Things to do
Things to do in Japan
Temples, mountains, markets, beaches and museums across the continent.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
伏見稲荷大社The head shrine of Inari, famous for the paths of vermilion torii gates climbing the wooded slopes of Mount Inari.
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Kinkaku-ji
金閣寺The Golden Pavilion: a Zen temple whose top two storeys are covered in gold leaf, set above a reflecting pond.
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Sensō-ji
浅草寺Tokyo's oldest temple, in Asakusa, approached through the Kaminarimon gate and the Nakamise shopping street.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial
原爆ドームThe Genbaku Dome, left as it stood after the atomic bombing of 6 August 1945, and the surrounding Peace Memorial Park.
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Mount Fuji
富士山Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, a stratovolcano long treated as a sacred site and an artistic subject.