Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Baked potato shop where a Shiba dog named Ken works, letting visitors, especially elderly customers, meet him and watch dog and human working side by side.
Sapporo · HokkaidoBaseball stadium in Miyagi, home of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles since 2005, with the Pacific League's only natural turf field and an amusement park.
Sendai · MiyagiMuseum in Odaiba, Tokyo, recreating everyday Japan in the Showa period from the 1950s to the 1980s, with reconstructed townscapes, storefronts and artifacts.
TokyoA Yokohama museum on instant noodles and their invention by Momofuku Ando, with interactive exhibits and a My Cup Noodles Factory to create your own.
Yokohama · KanagawaKanazawa shrine founded over 1,250 years ago for Hachiman and Bishamon, honouring Maeda Toshiie, and counted among the city's five great shrines.
Kanazawa · IshikawaJapan's first animation museum, in Suginami, with hands-on exhibits on how animation works, dubbing, animation-making workshops and the industry behind it.
TokyoMuseum in northern Okinawa on Fukuji Dam, the island's largest water source, with exhibits on its construction, water management and Okinawan traditions.
Higashi · OkinawaOutdoor augmented reality attraction at Tokyo Dome City where players wear head-mounted displays and work together to fight off a life-sized virtual Godzilla.
TokyoFree observation decks on the 45th floor of Tokyo's government administration building, offering panoramic city views including Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree.
TokyoScience museum in Gifu with interactive exhibitions on nature, technology and space, a planetarium, a rooftop telescope and regular science demonstrations.
GifuBuddhist temple founded in the Kenei era and relocated in 1557, built on former Ouchi clan lands and maintained as a museum to their history.
YamaguchiFacility in Tokyo offering direct interaction with alpacas through sessions, guided walks, and activities like feeding and brushing the animals.
TokyoGeisha district in Kanazawa preserving traditional chaya houses and restaurants along the riverside, designated a cultural asset in 2008.
Kanazawa · IshikawaYamamachi preserves traditional merchant buildings and streetscapes from its history, designated a National Important Traditional Building Group in 2000.
Takaoka · ToyamaTheme park bringing Tove Jansson's Moomin stories to life through recreated locations like the Moominhouse, lighthouse, and bathing hut.
Hanno · SaitamaTamatsukuri Onsen has served visitors since the eighth century with mineral-rich sulfate waters said to heal rheumatism and improve skin health.
Matsue · ShimaneJapan's oldest museum, the Tokyo National Museum has collected around 120,000 cultural properties since 1872, preserving Japanese and Asian heritage.
TokyoThis Kyoto shrine devoted to Inari features thousands of torii gates donated by devotees seeking good fortune and prosperity in business and agriculture.
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