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Photos, what each place actually is, what you can do there, and step-by-step public-transport directions — in English, Korean and Traditional Chinese.

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Landmark 74 spots Castle 45 spots Temple 42 spots Shrine 37 spots Lakes & falls 36 spots Mountain 36 spots Hot spring 33 spots Park & garden 26 spots Coast 23 spots Island 18 spots Theme park 18 spots Cityscape 16 spots

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Real photos from across Japan. Click any frame to read about that place.

Todai-ji Great Buddha Todai-ji Great Buddha Nara Ichihara / hill orchards day trip Ichihara / hill orchards day trip Chiba Sawara Historic Town Sawara Historic Town Chiba Tokyo Skytree Tokyo Skytree Tokyo Mt. Nokogiri Mt. Nokogiri Chiba Kumano Hongu Taisha Kumano Hongu Taisha Wakayama Aquaworld Oarai Aquaworld Oarai Ibaraki Saitobaru Burial Mounds Saitobaru Burial Mounds Miyazaki Matsusaka city food streets Matsusaka city food streets Mie Erin-ji Temple Erin-ji Temple Yamanashi Oirase Gorge Oirase Gorge Aomori Uchiko Yokaichi Historic Street Uchiko Yokaichi Historic Street Ehime Umeda Sky Building Umeda Sky Building Osaka Hamamatsu Flower Park / lake Hamamatsu Flower Park / lake Shizuoka