Tokyo & KantōPreview
Yasukuni Shrine
Approach Yasukuni with attention to its religious role, commemorative purpose and the perspective presented by its museum.
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Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza
Browse a few shopping areas around the lawns, with room to turn a Karuizawa station stop into a meal and a walk.
OsakaPublic
Kuromon Ichiba Market
Kuromon Ichiba brings seafood, produce, meat specialists and places to eat into a covered market in Osaka's Nipponbashi district. Its appeal lies in seeing food retail alongside prepared dishes, rather than treating the whole arcade as one restaurant. Browse individual businesses and use the market as a focused food stop in the Namba area.
Fuji & HakonePublic
Mishima Skywalk
Mishima Skywalk takes pedestrians across a 400-meter suspension bridge in the foothills above Mishima. The crossing offers a view across the surrounding landscape toward Suruga Bay, with Mount Fuji visible when conditions permit. The bridge itself is the main experience, so choose the visit for the exposed walk as well as the possibility of a mountain photograph.
TōhokuPreview
Tsuruga Castle
Explore the Aizu story through Tsuruga Castle's museum keep, red-tiled roofline and surrounding defenses.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
CUPNOODLES MUSEUM YOKOHAMA
Trace instant noodles from a small work shed to familiar packages, with optional making activities to book into the visit.
KyotoPreview
Tō-ji
Look beyond Toji's pagoda to the sculptural mandala that makes its Buddhist teaching visible within the Lecture Hall.
Fuji & HakonePreview
Hakone Shrine
Follow the wooded shrine approach above Lake Ashi, then place the lakeside torii within Hakone's religious landscape.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
Follow Narita's temple approach into a living pilgrimage complex centered on devotion to Fudo Myoo.
Tokyo & KantōPublic
The National Art Center, Tokyo
The National Art Center, Tokyo pairs Kisho Kurokawa's sweeping glass architecture with changing exhibitions in Roppongi. It has no permanent collection, so the exhibition calendar is central to deciding when and why to visit. Choose a show that interests you, then leave time to appreciate the building as a separate part of the experience.
Tokyo & KantōPreviewReservation Required
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Step into Ghibli's world of animation craft, original short films and architectural surprises in Mitaka.
Hiroshima, Chūgoku & ShikokuPreview
Kintaikyo Bridge
Compare Kintaikyo's sweeping profile from the riverbank with the changing levels of a walk across its timber spans.
Nagoya & Central JapanPublic
Omicho Market
Omicho Market brings Kanazawa's seafood and produce trade into a central network of food stalls, shops and small restaurants. The connection with Sea of Japan seafood gives it a different focus from the city's teahouse districts. Allow time to look at the ingredient counters as well as choosing somewhere to eat.
KyushuPreview
Takachiho Gorge
See Takachiho's rock walls and Manai Falls from the walking route, or arrange a boat trip when river conditions allow.
OsakaPublic
Dotonbori Glico Sign
The Glico Sign's raised-arms runner is a specific landmark above Osaka's Dotonbori canal. Ebisubashi provides a familiar viewpoint for the billboard, making this a short photography stop within a larger district walk. Keep space for other bridge users and continue along the waterfront once you have taken in the sign.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Kasai Rinkai Park
Choose a bayfront walk, birdwatching or a separate attraction at one of eastern Tokyo's broad coastal parks.
OkinawaPreview
Ocean Expo Park
Look beyond the aquarium to Ocean Expo Park's coastal spaces, cultural exhibits and gardens in northern Okinawa.
OkinawaPreview
Okinawa World / Gyokusendo Cave
Move from Gyokusendo's underground formations to Ryukyuan crafts and historic houses at Okinawa World.
TōhokuPreview
Ouchi-juku
Walk Ouchi-juku's thatched post-town street and see how a historic route has become a living village destination.
Wakayama & KōyasanPreview
Adventure World
Build a Shirahama park day around safari animals, marine life or rides at Adventure World.
Tokyo & KantōPublic
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa
Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa combines aquarium exhibits with light, sound and staged presentations in the Shinagawa Prince Hotel area. Jellyfish displays and the circular dolphin arena shape an experience that differs from a straightforward sequence of tanks. Check the presentation schedule before choosing how to divide your time inside.
KyotoPublic
Nidec Kyoto Tower (Kyoto Tower)
Across from Kyoto Station, Kyoto Tower's observation deck offers a view over the city basin and its mountain edges. The elevated perspective helps connect otherwise scattered districts before exploring them at street level. Its station-side position makes it a possible viewpoint stop at the beginning or end of a Kyoto visit.
Tokyo & KantōPublic
The Railway Museum
The Railway Museum in Omiya places historic rolling stock alongside displays about railway science and the people who operate the network. The vehicles give the visit its scale, while the work and technology galleries explain what keeps trains running. Choose a balance between looking at trains and exploring the systems behind them.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Explore the meeting of contemporary art, glass architecture and visual illusion at Kanazawa's circular museum.