Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Tokyu Kabukichō Tower is a 48-story, 225-meter skyscraper unveiled in 2023 featuring cinemas, hotels, art exhibitions, and entertainment venues.
TokyoThe Tokyo Matrix features anime and video game-inspired dungeons where teams navigate challenges, solve puzzles, and combat monsters.
TokyoThe Akita Senshū Museum of Art showcases works by local Ranga artists and features a memorial hall dedicated to painter Kenzo Okada.
AkitaTakkoku no Iwaya Bishamon-do, established in 801 AD within a natural cave, merges geology with spiritual architecture, preserving 1,200 years of worship.
Hiraizumi · IwateFuture Train on Kyoto's Umekoji viaduct is Japan's first restaurant on a disused railway, featuring a repurposed Limited Express Thunderbird train car.
KyotoThe Chiba Museum of Science and Industry features interactive exhibits on technology, a planetarium, observatory, and hands-on workshops.
ChibaTOiRO is an event venue within Saitama Super Arena offering three rental spaces: a media-equipped Studio, a flexible Space, and an intimate meeting room.
SaitamaThe Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine on Sado Island operated for nearly four centuries as a key pillar of the Tokugawa shogunate's finances.
Sado · NiigataThis museum in a historic red-brick textile factory traces Toyota's evolution from textile company to global automobile manufacturer.
Nagoya · AichiSunshine Aquarium atop Tokyo's World Import Mart Building opened in 1978 as Japan's first urban rooftop aquarium and holds 37,000 fish representing 750 species.
TokyoThe Towel Museum showcases Imabari's dominance as Japan's premier towel producer through interactive displays of yarn spools, textiles, and art installations.
Imabari · EhimeThe Seta Hills Production Sites are ancient iron-working facilities from the Nara period, designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1985.
Otsu · ShigaSasayama Shrine, dedicated to the god of martial arts and war, sits within Kurume Castle in Fukuoka with a main hall in traditional Edo period style.
FukuokaThe Asahi Plant produces PET-bottled drinks including Mitsuya Cider and offers factory tours, viewing areas, fresh samples, and a museum on the beverage's history.
Akashi · HyogoKennin-ji, located in Kyoto's Gion district, is the oldest Zen temple in the city, founded in 1202 as the head temple of the Rinzai Zen Buddhism branch.
KyotoKanazawa City Hall blends traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern design across two buildings serving this UNESCO Creative City of 460,000 residents.
Kanazawa · IshikawaThe Kyoto Imperial Palace served as the Emperor's primary residence during the Heian period and remains a public destination offering insight into Japan's imperial past.
KyotoPermanently berthed in Yokosuka, the Mikasa served as Admiral Togo's flagship during the 1905 Battle of Tsushima and now functions as a museum ship.
Yokosuka · Kanagawa
