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Attractions in Central Honshū

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

118 places

Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts

SightNagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts

TempleOsu Kannon

MuseumHokusai Museum

Two hikers by a lake with majestic mountains behind

SightDai-ō Wasabi-Nōjo

Matsumoto Timepiece Museum

MuseumMatsumoto Timepiece Museum

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology

MuseumToyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Sakurayama Hachiman-gū

ShrineSakurayama Hachimangu Shrine

Hana no Miyako Flower Park

SightHana no Miyako Flower Park

Rokuzan Bijutsukan

MuseumRokuzan Art Museum

Nagoya City Archives

MuseumNagoya City Archives and Museum

Illuminated purple tower and modern structures under a dark sky

SightNagoya TV Tower

Togakushi Folk Museum / Ninja House

MuseumTogakushi Folk Museum / Ninja House

ViewpointShiraito Falls

Togakushi Shrine Okusha (Main Shrine) Zuishinmon

ShrineTogakushi Shrine Okusha (Main Shrine) Zuishinmon

Kusakabe Folk Museum

SightKusakabe Folk Museum

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

SightTogakushi-jinja

Takayama Shōwa-kan Museum

MuseumTakayama Shōwa-kan Museum

SightShiroyama Tenbōdai

SightGujō Hachiman-jō

SightSky Promenade

SightSeto-kawa & Shirakabe-dōzō

SightFukushima Checkpoint Site

SightTakayama-jō

SightTsumagojuku-honjin

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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.