The Best Places to Explore in Japan

28 of the most notable places to explore in Japan, curated and mapped in The Travelers Atlas.

• Aso-Kuju Japan
• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Japan
• Chubu-Sangaku Japan
• Daisetsuzan Japan
• Fuji-Hakone-Izu Japan
• Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration Japan
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Japan
• Himeji-jo Japan
• Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land Japan
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Japan
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Japan
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Japan
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Japan
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Japan
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape Japan
• Kerama Shoto Japan
• Nikko Japan
• Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan
• Ogasawara Islands Japan
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range Japan
• Setonaikai Japan
• Shirakami-Sanchi Japan
• Shiretoko Japan
• Shiretoko Japan
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko Japan
• Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites Japan
• Yakushima Japan
• Yakushima Japan