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12 Best Things to Do in Japan
From Nara's bowing deer and Miyajima's floating torii to snow monkeys soaking in a Nagano hot spring, twelve unforgettable Japan experiences — and what to know before you visit each one.
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Best Fireworks Festivals in Japan
Japan's hanabi season runs roughly June through September, with some of the country's oldest and largest firework displays lighting up rivers, lakes, and coastlines nationwide. Here's where to see them and roughly when.
The Ultimate Mount Fuji & Fuji Five Lakes Travel Guide
Japan's iconic peak and the lakeside towns around it — the closest, most reliable place to see Fuji up close, from a pagoda framed against the summit to spring-fed ponds and a mountain-facing amusement park. A friendly starting point for planning a visit.
The Ultimate Hakone Travel Guide
Volcanic valleys, a lake crossed by pirate ships, black eggs, and an onsen culture over a thousand years old — a friendly starting point for planning your escape from Tokyo.
The Ultimate Kyoto Travel Guide
Temples, tea, historic streets, and a few festivals worth building a trip around — a friendly starting point for planning your visit to Japan's former capital.
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Stay connected in Japan with an eSIM or pocket Wi-Fi, without hunting for a local SIM shop.
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Train Tickets
Book shinkansen and local rail tickets in advance and skip the station ticket-counter queue.
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Bus Tickets
Book highway, overnight, and tour buses across Japan — an affordable way to reach cities and sights that trains skip.
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Hiroshima
The Peace Memorial Park, and a short ferry ride from Miyajima's floating torii gate.
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Kyoto
Japan's former capital — temples, gardens, and historic streets, best explored slowly and often on foot.
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Mount Fuji & Fuji Five Lakes
Japan's iconic peak and the lakeside towns around it — the closest, most reliable place to see Fuji up close.
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Osaka
Japan's food capital — Dotonbori's neon canal-side streets, Osaka Castle, and a livelier pace than Kyoto or Tokyo.
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Sapporo
Hokkaido's largest city — a winter snow festival, fresh seafood, and easy access to hot springs and ski resorts.
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Tokyo
Japan's capital — a vast, walkable mix of neon districts, quiet shrines, and some of the best rail connections in the country.
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12 Best Things to Do in Japan
From Nara's bowing deer and Miyajima's floating torii to snow monkeys soaking in a Nagano hot spring, twelve unforgettable Japan experiences — and what to know before you visit each one.
Best Fireworks Festivals in Japan
Japan's hanabi season runs roughly June through September, with some of the country's oldest and largest firework displays lighting up rivers, lakes, and coastlines nationwide. Here's where to see them and roughly when.
10 Best Things to Do in Fukuoka
A quick, friendly rundown of the castle ruins at the heart of the city's biggest park, the shrine that guards the Yamakasa floats, a seaside tower with one of Japan's top night views, two of the country's biggest annual festivals, and the milky tonkotsu ramen and open-air yatai stalls that make Fukuoka one of Japan's most food-obsessed cities.
10 Best Things to Do in Ishigaki
A quick, friendly rundown of a bay too scenic to swim in, the island's best shore snorkeling, a manta ray cleaning station divers fly across the world for, Okinawa's highest peak, a preserved buffalo-cart village, and an island that's 90% jungle — a good starting point for a first visit to this subtropical outer island in Okinawa.
10 Best Things to Do in Matsuyama
A quick, friendly rundown of one of Japan's twelve original castle keeps, a 3,000-year-old hot spring freshly restored, a retro steam train and mechanical clock straight out of a novel, and the sea bream rice and fried fish cake that make Shikoku's largest city worth more than a rushed stopover.
10 Best Things to Do in Miyajima
A quick, friendly rundown of the torii gate that floats at high tide and can be walked out to at low tide, an unfinished 16th-century hall the size of a thousand tatami mats, a mountain sacred to Shingon Buddhism, and the grilled oysters and conger eel rice that make lunch here worth planning for — a good starting point for a first visit to this small island in Hiroshima Bay.
10 Best Things to Do in Nagasaki
A quick, friendly rundown of Nagasaki Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum, a Scottish merchant's hillside residence, the reconstructed island that was Japan's only window to the West, a 400-year-old dragon-dance festival, and the noodle soups and sponge cake that make Nagasaki's table one of Japan's most distinctive — a good starting point for a first visit to this historic port city.
10 Best Things to Do in Okayama
A quick, friendly rundown of Korakuen, one of Japan's three great gardens, a black-and-gold castle built to be viewed alongside it, a countryside cycling route tied to the Momotaro legend, a 500-year-old winter festival, and the demi-glace pork bowl and scattered sushi that make Okayama worth more than a rushed stopover.
10 Best Things to Do in Okinawa
A quick, friendly rundown of the former royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a memorial park holding the names of everyone lost in the Battle of Okinawa, an aquarium tank big enough for whale sharks, islands with water clear enough to have their own shade of blue, and the bitter-melon stir-fry and rice spirit that make Okinawan food unlike anywhere else in Japan — a good starting point for a first visit to this subtropical island chain.
10 Best Things to Do in Takamatsu
A quick, friendly rundown of a Michelin three-star garden, a castle with a moat drawn straight from the sea, the underground museum and island art house project that made Naoshima famous, and the udon that gave Kagawa its nickname — a good starting point for a first visit to Shikoku's gateway city.
9 Best Things to Do in Kumamoto
A quick, friendly rundown of one of Japan's largest and most storied castles, a strolling garden shaped like the old Tokaido road in miniature, the volcanic caldera an hour away, and the mustard-stuffed lotus root and garlic-forward ramen that make Kumamoto's table one of Kyushu's most distinctive — a good starting point for a first visit to this castle city on Kyushu's west coast.
The Perfect 2-Day Fukuoka Itinerary
Two well-paced days: Kushida Shrine, Canal City, Hakata ramen, the castle ruins at Ohori Park, and a yatai crawl on day one, then a morning trip to Dazaifu Tenmangu followed by motsunabe, mentaiko shopping, and sunset at Fukuoka Tower on day two.
The Ultimate Fukuoka Travel Guide
Kyushu's largest city and gateway, built around a canal-threaded shopping complex, castle ruins at the heart of the city's biggest park, and two of Japan's biggest annual festivals — plus the milky tonkotsu ramen, open-air yatai stalls, and spicy cod roe that make Fukuoka one of the country's most food-obsessed cities.
The Perfect 3-Day Ishigaki Itinerary
Three well-paced days: Kabira Bay, Yonehara Beach, manta ray diving, and Ishigaki beef on day one, a ferry day trip to Taketomi Island's water buffalo carts and traditional village on day two, then mangrove kayaking and Pinaisara Falls on Iriomote Island by day, capped with stargazing at Japan's southernmost observatory.
The Ultimate Ishigaki Travel Guide
A subtropical outer island in Okinawa, built around a bay too scenic to swim in, the island's best shore snorkeling, and a manta ray cleaning station divers fly across the world for — plus Okinawa's highest peak, a preserved buffalo-cart village, an island that's 90% jungle, and the wagyu beef, mangoes, and rice spirit that make Ishigaki one of Japan's most distinctive island escapes.