.
The latest stones here
Mt. Kishima
Aoshima Shrine
Cape Nosappu
Odawara Castle
Inatori Forest Park
Shiroyama Park Observation Deck
Ibusuki
Tsuzumi-mon Gate
Nara Deer Park
Miyajima Island
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Hashimotocho Isukushima Shrine
✈️ Visiting Japan?
Plan the rest of the trip with Miško’s travel guides on Lifeguin, the blog where Penguin Stones began.
Travel guides to Japan on Lifeguin →🐧 Want to hide one here yourself?
We post starter packs of hand-painted penguin stones to anyone who wants to hide them. Tell us where to send yours.
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