What are the top 10 places to visit in Japan?
Shrines, resturaunts, temples, scenery, etc.?
Im going with a friend, I have no idea how long we will be there, where in Japan we will be, etc.
I just want to have a fun time getting to know a different culture.
2006-06-26 02:06:52 · 7 answers · asked by Monkeyboots92 3 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
♡I live in Japan so I honestly think that any place you decide to see will be worth it. I think all of Japan is beautiful and interesting but here are just a few sites with ideas for you to take a look at....♡
I'd say Tokyo: http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/index.html
Kyoto & Nara:http://raku.city.kyoto.jp/sight_e.phtml
http://kaiwai.city.kyoto.jp/sightdb/sight-raku/menu_middle.php?lang=en&lcode=1
http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara_e/
Hokkaido: http://www.visit-hokkaido.jp/en/
Okinawa: http://www.ocvb.or.jp/index_404.html
Hope this helps you! These sites have some good info on the places I listed. Also～Try a hot spring or two, stay at a ryokan, ride a rickshaw, eat sushi, sashimi, ramen and all other noodles, see Mt. Fuji, go to Fuji Q highland Park, look for Summer festivals...
Tokyo Disney Land and Disney Sea:
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/index_e.html
Ginza: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3005.html
Roppongi Hills: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3031.html
Shinjuku: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3011.html
Odaiba: http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/infomation/2area/11rinkai.html
Check this site:http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-6916724-japan_things_to_do-i
You didn't say exactly where in Japan, so I mostly stayed with Tokyo and gave you a few other sites too. It's HOT and HUMID in July and we still have some rain.(?) The weather has been strange this year. August is the hottest and most humid month. Bring light, comfortable clothes and shoes. Don't forget you have to take off your shoes at some places. Carry handkerchiefs and mini towels in your bag. (You can get these once here, they're found just about everywhere.) Hope this helps, have a great time!
2006-06-26 02:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kyoto - Awesome city, with easy transportation. Go to the Gion district. Nijo Castle - this castle is in the middle of Kyoto, but once inside the gates you can't hear noises from the city
Hagi - a very small town where some Samari used to live, it is great there, not a whole lot of English there
Hiroshima - Must go to a baseball game and to the Atomic Bomb Museum
Miyajima - an Island with many shrines. The deer roam the streets.
Akiyoshido Cavern
2006-06-28 15:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by AMC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I have 10 places to list but I can definitely recommend a few places.
1. Emperor's Palace/Grounds (Tokyo)
2. Nikko (hot springs)
3. Tokyo Tower (the view is awesome from the top!)
4. Nagano (countryside)
5. Yokohama (especially Chinatown)
6. Ride the bullet trains somewhere!
I'm only recommending places I've visited myself. These places are all around Tokyo. My family also highly recommends Kyoto (ancient Japan), Osaka, and Nagasaki (if you're into WWII stuff).
2006-06-27 11:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by KW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely visit some temples, they are very peaceful if you go to some of the smaller ones. In Nagano I would visit Zenkoji Temple, it is their biggest but has a beautiful atmosphere. I would also try as many different foods as possible, don't go there and eat mcdonalds. Also hot springs are a lot of fun, I went to one with all kinds of monkeys and one came up and sat on my shoe, that was awesome. Also Matsumoto Castle is really neat. Try as many different things as possible, that is my biggest suggestion.
2006-06-27 14:36:29 · answer #4 · answered by hhhhhh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miyajima Island--Roaming deer and great sites on it too.
Hiroshima--Peace Park
Kyoto--Kinkakuji
Himeji--Himeji-jo Himenji castle
Matsushima--Beautiful scenery near Sendai
Shinjuku--Shopping, nightlife
Mt Fuji--July and August is peak climbing season.
Lake Inawashiro-Fukushima prefecture 3rd largest lake in Japan and one of the clearest in Japan. Beautiful scenery and great atmosphere.
Nagano--Mountains
Fukuoka--Cool city on Kyushu island.
Nara--Roaming deer and many famous temples. Ancient capital of Japan.
Sapporo--Cool big city. Laid back. Visit the historical village.
2006-06-26 09:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by Adam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mt. fuji
ohara museum complex, kurashiki
emperor's palace, tokyo
osaka castle, osaka
large buddah statue, kamakura
naruto bridge system, takamatsu
deer park, nara
golden and silver pavilions, kyoto
mt. aso
take a ride on the shikansen (bullet train)
2006-06-26 09:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by CALLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋