Places to visit in Japan
11,150 temples, shrines, castles, museums, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, roadside stations and more · Place to visit
For each municipality, we pick the best-known landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata. Each place has its own page with photos, location and nearest stations.
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Shrines, temples, castles and historic sites
Categories were assigned automatically from Wikidata classes and heritage designations; each place is in one category only (designation categories hold only places not in another category such as castles or burial mounds).
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World Heritage Site · Fujinomiya City1Mt. Fujivolcano in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, Japan
Castle · Himeji City2Himeji CastleJapanese castle complex
Buddhist temple · Kyoto City3Kiyomizu-deraBuddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Shinto shrine · Hatsukaichi City4Itsukushima ShrineShinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist temple · Kyoto City5Kinkaku-ji TempleZen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
Island · Yakushima Town6Yakushimaisland in Kagoshima, Japan
Island · Nagasaki City7Hashima Islandabandoned island lying about 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the city of Nagasaki, in southern Japan. Abandoned concrete buildings and the surrounding sea wall.
Viewpoint · Sumida City8Tokyo Skytreetower in Tokyo, Japan
Buddhist temple · Ikaruga Town9Horyu-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Lake · Omihachiman City10Lake Biwafreshwater lake in Japan
Viewpoint · Minato City11Tokyo Towertower in Tokyo, Japan
Historic site · Hiroshima City12Hiroshima Peace Memorialarchitectural structure
Bridge · Awaji City13Akashi Kaikyo Bridgesuspension bridge in Kobe, Japan
Castle · Osaka City14Osaka CastleJapanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Buddhist temple · Nara City15Todai-ji TempleJapanese Buddhist temple in Nara.jpg?width=240)
World Heritage Site · Fujikawaguchiko Town16Aokigaharaforest near Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrine · Ise City17Ise JinguShinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan
Castle · Naha City18Shuri CastleRyukyuan gusuku castle.jpg?width=240)
Island · Ogasawara Village19Iwo Jimaisland of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain south of the Ogasawara Islands, site of the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima
Island · Amami City20Amami Oshimaisland within Ryukyu Islands
Special place of scenic beauty · Shimabara City21Mt. Unzenmountain in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Landmark · Tsushima City, Nagasaki22Tsushima Islandisland in Nagasaki, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrine · Chiyoda City, Tokyo23Yasukuni ShrineShinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Castle · Chiyoda City, Tokyo24Edo Castlecastle in Tokyo, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).