5 Best Places to Visit in Japan

1.Kamakura

Kamakura was once an important town, where the seat of a military government ruled Japan for a hundred years. Today, it’s a relaxed seaside resort, sometimes called the Kyoto of eastern Japan because of its temples and shrines. Its most famous sight is the Daibutsu, a huge bronze Buddha statue surrounded by trees, but the town’s ancient Zen temples are equally compelling.

2. Tokyo

Travelers who like to mingle in the crowds will love Tokyo. The Japanese capital’s metropolitan area is the most populous in the world. From viewing spring cherry blossoms in traditional gardens to the fish market at Tsukiji. Tokyo blends the ancient with the new, from shrines to karaoke bars. Just walking the streets of this hyperactive city can be an energizing experience.

3. Kyoto

Kyoto once served as the imperial capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years. Located at the central Honshu Island, this city of 1.5 million people is known as the city of 10,000 Shrines because it has thousands of Shinto shrines, including the top-rated Fushimi Inari Shrine, and Buddhist temples.

4. Nikko

Nikko is a small town at the entrance to Nikko National Park, it’s most famous for Toshogu, Japan’s most lavishly decorated shrine and the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Another popular attraction is the red-lacquered Shin-kyō bridge, where the national park offers scenic mountainous landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, wild monkeys and many hiking trails.

5. Hiroshima

Hiroshima, located on Honshu Island, is younger than many Japanese cities, less than 500 years old, but its fate was forever sealed in history on August 6, 1945, when it became the first city in the world to have an atomic bomb dropped on it. Thus, the city’s attractions center around peace: Peace Park, Peace Memorial, and Peace Memorial Museum. The city also has attractions that invoke more pleasant thoughts, such as Hiroshima Castle and the sunken garden of Shukkein-en.