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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

Sight · ShikokuGohonsha

Sight · KyushuGamadas Dome Mt Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall

Sight · HokkaidoAinu Culture Promotion Centre

Sight · KansaiKayabuki Art Museum & Folk Museum

Sight · KyushuHeiwadai-kōen

Sight · Yaeyama IslandsIshigaki City Yaeyama Museum

Sight · TohokuIwate-kōen

Sight · Central HonshūHaritsuna Jinja

Sight · JapanYamaguchi Furusato Heritage Centre

Sight · ShikokuTwenty-Four Eyes Movie Village

Sight · KyushuNehan-zō

Sight · Fuji Five LakesKanadorii

Sight · KyushuKō-jima

Sight · ShikokuRitsurin-kōen

Sight · KansaiKamigata Ukiyo-e Museum

Sight · ShikokuDōgo-kōen

Sight · KyushuKaratsu-jō

Sight · Central HonshūTakumikan Craft Museum

Sight · KansaiKarahori Shōtengai

Sight · HokkaidoBear Mountain

Sight · KyushuKyūshū National Museum

Sight · ShikokuShōdo-shima Olive Park

Sight · Central HonshūŌagata-jinja

Sight · TokyoSangedatsumon

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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.