Japan map
An interactive map of places to see across Japan: temples and shrines, castles, gardens, museums, old towns and nature, each with a short description, useful links and, where available, a photo. Places are ranked by importance, so you can start with the essentials and dig deeper only where it matters.
Information generated with AI. Entries have been spot-checked and may contain errors. Before you set off, always confirm opening hours, prices and closures on the official website linked in each entry.
Map interface in Italian: filters, place descriptions and pop-ups are not translated yet.
The map works on a phone too: tap a point to open its entry, use the filters to show only what you care about, and the camera icon to turn photos on. If the map does not load, open it in its own tab.
Map data by OpenStreetMap and CARTO; photographs come from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons and link back to the original page, where you will find author and licence.
Places, country by country
A text extract of the map: for each country, the top 30 places by relevance (a country can hold more: the map above shows all of them). Name, type, region and, where available, a link to the official site.
Japan · 1754 places
- Adachi Museum of Art · Museum, Shimane · Yasugi
- Ainokura Village · Village, Toyama · Nanto
- Akan National Park · Park, Hokkaido · Kushiro
- Akashi Kaikyō Bridge · Monument, Hyogo · Kobe
- Akita Kanto Festival · Monument, Akita · Akita City
- Amanohashidate · Monument, Kyoto · Miyazu
- Aoshima · Nature, Miyazaki
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove · Nature, Kyoto
- Arima Onsen · Nature, Hyogo · Kobe
- Ashikaga Flower Park · Park, Tochigi · Ashikaga
- Atsuta Jingu · Church, Aichi · Nagoya
- Awa Odori Kaikan · Museum, Tokushima · Tokushima City
- Beppu Jigoku · Nature, Oita · Beppu
- Beppu Onsen · Nature, Oita · Beppu
- Byodo-in · Church, Kyoto · Uji
- Canal City Hakata · Monument, Fukuoka
- Canyon di Nagatoro · Monument, Saitama · Chichibu
- Capo Manzamo · Monument, Okinawa · Onna
- Cascate di Nachi · Monument, Wakayama · Nachikatsuura
- Castello di Hikone · Castle, Shiga · Hikone
- Castello di Himeji · Castle, Hyogo · Himeji
- Castello di Inuyama · Castle, Aichi · Inuyama
- Castello di Kumamoto · Castle, Kumamoto
- Castello di Matsue · Castle, Shimane · Matsue
- Castello di Matsumoto · Castle, Nagano · Matsumoto
- Castello di Nagoya · Castle, Aichi · Nagoya
- Castello di Okayama · Castle, Okayama
- Castello di Shuri · Castle, Okinawa · Naha
- Castello di Tsuruga · Castle, Fukushima · Aizuwakamatsu
- Chichibu Night Festival · Monument, Saitama · Chichibu