Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Explore temples, shrines, castles, parks, and more

Museum
Tokyo

teamLab Planets

A body-immersive museum where visitors wade barefoot through water and walk into massive digital ...

Tokyo, Japan
Attraction
Hokkaido

Asahiyama Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo - Japan's Pioneering Behavioral Zoo

Japan's most innovative zoo, pioneering 'behavioral exhibits' that showcase animals' natural move...

Hokkaido, Japan
Museum
Kanagawa

Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama

An interactive museum dedicated to instant noodles where visitors can create their own custom Cup...

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Garden
Nara

Isuien Garden

Exquisite Borrowed Scenery Garden beside Todai-ji

An exquisite Meiji-era strolling garden next to Todai-ji, celebrated for its masterful borrowed s...

Nara, Japan
Museum
Hyogo

Kobe Earthquake Memorial Museum (DRI)

Interactive Museum Documenting the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Powerful interactive museum documenting the devastating 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake with ...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Island
Shimane

Oki Islands

UNESCO Global Geopark in the Sea of Japan

A remote archipelago designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, featuring dramatic sea cliffs, unique...

Okinoshima, Shimane, Japan
Shrine
Ehime

Oyamazumi Shrine

Guardian Shrine of Japan's Samurai Treasures on the Shimanami Kaido

One of Japan's most significant Shinto shrines on Omishima Island along the Shimanami Kaido, hous...

Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Museum
Hokkaido

Sapporo Beer Museum

Japan's Only Beer Museum

Japan's only beer museum, housed in an atmospheric red-brick Meiji-era building with tastings ava...

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Temple
Tokyo

Senso-ji

Tokyo's Oldest Buddhist Temple

Tokyo's oldest and most visited temple, where a 700-kilogram red lantern marks the entrance to ce...

Tokyo, Japan
Attraction
Miyazaki

Sun Messe Nichinan

Moai Statues on Miyazaki's Tropical Coast

Seaside park featuring the only full-size reproductions of Easter Island moai statues officially ...

Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan
Zoo
Osaka

Tennoji Zoo

Century-Old Zoo in Tennoji Park near Shinsekai

One of Japan's oldest zoos, opened in 1915, home to around 1,000 animals across roughly 170 speci...

Osaka, Japan
Aquarium
Mie

Toba Aquarium

As the only aquarium in Japan where you can observe the gentle dugong, Toba Aquarium offers an un...

Mie, Japan
Market
Ishikawa
Temporarily closed

Wajima Morning Market

One of Japan's three great morning markets with over 1,000 years of history, where local vendors ...

Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan
Temple
Nara

Yakushi-ji

Ancient Temple of Healing with the Frozen Music Pagoda

A World Heritage temple and one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara, celebrated for its elegant Ea...

Nara, Japan
City
Fukuoka

Yanagawa

City of Canals and River Punting

Historic castle town known for its scenic canal boat rides through willow-lined waterways and fam...

Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan