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24 Things To See and Do in Japan
Posted by Michael on December 05, 2011

Visit Himeji Castle
Visit Himeji Castle

Experience the unique culture and history of this nation of contrasts and contradictions where the past meets the present. Here's a feature list of 24 things to see and do in Japan:

Visit Himeji Castle JAPAN
Himeji Castle (Himeji-jo) is one of the best preserved castles in Japan. Construction originally started in 1331, Himeji was untouched by the devastation in WWII, unlike Osaka and Hiroshima Castles.
Visit Kiyomizu-dera JAPAN
Kiyomizu-dera, officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site.
Walk the Nakasendō JAPAN
The Nakasendo, also called the Kisokaido, was one of the five routes (major roads) of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo to Kyoto in Japan.
Visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park JAPAN
Peace Park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack, and to the memories of the bomb's direct and indirect victims (of whom there may have been as many as 140,000).
Visit Disneyland Tokyo JAPAN
Disneyland Tokyo was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and opened April 15, 1983.
Visit Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) JAPAN
Kinkaku-ji, also known as Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design.
Visit the Ghibli Museum JAPAN
Ghibli Museum is a museum featuring the Japanese anime work of Studio Ghibli, and is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western suburb of Tokyo, Japan.
Take a trip on the Shinkansen (Bullet train) JAPAN
The Shinkansen, also known as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies.
Climb Mount Fuji JAPAN
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft).
Visit the Tranquil Zen Garden of Kyoto JAPAN
Ryoan-ji - is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. Belonging to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism, the temple and karesansui garden is one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Visit the Meguro Parasitological Museum JAPAN
One of a kind and oddly popular with couples on dates, although you might want to skip lunch before (or after) your visit here as the exhibits and pictures can be rather graphic.
Visit the Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area JAPAN
The structures inscribed are some of the oldest extant wooden buildings in the world, dating from the 7th to 8th centuries. Many of the monuments are also National Treasures of Japan, and reflect an important age of Buddhist influence in Japan.
Visit Tokyo National Museum JAPAN
The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure holdings.
Visit the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama JAPAN
These villages are well known for their houses constructed in architectural style known as gassho-zukuri. The Gassho-zukuri, "prayer-hands construction" style is characterized by a thatched and steeply slanting roof resembling two hands joined in prayer.
Visit the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine JAPAN
Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima) in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
Cross the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge JAPAN
Also known as the “Pearl Bridge” and considered as Japan’s finest engineering feat.
Visit the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō JAPAN
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines and Temples of Nikko encompasses 103 buildings or structures and the natural setting around them.
Visit Shiretoko National Park JAPAN
The word "Shiretoko" is derived form an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "end of the Earth".
Visit Kyoto National Museum
The collections of the Kyoto National Museum focus on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art.
Visit Osaka Castle JAPAN
Originally called Ozakajo, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Visit the Asahi Beer Hall JAPAN
The Asahi Beer Hall is considered one of Tokyo's most recognizable modern structures. The shape of the building is that of a beer glass, designed to complement the neighboring golden beer mug-shaped building housing the Asahi Breweries offices.
Visit Universal Studios Japan JAPAN
The park is similar to Universal Orlando Resort, since it contains many of the same rides. Most visitors are Japanese tourists or tourists from other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
Visit Nagoya Castle JAPAN
Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan. During the Edo period, Nagoya Castle was the center of one of the most important castle towns in Japan—Nagoya-juku.
Visit Jigokudani Monkey Park JAPAN
Jigokudani Monkey Park is famous for its large population of wild Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), more commonly referred to as Snow Monkeys, that go to the valley during the winter, foraging elsewhere in the national park during the warmer months.

Image used under Creative Commons from David Sanz.