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Tourism in Japan attracted 8.3 million foreign visitors in 2008, slightly more than Singapore and Ireland . Japan has 16 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle and the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Kyoto receives over 30 million tourists annually. Foreigners also visit Tokyo and Nara, Mount Fuji, ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido ,Okinawa, ride shinkansen and take advantage of Japan ‘s hotel and onsens network.
Tourist Destination in Japan
Hokkaido
Niseko ski resort
Shiretoko Peninsula ( World Heritage Site )
Teshikaga — Lake Mashu , Lake Kussharo
Lake Tōya and Montet Usu
Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Hakodate
otaru
Tōhoku
Shirakami-Sanchi ( World Heritage Site )
Mount Osore
Lake Towada
Hirosaki — Hirosaki Castle, Nakacho Samurai District
Hiraizumi — Chūson-ji , Mōtsū-ji , Kanjizaiō-in , Takkoku-no-Iwaya
Senboku — Kakunodate Samurai District, Lake Tazawa, Nyuto Onsen
Yamagata — Yama-dera , Zaō Onsen
Matsushima
Kantō
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura
Nikkō – Temples of Nikko ( World Heritage Site ), Kegon Falls
Tokyo – Imperial Palace , Asakusa , Akihabara , Ginza , Harajuku / Omotesando , Shibuya , Shinjuku , Tsukiji Fish Market
Tokyo Disney Resort
Kamakura – Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū , Kōtoku-in , Kenchō-ji , Engaku-ji , Meigetsu-in , Hase-dera
Kusatsu Onsen
Hakone Onsen
Chubu
Mount Fuji
Japanese Alps — Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route ( Mount Tate ), Hida Mountains , Kiso Mountains , Akaishi Mountains
Shiga Kōgen
Matsumoto – Matsumoto Castle , Mount Hotaka , Kamikōchi
Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama ( World Heritage Sites )
Takayama – Traditional streets of Sanmachi and Ōshinmachi, Higashiyama Temple
Kanazawa – Kenroku-en Garden , Kanazawa Castle , Geisha District of Higashi, Samurai District of Nagamachi
Sakai – Tōjinbō , Maruoka Castle
Nagoya – Nagoya Castle , Atsuta Shrine , Sakae , Nagoya Station (Meieki), Ōsu Kannon
Kansai region
Kyoto — Kinkaku-ji , Ginkaku-ji , Kiyomizu-dera , Ryōan-ji , Sanjūsangen-dō , etc., they are all part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ( World Heritage Site )
Uji — Byōdō-in and Ujigami Shrine ( World Heritage Site ), Genji Monogatari relationship
Ōtsu — Lake Biwa , Hiyoshi Taisha , Sakamoto Temple District, Mount Hiei , Enryaku-ji ( World Heritage Site )
Omihachiman — Traditional district
Nara — Tōdai-ji , Tōshōdai-ji , Kofuku-ji , Yakushi-ji , Heijō Palace , Kasuga-taisha and Nara Park etc. They are all part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ( World Heritage Site ).
Ikaruga — Horyu-ji and Hōki-ji are Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji ( World Heritage Site ) region.
Yoshino, Nara ( Mount Yoshino ) — Kimpusen-ji
Shingu — Kumano Hayatama Taisha and the Kumano River ( World Heritage Site )
Nachikatsuura — Nachi Falls , Kumano Kodō etc., they are part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains ( World Heritage Sites ).
Mount Kōya — Kongobu-ji ( World Heritage Site )
Osaka — Osaka Castle , Umeda , Namba , Dōtonbori , Shinsekai , Shitennō-ji , Universal Studios Japan
Himeji — Engyō-ji , Koko-en Garden , and Himeji Castle ( World Heritage Site )
Kobe — Port of Kobe , Rokkō Mountains , Kitano-chō , Arima Onsen , Kobe Lamp
Toyooka — Sanin Kaigan National Park (Coastal San’in Park), Izushi , Kinosaki Onsen
Chugoku Region
Hiroshima — Hiroshima Peace Memorial ( World Heritage Site ), Itsukushima Shrine ( World Heritage Site ), Onomichi , Tomonoura
Okayama — Kurashiki , Kōrakuen Garden , Okayama Castle
Tottori — Tottori Dunes , Mount Daisen , Mount Hyōno
Shimane — Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape ( World Heritage Site ), Izumo Shrine , Matsue Castle , Oki Islands , Tsuwano
Yamaguchi — Hagi
Shikoku
Shikoku Pilgrimage ( Zentsū-ji , Motoyama-ji etc.)
Ehime — Dōgo Onsen , Matsuyama Castle
Kagawa — Kotohira-gū , Ritsurin Garden , Shōdo Island , Naoshima
Tokushima — Naruto Whirlpools , Awa Dance Festival in Tokushima (city)
Kochi — Kochi Castle , Cape Muroto (Muroto Park), Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park
Kyushu and Okinawa
Fukuoka — Mojiko Village, Kokura Castle , Dazaifu Tenman-gū , Remains of Dazaifu
Oita — Many types of hot springs in Beppu or Yufuin , Usa jingū , stone bridges, a small stonehenge on top of Mount Komekamiyama, Hello Kitty Harmonyland
Nagasaki — Ōura Church , Higashi-Yamate, Minami-Yamate , Huis Ten Bosch
Kagoshima — Yakushima ( World Heritage Site ), Sakurajima , Amami Ōshima
Miyazaki — Kirishima-Yaku National Park , Takachiho , Old Exculibur atop Mount Takachiho-kyo, Nichinan , Saitobaru kofungun , Heiwadai Park
Kumamoto — Kumamoto Castle , Mount Aso
Saga — Pre-400 BC Yayoi Archaeological Sites at Yoshinogari Site
Okinawa — Shuri Castle , Nakagusuku , Gusuku of Nakijin etc. They are part of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Ryukyu Kingdom ( World Heritage Site ), Ishigaki Island , Miyako Island , Iriomote , traditional Ryukyu houses on Taketomi Island