Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Toys' Kingdom Karuizawa combines outdoor adventure playgrounds with indoor facilities featuring themed rooms dedicated to popular toy brands.
Tsumagoi · GunmaNestled at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Sylvanian Village offers attractions including Sky Cycling and an immersive life-size Milk Rabbit family home.
Susono · ShizuokaKuchu Teien, the 'Floating Garden' observatory atop Osaka's Umeda Sky Building, offers sweeping views and spectacular sunset displays.
OsakaKAWAII MONSTER LAND is a 60-minute immersive experience beneath Takeshita Street featuring themed zones, performances, and interactive installations.
TokyoThe Hakkodamaru, a ferry that served between Aomori and Hakodate, is now Japan's only accessible museum ferry, operated by a nonprofit since 2006.
AomoriThis Pure Land Buddhist temple in Sendai houses a rare sacred scroll of Amida Buddha that is unveiled only five times each year.
Sendai · MiyagiBitchukoku Soja Shrine consolidated deities of 324 provincial shrines into a single site dedicated to the deity of nation-building and good fortune.
Soja · OkayamaYokohama Doll Museum houses more than 10,000 dolls from over 100 countries, offering visitors a unique view of global traditions through doll-making.
Yokohama · KanagawaUesugi Shrine in Yonezawa honors the formidable warlord Uesugi Kenshin and was rebuilt in 1923 following a destructive fire.
Yonezawa · YamagataSendai Toshogu Shrine, established in 1654 to honor Tokugawa Ieyasu, stands out among Japan's Toshogu shrines for its scale and beauty.
Sendai · MiyagiThe head shrine of approximately 12,000 Tenmangū and Tenjin shrines throughout Japan, Kitano Tenmangū is dedicated to the deity of learning and culture.
KyotoOtayamachi is a bustling shopping district in Takaoka that serves as a popular venue for the city's festivals and events.
Takaoka · ToyamaAn entertainment complex in Okinawa developed on former U.S. military land, Mihama American Village features American West Coast-inspired architecture.
Chatan · OkinawaKeisei Rose Garden features more than 1,600 rose varieties across over 10,000 plants, including a restaurant, bakery, and garden center.
Yachiyo · ChibaThis Nagano museum is dedicated to Katsushika Hokusai's late works created during his final years in Obuse, when he produced his most ambitious pieces.
Obuse · NaganoTofukuji is one of Kyoto's great Zen temples, celebrated for its sweeping maple valley and the modern garden surrounding the abbot's quarters.
KyotoThis renovated rose garden in Yokohama's Yamashita Park features nearly 1,900 plants selected for disease resistance and year-round interest.
Yokohama · KanagawaToyama Grand Plaza is an all-weather open-air atrium that serves as a versatile event venue with shopping and rental space.
Toyama
