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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 · TokyoKōkyo-gaien Plaza

Sight · JapanHon-ei-ji

Sight · KyotoKurodani Pagoda

Sight · KyushuShimabara-jō

Sight · TohokuAoyagi Samurai Manor Museum

Sight · OkinawaNagahama

Sight · KyushuKakiemon Kiln

Sight · ShikokuMarukin Soy Sauce Historical Museum

Sight · KanazawaYuwaku Onsen

Sight · KyushuEbino-kōgen Eco Museum Centre

Sight · ShikokuTemple 75: Zentsū-ji

Sight · TohokuIppon-matsu

Sight · KyotoKurodani Temple

Sight · HokkaidoTaihō Sumo Museum

Sight · KansaiKōfuku-ji Hokuen-dō

Sight · KyushuGokoku-jinja

Landmark · BeppuShiraike Jigoku

Sight · KyushuIdemitsu Museum of Art, Moji

Sight · Central HonshūInax Live Museum

Sight · Yaeyama IslandsMariyudō-no-taki

Sight · ShikokuIno Japanese Paper Museum

Sight · KanazawaKaikarō

Sight · KyushuŌhori-kōen Japanese Garden

Sight · ShikokuTaga-jinja & Sex Museum

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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.