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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 · KyushuTaizō-ji

Sight · Central HonshūTokugawa-en

Sight · HokkaidoIkeda Wine Castle

Sight · HokkaidoMinato-no-yu Onsen

Sight · ShikokuMuroto Unesco Global Geopark Center

Sight · Kii PeninsulaReihōkan

Sight · KansaiKōfuku-ji Five-Storey Pagoda

Sight · Izu PeninsulaIkeda Museum of 20th Century Art

Sight · KyotoKyoto Imperial Palace Park

Sight · ShikokuAsahi-no-Yashiro

Sight · JapanMasumizu Plateau

Sight · HokkaidoHakodate Museum of Northern Peoples

Sight · KanazawaKita-ke

Sight · NikkōHonji-dō

Sight · KansaiNaramachi Kōshi-no-Ie

Sight · HokkaidoNishin Goten

Sight · KyushuNaka-dake Crater

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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.