Sights
Attractions
Temples, shrines, castles, gardens, and museums — curated across Japan.
Temples
Kyoto
Byōdō-in (Uji)
Kyoto
Daitoku-ji
Kyoto
Eikan-dō (Zenrin-ji)
Kyoto
Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)
Tokyo
Gōtoku-ji (Lucky Cat Temple)
Kanagawa
Hase-dera (Kamakura)
Kanagawa
Hōkoku-ji (Bamboo Temple)
Kyoto
Jōjakkō-ji
Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Kyoto's most photographed landmark, a Zen Buddhist temple whose top two floors are covered entirely in gold leaf, reflected beautifully in the surrounding pond.
Kyoto
Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto
Ryōan-ji
Kyoto
Sanjūsangen-dō
Tokyo
Sengaku-ji
Hiroshima
Senjōkaku Hall
Tokyo
Sensō-ji
Tokyo
Senso-ji Temple
Tokyo's oldest temple and most visited spiritual site, famous for its massive Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
Osaka
Shitennō-ji
Kyoto
Shōren-in
Nara
Tōdai-ji
Nara
Todai-ji Temple
Home to the world's largest wooden building and a 15-metre bronze Buddha, surrounded by freely roaming sacred deer.
Kyoto
Tōfuku-ji
Tokyo
Zōjō-ji
Shrines
Aichi
Atsuta Shrine
Fukuoka
Dazaifu Tenmangū
Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Kanagawa
Hakone Shrine
Kyoto
Heian Shrine
Hokkaido
Hokkaidō Shrine
Hiroshima
Itsukushima Shrine
Nara
Kasuga Taisha
Kyoto
Kibune Shrine
Fukuoka
Kushida Shrine
Tokyo
Meiji Shrine
Miyagi
Ōsaki Hachimangū
Osaka
Sumiyoshi-taisha
Tochigi
Tōshōgū Shrine
Kanagawa
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Castles
Fukuoka
Fukuoka Castle Ruins
The scenic ruins of a large early-Edo period castle, now a cherry blossom hotspot surrounded by Maizuru Park.
Hyogo
Himeji Castle
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Castle
Ishikawa
Kanazawa Castle
Nagano
Matsumoto Castle
Aichi
Nagoya Castle
Kyoto
Nijō Castle
Osaka
Osaka Castle
Okinawa
Shuri Castle
Gardens
Osaka
Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Tokyo
Hama-rikyū Gardens
Ishikawa
Kenroku-en
Ishikawa
Kenroku-en Garden
One of Japan's Three Great Gardens, Kenroku-en is celebrated for its beauty across all four seasons — especially winter snow-laden pine trees.
Nagasaki
Glover Garden
Nara
Nara Park
Hokkaido
Odori Park
Fukuoka
Ōhori Park
Kanagawa
Sankeien Garden
Tokyo
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Tokyo
Ueno Park
Tokyo
Yoyogi Park
Museums
Observation decks
Landmarks
Tokyo
Akihabara Electric Town
Kyoto
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Kyoto
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
A serene pathway through towering stalks of bamboo — one of Japan's most famous natural landscapes and a top Kyoto photography spot.
Osaka
Dōtonbori
Hokkaido
Goryōkaku
Kanagawa
Great Buddha of Kamakura
Kyoto
Hanamikoji-dōri (Gion)
Tokyo
Takeshita Street (Harajuku)
Ishikawa
Higashi Chaya District
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
A deeply moving memorial park built near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic bomb, containing the Peace Memorial Museum and the iconic A-Bomb Dome.
Tokyo
Imperial Palace East Gardens
Miyagi
Jōzenji-dōri
Okinawa
Kokusai-dōri
Miyagi
Matsushima Bay
Kanagawa
Minato Mirai 21
Nagasaki
Nagasaki Peace Park
Osaka
Nakanoshima
Fukuoka
Nakasu
Nagasaki
Ōura Cathedral
Kanagawa
Ōwakudani
Hiroshima
Peace Memorial Park
Kyoto
Philosopher's Path
Kyoto
Pontochō
Tokyo
Roppongi Hills
Gifu
Sanmachi Suji Old Town
Hokkaido
Sapporo Beer Garden
Tokyo
Shibuya Crossing
Osaka
Shinsekai
Gifu
Takayama Jin'ya
Tokyo
Tsukiji Outer Market
Osaka
Universal Studios Japan
Kanagawa
Yokohama Chinatown
Miyagi