EXPLORE BY HUB
Places to Visit in Japan
Start with a city or region, then explore its neighborhoods, cultural sights, scenic escapes and day trips. Each destination hub brings nearby places together so you can see what belongs in your route.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Ancient Capital & Sacred Yamato
Nara and nearby Sakurai combine ancient temples, deer-filled sacred landscapes, early Yamato history, mountain worship and foundational religious traditions.
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 & 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.
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
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
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
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
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.