Skip the Crowds: 15 Japan Alternatives to Famous Tourist Spots (Locals Only)
Japan’s most famous spots — Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama, Shibuya Crossing — are beautiful but brutally overcrowded. In this video, we reveal 15 alternative destinations that deliver the same experience with a fraction of the crowd. These are the places locals actually go.
Places covered in the video:
#1 Nezu Shrine (instead of Fushimi Inari)
#2 Deeper Sagano Trails (instead of Arashiyama Bamboo Grove)
#3 Nakano Broadway (instead of Shibuya Crossing)
#4 Saihō-ji Moss Temple (instead of Kinkaku-ji)
#5 Mount Daisen (instead of Mount Fuji)
#6 Omicho Market (instead of Tsukiji)
#7 Miyajima Island (instead of Nara Deer Park)
#8 Shinsekai (instead of Dotonbori)
#9 Kinosaki Onsen (instead of Hakone)
#10 Narita-san Shinshō-ji (instead of Senso-ji)
#11 Yanaka District (instead of Philosopher’s Path)
#12 Takasakiyama Monkey Park (instead of Jigokudani)
#13 Zamami Island (instead of Okinawa Main Island)
#14 Den Den Town (instead of Akihabara)
#15 Sunrise Seto Sleeper Train (instead of Shinkansen)
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2 Comments
Miyajima instead of Nara in order to skip the crowds? Uh, I don't think that'll work… I've been to both, and Miyajima was way more crowded… great place, but not if you want to specifically avoid other people.
Are you an AI voice? Dear AI, learn to pronounce Japanese. That was horrible.
The Sunrise sleeper train is horrible. Young people are drinking all night in the corridors. And the train stops so much for JR container trains, it's no way to sleep.
I know secret places, but not going to ruin them for the locals and us.