Japan offers up a real feast for travelers, with mountainside hot spring villages, sleepy beach-lined islands, and buzzing megacities all on the menu. Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south
Here’s our pick of the 10 best places to visit in Japan
Tokyo is a city forever reaching into the future, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on populated, It’s Japan’s top spot for contemporary art and architecture, pop culture, shopping, drinking, and entertainment But more than anyone sight, it’s the city itself that enchants
Kyoto
Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its exceptional historic value, the city was dropped from the list of target cities for the atomic bomb and escaped destruction during World War II. Countless temples, shrines, and other historically priceless
Naoshima
Naoshima is one of Japan’s great success stories: a rural island on the verge of becoming a ghost town, now a world-class center for contemporary art. Many of Japan’s most lauded architects have contributed structures, including museums, a boutique hotel, and even a bathhouse. Naoshima is an island town in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. It’s known for its art museums. Built into the hillside, Chichu Art Museum has paintings from Monet’s “Water Lilies” series.
Even from a distance, Mt Fuji will take your breath away. Close up, the perfectly symmetrical cone of Japan’s highest peak is nothing short of awesome. Pure magic. Fuji-san is among Japan’s most revered and timeless attractions. Hundreds of thousands of people climb it every year, continuing a centuries-old tradition of pilgrimages up the sacred volcano. It rises to 12,388 feet (3,776 meters) near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures) of central Honshu, about 60 miles (100 km) west of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. It is a volcano that has been dormant since its last eruption, in 1707, but is still generally classified as active by geologists
Hiroshima
Yakushima
Yakushima, a small island off the coast of southern Kyūshū, is often described as magical, enchanting other-worldly even. Japan’s last primeval forest, here you’ll find the yakusugi, an ancient cedar native to the island
Koya-san
Riding the funicular up to the sacred Buddhist monastic complex of Kōya-san feels, appropriately, like ascending to another world. There are over a hundred temples here, the highlight of which is Oku-no-in
Okinawa
Okinawa and the Southwest Islands offer a different experience from the rest of Japan. This semi-tropical archipelago forms an arch between Kyūshū and Taiwan. This is where you’ll find Japan’s best beaches
Osaka
Tokyo doesn’t nab all the superlatives when it comes to urban experiences. Osaka, Japan’s third-largest city, is tops for street food: don’t miss its signature
Kamikōchi
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