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Attractions in Japan

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Japan, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

1,337 places

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

Sight · TokyoHara Museum of Contemporary Art

Toguchi Beach (Toguchi-no-hama)

Landmark · OkinawaToguchi Beach (Toguchi-no-hama)

Landmark · BeppuKamado Jigoku

Nagasaki Ropeway

Sight · KyushuNagasaki Ropeway

Kusakabe Folk Museum

Sight · TakayamaKusakabe Folk Museum

People standing in the snow before a traditional wooden shrine building in Japan

Sight · NaganoTogakushi-jinja

Yama Jigoku

Landmark · BeppuYama Jigoku

Tokyo Dome Hotel

Sight · TokyoTokyo Dome Hotel

Tokushima Prefectural Museum

Sight · ShikokuTokushima Prefectural Museum

Eikandō Temple

Temple · KyotoEikandō Temple

Sight · TokyoMusashi Mitake-jinja

Sight · TokyoKobun-tei

Sight · ShikokuHōmotsu-kan

Sight · TohokuAragami Jinja

Sight · TohokuNebuta no Ie Wa Rasse

Sight · Central HonshūShiroyama Tenbōdai

Sight · KansaiNaka-no-shima-kōen

Sight · KyushuMadame Butterfly Statue

Sight · JapanHakubotan

Sight · Central HonshūGujō Hachiman-jō

Sight · KyushuDazaifu Tenman-gū

Sight · JapanShōin-jinja

Sight · HokkaidoOtokoyama Sake Brewery Museum

Sight · ShikokuRitsurin-kōen North Gate

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.