What are the best attractions in Japan?

One of the best attractions in Japan is the view of Mt. Fuji. It really is the view of the mountain from afar and the mountain itself isn't much of an attraction to visit.

For modern Japan, you want Tokyo. For historic Japan, you want Kyoto, and you really want to read up on Japanese history to make your visit to Kyoto come alive (what's a meaning of visiting Nijo castle if you don't know who built it and who lived there?).

Also, for general beauty, you can check out Miyajima in Hiroshima, as that's definitely worth the trip. While you're in Hiroshima, the other place to visit is the Peace Park. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima is a significant part of the modern Japanese psyche, so your interest in modern Japanese culture should warrant it.

This is already itinerary enough for a week's worth of travel in Japan. However, there's another part of Japan that you can look at for something that's very contemporary. The recovery from the 2011 tsunami is still ongoing, and places you can visit to see the recovery include the cities of Sendai, Ishinomaki, and Shiogama. Sendai is a big city, and Ishinomaki has some tourist attractions. And Sendai can be your base camp to places like Matsushima, considered to be one of the top three natural beauties of Japan.

Giving one by one attractions in Japan will be hard as Japan is a big country with great attraction in every prefecture.

But the most suggested places would be Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Hyogo (Kobe) which are close to each other.

Doing sightseeing on the said prefectures will give you the taste of mix traditional and futuristic Japan.

Google up some blogs and see the most suggested things to do on those prefectures.

Nara Park is a good place to start. Nara was the ancient capital of Japan and a lot of old temples and shrines are preserved in an area called "Nara Park". There are deer that roam freely all over the place. You can see the largest statue of Buddha in Japan in the largest wooden building in the world. If you go south of that area you can see the oldest wooden building in the world, a temple.

Also, being in Nara, you are close to both Kyoto and Osaka. Osaka is interesting in that it's a huge city, basically Tokyo's rival. Kyoto is probably the most awe-inspiring city in Japan. That's where the capital moved to from Nara. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of temples and shrines there, including the world-famous "kinkakuji", a golden pavilion.

Of course you should see Tokyo too, being the largest city in the world.

There are many places to see in Japan. You can't really go wrong no matter where you go.

The must see places are Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kamakura, Nikko, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Hiroshima and Miyajima.

With a short time in Japan it is best to concentrate on a few key places rather than trying to do too much. I recommend the Golden Route of Tokyo, Hakone/Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Nara. Tokyo offers you a contemporary experience while both Kyoto and Nara offer a more traditional experience.

A schedule could look something like this

Day 1,2,3 Tokyo

Day 4,5 Kyoto

Day 6 Nara

Day 7 Tokyo

A longer time in Japan allows you to explore some more of what the country has to offer. For a two week stay I would recommend something like this

Day 1 Flight to Tokyo

Day 2,3 Tokyo

Day 4 Nikko

Day 5 Kamakura

Day 6,7 Takayama/Shirakawa-go

Day 8,9 Hiroshima/Miyajima

Day 10,11 Kyoto

Day 12 Nara

Day 13 Osaka

Day 14 Tokyo Flight Home

Pick up a good travel guide like Lonely Planet Japan before you visit http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Japan-Travel-G...

Giving one by one attractions in Japan will be hard as Japan is a big country with great attraction in every prefecture.

But the most suggested places would be Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Hyogo (Kobe) which are close to each other.

Doing sightseeing on the said prefectures will give you the taste of mix traditional and futuristic Japan.

Google up some blogs and see the most suggested things to do on those prefectures.

Some of the very best places in Japan are Tokyo, Kamakura, Nikko, Takayama, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Okinawa and Hokkaido. Every area of Japan has some good places to see though.

A lot depends on when you go and what your interests are. Some of the iconic places in Japan are Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto, Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, and Iwakuni for the Kintai Bridge, in Yamaguchi.

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Do your research - 2 good sources on info for sightseeing are:

http://www.jnto.go.jp/

http://www.japan-guide.com/

Personally, I think Yamadera is totally underrated. Hiraizumi is neat too.