Tokyo
🗓 3–4 daysEndless neighbourhoods, food and nightlife in the world's biggest city.
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Top places in Japan
The destinations worth building your trip around.
Japan blends the deeply traditional and the dazzlingly futuristic like nowhere else. Bow before centuries-old shrines in Kyoto in the morning and ride a 300 km/h bullet train to neon-lit Tokyo by afternoon.
It's clean, safe, punctual and astonishingly easy to travel, with food — from $7 ramen to multi-course kaiseki — that is reason enough to visit.
The destinations worth building your trip around.
Ready-made routes — tap a duration to see the plan.
Endless neighbourhoods, food and nightlife in the world's biggest city.
Thousands of temples, geisha districts and zen gardens.
Japan's kitchen — street food, castles and big personalities.
Endless neighbourhoods, food and nightlife in the world's biggest city.
Thousands of temples, geisha districts and zen gardens.
Japan's kitchen — street food, castles and big personalities.
Hot springs and Mt Fuji views an easy hop from Tokyo.
Endless neighbourhoods, food and nightlife in the world's biggest city.
Thousands of temples, geisha districts and zen gardens.
Japan's kitchen — street food, castles and big personalities.
Hot springs and Mt Fuji views an easy hop from Tokyo.
Visa rules change frequently. Many nationalities are visa-exempt for short tourism; an eVisa system is expanding. Always verify with the official Japan immigration / e-visa website before travelling.
Thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up a hillside.
Iconic views and the world's busiest crossing.
Kyoto's gold-leaf temple on a mirror pond.
Japan's sacred peak, hot springs and lake cruises.
Sushi, street snacks and the best food culture on earth.
