Major attractions
Admission fees, opening hours, and how long to budget — the practical details for planning your days.
The museum recording the atomic bombing and survivor testimony, beside Peace Memorial Park and the A-Bomb Dome.
- Admission
- Adult ¥200 / Child ¥100
- Opening hours
- 08:30–18:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 90 min
Miyajima's World Heritage shrine. At high tide the halls and the great torii appear to float on the sea.
- Admission
- Adult ¥300 / Child ¥100
- Opening hours
- 06:30–18:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
A gold-leafed three-storey pavilion mirrored in Kyoko-chi pond — Kyoto's signature World Heritage site.
- Admission
- Adult ¥500 / Child ¥300
- Opening hours
- 09:00–17:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 45 min
Head shrine of 30,000 Inari shrines nationwide. The vermilion torii tunnel climbs all the way up Mount Inari.
- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- Grounds open 24 hours. A round trip to the summit takes two to three hours.
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 120 min
A World Heritage temple famous for its nail-free stage, jutting from a hillside above the Kyoto skyline.
- Admission
- Adult ¥500 / Child ¥200
- Opening hours
- 06:00–18:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
Arashiyama's World Heritage temple. The Sogenchi garden survives as it was laid out 700 years ago, right beside the bamboo grove.
- Admission
- Adult ¥500 / Child ¥300
- Opening hours
- 08:30–17:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
The wooden hall housing the Great Buddha of Nara — among the largest wooden structures in the world.
- Admission
- Adult ¥800 / Child ¥400
- Opening hours
- 07:30–17:30
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
A World Heritage shrine lined with some 3,000 lanterns, approached through primeval forest.
- Admission
- Adult ¥700 / Child Free
- Opening hours
- 06:30–17:30
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
A sprawling park home to some 1,200 wild deer, linking Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha and Kofuku-ji.
- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- Open around the clock. The deer are wild — feed them only the official shika-senbei crackers.
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 90 min
The keep of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's castle. Eight floors of exhibits lead up to an observation deck at the top.
- Admission
- Adult ¥600 / Child Free
- Opening hours
- 09:00–17:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 90 min
A rooftop deck 173m up, bridging two towers. The open-air ring catches the sunset over Osaka Bay.
- Admission
- Adult ¥2,000 / Child ¥500
- Opening hours
- 09:30–22:30
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
The neon-lit canal district behind the Glico sign — ground zero for takoyaki and kushikatsu street eating.
- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- Walkable at any hour; individual shops keep their own hours.
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 90 min
Tokyo's oldest temple, founded in 628. The approach runs from Kaminarimon gate through the Nakamise shopping street to the main hall.
- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- 06:00–17:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
A 634m broadcasting tower. The Tembo Deck (350m) and Tembo Galleria (450m) look out over the whole Kanto plain.
- Admission
- Adult ¥2,400 / Child ¥1,150
- Opening hours
- 10:00–22:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 90 min
A shrine to Emperor Meiji, wrapped in a 70-hectare planted forest that begins right beside Harajuku station.
- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- Sunrise to sunset — the exact opening and closing times shift month by month.
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 60 min
Japan's oldest and largest museum, holding some 120,000 works — National Treasures included — inside Ueno Park.
- Admission
- Adult ¥1,000 / Child Free
- Opening hours
- 09:30–17:00
- Closed
- Mon
- Time to budget
- About 120 min
Japan's largest Chinatown, some 600 shops deep, with the Kanteibyo and Masobyo temples tucked among them.
- Admission
- Free
- Opening hours
- Walkable at any hour; most shops run roughly 11:00–21:00.
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 120 min
A hands-on museum tracing the history of instant noodles; designing your own cup is the main draw.
- Admission
- Adult ¥500 / Child Free
- Opening hours
- 10:00–18:00
- Closed
- Tue
- Time to budget
- About 120 min
A 69th-floor observatory 273m up, over the Minato Mirai skyline — and Mount Fuji on a clear day.
- Admission
- Adult ¥1,000 / Child ¥500
- Opening hours
- 10:00–21:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Time to budget
- About 45 min
Fees and hours change without notice. Please confirm on the official site before you go.