Explore Destinations in Japan

Curiosity is the best itinerary. Discover iconic and lesser-known destinations in Japan.

Results (51)

Tokyo, Japan.

Japan

People walk towards a red shrine lit up at night.

Japan

Pickles for sale at Nishiki Market.

Kyoto

Senso-ji, Asakusa: view from the main hall past an offering box and lanterns to Hozomon gate and pagoda

Tokyo

Asakusa & Sumida River

Tokyo

Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

Tokyo

Ginza & Tsukiji

An arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo

Kōrakuen & Akihabara

Woman in a straw hat with a leather backpack walks beneath a tunnel of vermilion torii gates inscribed with Japanese characters

Tokyo

Ninen-zaka, Gion.

Kyoto

Southern Higashiyama

People at busy intersection, Hachiko exit, Shibuya Station.

Tokyo

Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

Shinjuku at night in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo

Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

Takeshita-dori in Harajuku, Tokyo packed with shoppers under colourful umbrellas, shop signs and banners overhead

Tokyo

Harajuku & Aoyama

Northern Japanese Alps (Kita Alps) ranging from Toyama, Nagano, and Gifu prefecture. The peak on the left is Mt.Otensho (2921m).

Japan

Central Honshū

Japan

Japan

Western Honshū

People walking through Fushimi-Inari Taisha 'torii tunnels'.

Japan

Elderly couple in kimonos dipping feet in ornamental foot bath, Oedo Onsen Monotogari, Odaiba.

Tokyo

Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

Naruko Gorge in autumn, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-29T18:30:29.000Z, User: rhylton_redventures, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Lonely Planet, client: social, other: Rhianydd Hylton

Japan

Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)

Japan

2DB0F99 Ehime, Shikoku, Japan - April 21, 2019 : Imabari Castle park Fukiage Shrine

Japan

Hikers on the trail around the ropeway's upper station at Asahi-dake Mountain (Mt. Asahidake).

Japan

Three people riding bicycles, one after the other, strolling through the traditional village of Taketomi, wearing the traditional straw hat., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-02-13T17:33:49.000Z, User: nic.dhoedt_lonelyplanet, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Lonely Planet Japan 19, other: Nicolas D'Hoedt

Japan

Okinawa & the Southwest Islands

The crowded Shinsekai district with Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka, Japan

Japan

Cherry trees in full blossom at Kenroku-en Garden, with a view of Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa, Honshū, Japan

Japan

Kanazawa & the Hokuriku Coast

Japan

Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps

Japan

Japan

The Izu Peninsula is only a short journey away from Tokyo. Ippei Naoi / Getty Images

Japan

Japan

Couple walking a white stone bridge across the lake in Fukuoka's Ohori Park, with city towers beyond

Japan

Japan

Fuji Five Lakes

Kabira Bay, the sea of Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-02-04T18:55:02.000Z, User: fabricencoredesign31, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing-WIP, client: Okinawa & the Southwest Islands 1, other: Fabrice Robin

Japan

Yaeyama Islands

Motoyasu River in Hiroshima beside Peace Memorial Park, with a footbridge, cherry blossoms and city towers

Japan

Steam rising from the turquoise Umi Jigoku hot spring pool in Beppu, red shrine buildings among trees

Japan

Shuri Castle's vermilion main hall and striped red-and-white courtyard lit at dusk, Naha, Okinawa, Japan

Japan

Angler in a small boat on Lake Ashi in Hakone, a red torii gate on the shore and snowy Mt Fuji behind

Japan

Japan

Wooden teahouse on stilts over a pond in Kenroku-en Garden, Kanazawa, with red autumn foliage beyond

Japan

Chefs at a restaurant are seen preparing a meal through a window from the street in a city at night

Japan

The long green strip of Odori Park running between Sapporo's city buildings toward forested mountains at dusk, Hokkaido

Japan

Japan

Grassy volcanic ridge in Kumamoto Prefecture, a lone hiker on the trail above patchwork farmland and hazy mountains

Japan

Traditional shops and houses lining a narrow street with a bike resting against a chainlink fence in the foreground

Japan

Train on snowy tracks beside snow-covered rooftops and forested mountains in Takayama, Japan, in winter

Japan

Japan

Japan

Japan

Naoshima Bath in Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan.

Japan

Visitor walks past the gilded, lacquered halls and stone lantern of Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine, Japan; hoodie reads GREEN LAB

Japan

Pedestrians on a shop-lined street near Sannomiya in Kobe, Japan, under neon signs and tangled overhead wires

Japan

Mt. Fuji in spring

Japan

Explore More

Explore

Attractions

Shop

Books

Explore

Stories