Japan’s efficient rail network makes it easy to travel right across the main island of Honshu. En route, you can compare and contrast high-tech Tokyo with cultural Kyoto, and discover the gardens of Kanazawa. On foot, you might decide to walk the 8th-century Nakasendo Highway or the trails of the pine-covered Japanese Alps. Head to the northern island of Hokkaido for wild national parks, including the wetlands of Kushiro-shitsugen. Further south, you’ll find the subtropical island chain of Okinawa with its white-sand beaches and coral reefs.
Our specialists can share their experiences of exploring Japan to help you choose the best places to visit.
Our specialists can share their experiences of exploring Japan to help you choose the best places to visit.
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Popular places to visit in Japan
Featuring heavily on our itinerary ideas for visiting Japan, these places are destinations that we know prove consistently popular with our travellers. How you choose to include them in your trip can be tailored into a route that best suits your preferences.
Japan places A-Z
- Akan-ko National Park Hokkaido
- Asahidake Hokkaido
- Aso Kyushu
- Beppu Kyushu
- Dewa-sanzan Tohoku
- Fukuoka Kyushu
- Hakodate Hokkaido
- Hakone & Mount Fuji
- Hakuba The Japanese Alps
- Hiroshima
- Hokkaido
- Ishigaki Island Okinawa
- Iya Valley Shikoku
- Izu Peninsula
- The Japanese Alps
- Kagoshima Kyushu
- Kakunodate Tohoku
- Kamakura
- Kamikochi The Japanese Alps
- Kanazawa
- Kinosaki Onsen
- Kirishima National Park Kyushu
- Kumamoto Kyushu
- Kume Island Okinawa
- Kurashiki
- Kurokawa Kyushu
- Kushiro Hokkaido
- Kyoto
- Kyushu
- Matsue
- Matsumoto The Japanese Alps
- Matsushima Tohoku
- Matsuyama Shikoku
- Miyajima Island
- Mount Koya
- Nagasaki Kyushu
- Naoshima Shikoku
- Nara
- Nikko
- Noto Peninsula
- Nyuto Onsen Tohoku
- Okinawa
- Osaka
- Sapporo Hokkaido
- Shikoku
- Shirakawago
- Shiretoko National Park Hokkaido
- Sounkyo Hokkaido
- Takamatsu Shikoku
- Takayama
- Tateyama The Japanese Alps
- Tazawako Tohoku
- Tohoku
- Tokashiki Island Okinawa
- Tokushima Shikoku
- Tokyo
- Tottori
- Towadako & Hirosaki Tohoku
- Tsumago
- Utoro Hokkaido
- Yakushima Kyushu
- Yudanaka The Japanese Alps
- Yufuin Kyushu
- Zamami Island Okinawa