Japan

April 2019 Trip

86 Places

Ghibli Museum

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

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Kitakyushu, Japan

Wisteria Tunnel

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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Sagano Bamboo Forest

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Anata No Warehouse

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

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Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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Hitachinaka, Japan

Kochia Hill

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Kabukicho Robot Restaurant

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

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Nagasaki, Japan

Gunkanjima Island

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

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Kawaii Monster Cafe

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

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The Giant Ghibli Clock

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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Yoro Park

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Yakushima, Japan

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

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Nakagin Capsule Tower

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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Sanrio Puroland

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley

Hanging over one of Japan's "hidden valleys," these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

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Yunessun Spa Resort

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

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Nishiki Market

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

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Yokohama, Japan

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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Hakone Open-Air Museum

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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Narusawa-mura, Japan

Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest."

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Hatsukaichi, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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Iwaizumi, Japan

Ryūsendō Cave

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

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Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo Trail

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

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Giant GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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Hachiko

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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Kokoen Garden

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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Zauo

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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Mohri Garden Pond

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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Tsuruoka, Japan

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichibou Temple

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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Gotokuji Temple

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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Kintai Bridge

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima's Hypocenter

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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Kamakura, Japan

The Great Buddha of Kamakura

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

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Chinoike Jigoku

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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Akihabara Electric Town

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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Super-Kamiokande

Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.

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Alice on Wednesday

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

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Ninja Akasaka

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

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Shakaden Reiyukai Temple

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

Meoto Iwa

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

Josh

Gamagori, Japan

Takeshima Fantasy Museum

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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Nagano's Darkroom

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

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Henn-Na Hotel

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Aogashima, Japan

Aogashima Volcano

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

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