Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

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Museum
Toyama

Toyama Glass Art Museum

A stunning museum designed by architect Kengo Kuma, featuring intricate timber lattice interiors ...

Toyama, Japan
Market
Tokyo

Toyosu Market

Tokyo's Modern Wholesale Fish Market

The successor to the legendary Tsukiji inner market, Toyosu is the world's largest fish market wh...

Tokyo, Japan
Museum
Aichi

Toyota Commemorative Museum

From Looms to Cars — The Toyota Story in a Historic Factory

Housed in Toyota's original factory building, this museum traces the evolution from textile looms...

Aichi, Japan
Historic Site
Kumamoto

Tsujun Bridge

Japan's Largest Stone Aqueduct Bridge

National Important Cultural Property and Japan's largest stone aqueduct bridge, famous for its sp...

Kumamoto, Japan
Market
Tokyo

Tsukiji Outer Market

Tokyo's Beloved Street Food and Fresh Seafood Market

The outer market stayed when the wholesale moved to Toyosu in 2018. Tiny sushi counters, grilled ...

Tokyo, Japan
Shrine
Ibaraki

Tsukuba-san Shrine

Tsukuba-san Shrine sits at the base of Mount Tsukuba, one of Japan's most famous mountains, where...

Ibaraki, Japan
Historic Site
Nagano

Tsumago-juku

Japan's best-preserved Nakasendo post town where cars are banned from the historic center, offeri...

Nagano, Japan
Landmark
Yamaguchi

Tsunoshima Bridge

Stretching 1,780 meters across waters of impossible turquoise, Tsunoshima Bridge offers one of Ja...

Yamaguchi, Japan
Castle
Fukushima

Tsuruga Castle

Tsuruga Castle (Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle)

Iconic castle with a distinctive red-tiled roof, Tsuruga Castle is the symbol of Aizu's samurai s...

Fukushima, Japan
Shrine
Kanagawa

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Kamakura's most important Shinto shrine, situated at the end of a grand tree-lined approach stret...

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Neighborhood
Osaka

Tsuruhashi Korean Town

Japan's Largest and Liveliest Koreatown

Japan's largest Koreatown around Tsuruhashi Station—hundreds of yakiniku joints, kimchi vendors, ...

Osaka, Japan
City
Shimane

Tsuwano

Tsuwano - Little Kyoto of San'in

A beautifully preserved castle town in a mountain valley, known as the Little Kyoto of San'in for...

Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Castle
Okayama

Tsuyama Castle

One of Japan's Top Cherry Blossom Castle Ruins

Impressive castle ruins famous for towering stone walls and over 1,000 cherry trees. One of Japan...

Okayama, Japan
Shrine
Miyazaki

Udo Shrine

A Sacred Shrine in a Sea Cave

Built inside a natural cave overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Udo Shrine is one of Japan's most dram...

Miyazaki, Japan
Park
Tokyo

Ueno Park

Tokyo's Cultural Park with World-Class Museums

A sprawling public park home to Tokyo's finest museums, a zoo, historic temples, and over 1,000 c...

Tokyo, Japan
Landmark
Osaka

Umeda Sky Building

Floating Garden Observatory

Two 40-story towers connected by an open-air rooftop deck at 173 meters. The glass-tube escalator...

Osaka, Japan
Theme Park
Osaka

Universal Studios Japan

Hollywood Movie Theme Park

Major theme park featuring the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Super Nintendo World, and movie-t...

Osaka, Japan
Onsen
Nagasaki

Unzen Onsen

Unzen Onsen - Volcanic Hot Springs and Jigoku Hells

A historic hot spring resort in the Unzen volcanic mountains, famous for its dramatic jigoku (hel...

Nagasaki, Japan
Attraction
Tottori

Uradome Coast

Uradome Coast - San'in Geopark Coastal Scenery

A spectacular 15-kilometer stretch of coastline within the San'in Kaigan Geopark, featuring sea c...

Tottori, Japan
Onsen
Saga

Ureshino Onsen

One of Japan's Three Great Beauty Hot Springs

One of Japan's top three beauty hot springs known for smooth, silky waters that are said to make ...

Saga, Japan