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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha's torii-lined paths climb Mount Inari from the main shrine complex. Fox figures and smaller shrines mark the route through the wooded slopes.
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Fushimi Inari TaishaFushimi Inari Taisha's torii-lined paths climb Mount Inari from the main shrine complex. Fox figures and smaller shrines mark the route through the wooded slopes.Okinawa Churaumi AquariumOkinawa Churaumi Aquarium presents the region's marine life, with whale sharks moving through its huge Kuroshio Sea tank. It sits within Ocean Expo Park on Motobu Peninsula.
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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium presents the region's marine life, with whale sharks moving through its huge Kuroshio Sea tank. It sits within Ocean Expo Park on Motobu Peninsula.
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Himeji Castle
Follow Himeji Castle’s winding defences towards its white-walled wooden keep, where the architecture is as compelling from within as from the city below.
OsakaPreview
Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN
Follow KAIYUKAN’s route through Pacific habitats, comparing the scale of its central ocean tank with the animals and environments around it.
KyushuPreview
Canal City Hakata
Browse Canal City Hakata’s curved shopping terraces, pause beside the water and build a meal or fountain performance into the visit.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM
Step into teamLab Planets’ water, light and reflective environments in Toyosu, where your movement becomes part of the changing artwork.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Move between Shinjuku Gyoen’s open lawns, formal garden and pond-side paths, with greenhouse collections and historic buildings adding variety to the walk.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
Walk around Yokohama’s brick port warehouses, then explore the shops, food and cultural spaces adapted within their historic industrial shells.
KyushuPreview
Dazaifu Tenmangū
Visit Dazaifu Tenmangū for its wooded shrine grounds, plum-tree traditions and enduring connection with learning, poetry and the arts.
Fuji & HakonePreview
Oshino Hakkai
Explore Oshino Hakkai’s spring ponds for clear water, village paths and a connection with the wider landscape of Mount Fuji pilgrimage.
KyotoPreview
Nijō Castle
Explore Nijō Castle’s palace rooms and gardens, looking at how paintings, carved details and the order of spaces expressed shogunal power.
OsakaPreview
Tsūtenkaku
Look out over Shinsekai from Tsūtenkaku, then return to the streets to see how the tower anchors Osaka’s lively retro entertainment district.
OsakaPreview
Umeda Sky Building
Take Umeda Sky Building’s architectural route to the Kuchu Teien Observatory, then compare Osaka’s cityscape from indoors and the open rooftop.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Roppongi Hills
Explore Roppongi Hills at street level, then choose an exhibition, a meal or Tokyo City View to give the visit a more focused destination.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Kenroku-en
Walk Kenroku-en’s pond-side paths and bridges, comparing open views with quieter garden scenes shaped by generations of Kanazawa’s Maeda rulers.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Ueno Park
Link Ueno’s museums with a walk through the park’s historic sites and down towards Shinobazu Pond, choosing a few stops rather than rushing every institution.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Matsumoto Castle
Explore Matsumoto Castle’s timber keep and moat-side setting, looking for the contrast between defensive spaces and the more open moon-viewing wing.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Yokohama Landmark Tower
Explore Landmark Tower’s shopping and dockyard setting in Minato Mirai; its Sky Garden observation floor is currently closed for refurbishment.
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teamLab Borderless: MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM
Follow moving light through a museum whose artworks cross rooms and change the route you thought you knew.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
National Museum of Nature and Science
Trace Japan's natural history, then widen the view to evolution, the planet and the development of technology.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
SHIBUYA SKY
See Shibuya's crossings and railways spread into the city from an indoor gallery and weather-dependent rooftop.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Yoyogi Park
Leave the shopping streets for open lawns, tree-lined paths and a slower stretch of Harajuku's neighborhood.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Zenkō-ji
Follow Nagano's pilgrimage approach to a temple whose most important image is deliberately kept from view.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Kanda Myojin Shrine
Find an active neighborhood shrine where Edo traditions and Akihabara's contemporary culture share the grounds.
Fuji & HakonePreview
Fuji-Q Highland
Build a Fuji-Q day around the rides you want, with the mountain landscape as a weather-dependent backdrop.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Hitachi Seaside Park
Choose a season, check the growing conditions and leave room to explore beyond Miharashi Hill's famous flower views.
KyushuPreview
Huis Ten Bosch
Wander canals and flower gardens, then choose the rides, shows or evening lights that suit your visit.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Ashikaga Flower Park
See how a garden changes with the season, from expansive wisteria canopies to carefully arranged evening lights.
KyotoPreview
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Look upward through Arashiyama's bamboo canopy on a short walk woven into the wider Sagano district.
Nagoya & Central JapanPreview
Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
Move from marine mammals to tropical waters and Antarctic life across Nagoya's two-part aquarium.
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Shiroi Koibito Park
Follow a familiar Hokkaido sweet from factory display to cafe, with optional confectionery activities to add to the visit.
OsakaPreview
HARUKAS 300
Trace Osaka from the top of Abeno Harukas, moving between broad window views and the garden level.
KyushuPreview
Fukuoka Tower
Follow Fukuoka's coastline and city streets from the tower above Momochi's waterfront.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Kegon Falls
See how Lake Chuzenji's water leaves the plateau, from an upper view or the lower observation area.
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.
OkinawaPreview
Okinawa World / Gyokusendo Cave
Move from Gyokusendo's underground formations to Ryukyuan crafts and historic houses at Okinawa World.
KyotoPreview
Kitano Tenmangū
Discover Kitano Tenmangu through its learning traditions, ornate buildings and seasonal gardens.
OsakaPreview
Namba Yasaka Shrine
Look closely at Namba Yasaka's lion-head stage, an extraordinary structure within a neighborhood shrine.
Hiroshima, Chūgoku & ShikokuPreview
Tottori Sand Dunes
Walk Tottori's coastal dunes for wind-shaped sand and a wide view toward the Sea of Japan.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Street Kart Tokyo Bay
Drive a guided public-road kart route from Street Kart's Tokyo Bay branch.
Fuji & HakonePreview
The Hakone Open-Air Museum
Walk among sculpture against Hakone's mountains, then explore indoor art displays.
KyotoPreview
Kyoto Aquarium
Meet Kyoto's giant salamander alongside penguins and other aquatic exhibits.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Samukawa Shrine
Learn about Sagami's Samukawa Shrine and its happō-yoke prayer tradition.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Kashima Jingū
Explore Kashima Jingū's wooded precinct and Takemikazuchi traditions.
OsakaPreview
Katsuo-ji Temple
Follow Katsuo-ji's hillside paths dotted with red victory daruma.
KyushuPreview
Umi Jigoku
See the blue steam of Umi Jigoku on Beppu's geothermal circuit.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Kawasaki Daishi
Follow Kawasaki Daishi's temple approach and its Kōbō Daishi tradition.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
Browse knives, tableware and replica food along Kappabashi's kitchen street.
KyotoPreview
Kifune Shrine
Follow the lantern-lined steps into Kifune's water-shrine valley.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
mipig cafe Harajuku
Book a timed micro-pig encounter at mipig cafe Harajuku.
Fuji & HakonePreview
Mishima Taisha
Explore Mishima Taisha's grounds and its Izu warrior history.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Yushima Tenmangū
See Tenjin study prayers and plum traditions at Yushima Tenmangū.
KyushuPreview
Chinoike Jigoku
See iron-red Chinoike Jigoku on Beppu's geothermal route.
KyushuPreview
Kamado Jigoku
See varied steaming pools at Beppu's Kamado Jigoku.
OkinawaPreview
Nago Pineapple Park
Ride through Nago's pineapple-themed park and tropical planting.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Tokyo Character Street
Browse official character shops beneath Tokyo Station's Yaesu side.
KyotoPreview
Toei Kyoto Studio Park / Uzumasa Kyoto Village
Walk Toei's renewed Edo-style streets and check the day's shows.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Gōtoku-ji
See Gōtoku-ji's beckoning-cat offerings in a working temple precinct.
OsakaPreview
Shinsekai
Walk Shinsekai's neon lanes beneath Tsūtenkaku in Osaka.
Tokyo & KantōPreview
Sunshine Aquarium
Watch Sky Penguins swim overhead at Ikebukuro's rooftop aquarium.
Hiroshima, Chūgoku & ShikokuPreview
The Sand Museum
See Tottori's temporary sand sculptures in the current Spain exhibition.
NaraPublic
Ikoma Sanjo Amusement Park
Visit Mount Ikoma's 1929 amusement park for the Flying Tower, family attractions and broad views of Osaka and Nara, with cable-car access from Ikoma Station.