Temples, Shrines & Traditions
Find landmark temples, neighborhood shrines, gardens and cultural traditions worth building into a day - not just checking off a list.
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Iconic sights, local neighborhoods, scenic escapes - and everything between.
Neighborhoods & Local Culture
Go beyond the headline sights with shopping streets, design, food, pop culture and districts that make each stop feel different.
Scenery, Coastlines & Day Trips
Connect cities with mountains, islands, viewpoints, historic towns and easy side trips that make the route between major stops more memorable.
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FEATURED PLACES
A few ways into a much bigger Japan.
OsakaFeaturedPublic
Universal Studios Japan
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD gives game fans a particular reason to build an Osaka day around Universal Studios Japan. Movie-based rides and themed areas fill out the park, so choose your priorities before committing to a route. Check the current area-entry arrangements for Nintendo alongside your park ticket.
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Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree offers a high-level view of the city from Oshiage, with the Tembo Deck and higher Tembo Galleria providing two observation levels. The Sumida River and surrounding urban grid give the panorama an eastern-Tokyo focus. Leave room for the Solamachi complex below if shopping or a meal is part of the visit.
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Tokyo Disneyland
Cinderella Castle anchors Tokyo Disneyland's classic Disney setting in Maihama. Covered World Bazaar, themed lands, attractions and parades give the day a different shape from neighboring DisneySea. Decide which rides and entertainment matter most, then check the park's current schedule and app services before arranging the rest of your day.
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Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle's present great keep rises above moats and massive stone walls in Osaka Castle Park. The site carries Toyotomi and Tokugawa history, while the current tower is a twentieth-century reconstruction housing exhibitions.
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SEASONAL JAPAN
Events worth planning around.
MAR19
GREEN×EXPO 2027
２０２７年国際園芸博覧会
Mar 19 – Sep 26, 2027GREEN×EXPO 2027 is the A1-class International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama — Yokohama / Kamiseya / Kanagawa.
Reservation RequiredDEC11
OSAKA Hikari Renaissance 2026
OSAKA光のルネサンス2026
Dec 11–25, 2026Walk Nakanoshima’s December lights between City Hall and the park.
Reservation Required
JUL1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
博多祇園山笠
Jul 1–15, 2027Hakata Gion Yamakasa combines towering decorative floats with fast-moving teams carrying smaller festival floats through Hakata’s streets. Centred on Kushida Shrine, the July celebration builds from displays and preparatory events toward its early-morning finale, giving spectators several ways to encounter the same tradition.
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Tokyo / Kantō
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Tokyo & Kantō
Neon Capital & Eastern Japan
Tokyo and the wider Kantō region combine old cemeteries, shrine traditions, historic pilgrimage towns, port cities, subculture districts and major modern attractions in one practical eastern-Japan hub.
Yamanashi / Kanagawa / Shizuoka
65 curated locations →
Fuji & Hakone
Sacred Mountain, Lakes & Volcanic Roads
Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes, south-Fuji shrines, Gotemba and Hakone form one travel corridor of sacred-mountain traditions, lava landscapes, lake routes and volcanic terrain.
Chūbu / Hokuriku
260 curated locations →
Nagoya & Central Japan
Castles, Mountains & Central Japan
Nagoya anchors a broad central-Japan hub spanning Aichi, Hokuriku, the Japanese Alps, Nagano, Shizuoka, Mie and major mountain, shrine, castle and subculture destinations.
Kyoto
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Kyoto
Ghosts of the Ancient Capital
Kyoto remains its own dense hub of temples, execution-ground memories, yōkai traditions, sacred mountains, traditional culture and major visitor destinations.
Osaka
125 curated locations →
Osaka
Neon, Folklore & the Underworld
Osaka remains its own dense hub of folklore, temple traditions, retro entertainment, gaming, nightlife, food culture and essential visitor destinations.
Nara
45 curated locations →
Nara
Ancient Capital & Sacred Yamato
Nara and nearby Sakurai combine ancient temples, deer-filled sacred landscapes, early Yamato history, mountain worship and foundational religious traditions.
Hyōgo
57 curated locations →
Kobe & Hyōgo
Port City, Castles & Inland Hyōgo
Kobe anchors Hyōgo locations from the port and Rokko foothills to Himeji, Awaji Island, Akashi, Nishinomiya and the mountain-castle landscapes of northern Hyōgo.
Wakayama
45 curated locations →
Wakayama & Kōyasan
Pilgrimage Roads & Sacred Mountains
Wakayama and Kōyasan center on Okunoin, Shingon Buddhism, Kumano pilgrimage routes, sacred mountains and some of Japans most atmospheric religious landscapes.
Chūgoku / Shikoku
218 curated locations →
Hiroshima, Chūgoku & Shikoku
Memory, Yōkai & Western Japan
Hiroshima anchors a western-Japan hub spanning Chūgoku and Shikoku, including Matsue ghost-story heritage, Tottori yōkai culture, Okayama history, Kure and Kochi.
Kyushu
297 curated locations →
Kyushu
Volcanoes, Port Cities & Sacred South
Kyushu combines Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Beppu, Sasebo, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and regional shrine, industrial, volcanic and mythic landscapes in one island-wide hub.
Okinawa
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Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands & Southern Roads
Okinawa remains a distinct island hub shaped by Ryukyu history, sacred sites, caves, subtropical landscapes, modern attractions and a travel environment unlike mainland Japan.
Hokkaidō
150 curated locations →
Hokkaidō
Northern Cities & Wide Landscapes
Hokkaidō groups Sapporo and Hakodate into one northern hub of port history, markets, urban culture, winter landscapes and long-distance island travel.
Tōhoku
154 curated locations →
Tōhoku
Sacred Mountains & Northern Memory
Tōhoku combines Aomori and Osorezan, Yamagata, Fukushima and Sendai into one northern Honshu hub of sacred mountains, pilgrimage, disaster memory and regional culture.
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