Top 10 Popular Tourist Destinations according to TripAdvisor!
Where are the most visited places in Japan by foreign visitors?? According to the TripAdvisor’s travellers’ choice in 2015, here are the to 10 most popular destinations in Japan and their two most popular attractions!
(Keep in your mind that this data summary is by prefectures and some of most popular spots such as Mt.Fuji are not included.)
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1. Tokyo
Japan’s capital and the world’s most populous metropolis. Tokyo is full of entertainments and unlimited choice of spending time for shopping,dining,museum,parks,sightseeing etc, which will never let you bored.
Shinjuku Gyoen
Asakusa
Metropolitan city Tokyo’s traditional side! Asakusa attracts tourists with old town vibes. See the great temple “Senso…medium.com
2. Kyoto
Japan’s historical capital, Kyoto retains the old and traditional side of Japan for over 1,000 years and represents Japanese goodness to the world.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
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Kinkakuji Temple
3. Osaka
The second biggest city after Tokyo and the economic capital of east Japan. Osaka has so much vibes with their unique culture and tourist attractions.
Dotonbori
Food
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4. Hokkaido
Hokkaido is the largest and northernmost prefecture in Japan with tremendous land and great wild natures. Also known as the biggest gourmet region with seafood,crops and diary food.
Niseko
Farm Tomita
Biei is a town in a center of Hokkaido surrounded with tremendous fields and hills.medium.com
5. Hiroshima
Hiroshima is the largest city of Chugoku region and known for the first city which atomic bomb was dropped on 6th August in 1945. The city has two UNESCO world heritage sites.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Itsukushima Shrine
Hiroshima prefecture is located in Chugoku region along the Seto Inland Sea. Hiroshima and its capital city is worldly…medium.com
6. Kanawaga
Kanagawa’s capital city, Yokohama is perhaps the second busiest business city in Japan. Located in south-west side of Tokyo, Kanagawa prefecture has two highly popular tourist destinations from Tokyo,Hakone and Kamakura.
Hakone
Hase Temple
Kanagawa Prefecture is right next to Tokyo,which is the second most populated/busiest city in Japan which has some…medium.com
7. Okinawa
Southern tropical island in Japan. Okinawa has one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and remains their own deep culture.
Beach
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
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8. Nagano
Nagano is full of great natural treasures with Northern Japan Alps, highlands,valley and hot springs where you can enjoy all year around with hiking,skiing,driving and onsen!
Kamikochi
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Jigokudani
9. Chiba
The door to the capital city. Chiba is the prefecture located east side of Tokyo which the busiest international airport (Narita Airport) locates and the world famous Tokyo Disney resort.
Naritasan
Disneysea
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10. Fukuoka
The hub in Kyushu region with an international airport which is currently increasing more and more flights connecting to abroad and welcomes foreign visitors every year.
Dazaifu Tenman-gū
Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
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