Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan: Top 100 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 100 places to visit in Japan that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Mount Fuji.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Fuji 富士山 | Mountain | 57,600 |
| 2 | Okinawa 沖縄本島 | Island | 36,800 |
| 3 | Tokyo Skytree 東京スカイツリー | Tower | 27,100 |
| 4 | Himeji Castle 姫路城 | Castle | 20,700 |
| 5 | Tokyo Tower 東京タワー | Tower | 19,300 |
| 6 | Hashima Island 端島 | Island | 17,600 |
| 7 | Tsushima Island 対馬 | Island | 16,400 |
| 8 | Fushimi Inari-taisha 伏見稲荷大社 | Shinto shrine | 14,200 |
| 9 | Mount Yōtei 羊蹄山 | Mountain | 13,700 |
| 10 | Tokyo Disneyland 東京ディズニーランド | Park | 13,400 |
| 11 | Universal Studios Japan ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン | Park | 12,400 |
| 12 | Mikasa 三笠 | Museum | 11,300 |
| 13 | Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 | Buddhist temple | 10,400 |
| 14 | Kinkaku-ji Temple 鹿苑寺 | Buddhist temple | 10,300 |
| 15 | Itsukushima Shrine 厳島神社 | Shinto shrine | 10,300 |
| 16 | Tōdai-ji Temple 東大寺 | Buddhist temple | 10,100 |
| 17 | Tokyo DisneySea 東京ディズニーシー | Park | 9,900 |
| 18 | Sensō-ji Temple 浅草寺 | Buddhist temple | 9,500 |
| 19 | Dejima 出島 | Island | 9,400 |
| 20 | Ise Jingū 伊勢神宮 | Shinto shrine | 8,800 |
| 21 | Meiji Jingū 明治神宮 | Shinto shrine | 7,200 |
| 22 | Sakurajima 桜島 | Mountain | 7,100 |
| 23 | Nijō Castle 元離宮二条城 | Castle | 6,000 |
| 24 | Yonaguni 与那国島 | Island | 5,900 |
| 25 | Shuri Castle 首里城 | Museum | 5,900 |
| 26 | Aoshima 青島 | Island | 5,700 |
| 27 | Hōryū-ji Temple 法隆寺 | Buddhist temple | 5,700 |
| 28 | Tokyo Disney Resort 東京ディズニーリゾート | Park | 5,600 |
| 29 | Kōtoku-in Temple 高徳院 | Buddhist temple | 5,100 |
| 30 | Matsumoto Castle 松本城 | Castle | 5,100 |
| 31 | Yakushima 屋久島 | Island | 4,800 |
| 32 | Mount Unzen 雲仙岳 | Mountain | 4,700 |
| 33 | Nara Park 奈良公園 | Park | 4,600 |
| 34 | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 平和記念公園 | Park | 4,500 |
| 35 | Odaiba お台場 | Island | 4,500 |
| 36 | Mount Suribachi 摺鉢山 | Mountain | 4,500 |
| 37 | Itsukushima 厳島 | Island | 4,200 |
| 38 | Ōkunoshima 大久野島 | Island | 4,100 |
| 39 | Sendai Daikannon Temple 大観密寺 | Buddhist temple | 4,000 |
| 40 | Byōdō-in Temple 平等院 | Buddhist temple | 3,900 |
| 41 | Mount Aso 阿蘇山 | Mountain | 3,800 |
| 42 | Fushimi Castle 伏見城 | Castle | 3,700 |
| 43 | Hiroshima Castle 広島城 | Castle | 3,600 |
| 44 | Ishigaki Island 石垣島 | Island | 3,500 |
| 45 | Tokyo National Museum 東京国立博物館 | Museum | 3,400 |
| 46 | Awaji Island 淡路島 | Island | 3,400 |
| 47 | Enoshima 江の島 | Island | 3,400 |
| 48 | Aogashima 青ヶ島 | Island | 3,300 |
| 49 | Ryōan-ji Temple 龍安寺 | Buddhist temple | 3,200 |
| 50 | Ghibli Park ジブリパーク | Park | 3,200 |
| 51 | Ghibli Museum 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 | Museum | 3,200 |
| 52 | Sado Island 佐渡島 | Island | 3,100 |
| 53 | Mount Kōya 高野山 | Mountain | 3,100 |
| 54 | Chichijima 父島 | Island | 3,000 |
| 55 | Huis Ten Bosch ハウステンボス | Park | 3,000 |
| 56 | Iki Island 壱岐島 | Island | 3,000 |
| 57 | Nikkō Tōshō-gū 日光東照宮 | Shinto shrine | 3,000 |
| 58 | Tanegashima 種子島 | Island | 2,900 |
| 59 | Tenryū-ji Temple 天龍寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,900 |
| 60 | Fuji-Q Highland 富士急ハイランド | Park | 2,800 |
| 61 | PokéPark Kanto ポケパーク カントー | Park | 2,800 |
| 62 | Amami Ōshima 奄美大島 | Island | 2,800 |
| 63 | Mobility Resort Motegi モビリティリゾートもてぎ | Park | 2,700 |
| 64 | Mount Tate 立山 | Mountain | 2,600 |
| 65 | Goryōkaku 五稜郭 | Castle | 2,600 |
| 66 | Shitennō-ji Temple 四天王寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,500 |
| 67 | Jigokudani Monkey Park 地獄谷野猿公苑 | Park | 2,500 |
| 68 | Izumo Taisha 出雲大社 | Shinto shrine | 2,500 |
| 69 | Yūshūkan 遊就館 | Museum | 2,500 |
| 70 | Okinoshima 沖ノ島 | Island | 2,500 |
| 71 | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 広島平和記念資料館 | Museum | 2,400 |
| 72 | Izu Ōshima 伊豆大島 | Island | 2,400 |
| 73 | Tsūtenkaku 通天閣 | Tower | 2,300 |
| 74 | Tashirojima 田代島 | Island | 2,300 |
| 75 | Yamato Museum 呉市海事歴史科学館 | Museum | 2,300 |
| 76 | Tō-ji Temple 東寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,300 |
| 77 | Ginkaku-ji Temple 慈照寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,300 |
| 78 | Tower of the Sun 太陽の塔 | Museum | 2,200 |
| 79 | Sanrio Puroland サンリオピューロランド | Park | 2,200 |
| 80 | Enryaku-ji Temple 延暦寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,200 |
| 81 | Mount Haku 白山 | Mountain | 2,200 |
| 82 | Hachijō-jima 八丈島 | Island | 2,100 |
| 83 | Amanohashidate 天橋立 | Island | 2,100 |
| 84 | Sanjūsangen-dō Temple 三十三間堂 | Buddhist temple | 2,100 |
| 85 | Mount Tsurugi 剱岳 | Mountain | 2,100 |
| 86 | Mount Hiei 比叡山 | Mountain | 2,100 |
| 87 | Lake Ashi 芦ノ湖 | Lake | 2,100 |
| 88 | Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium 沖縄美ら海水族館 | Park | 2,000 |
| 89 | Kasuga-taisha 春日大社 | Shinto shrine | 2,000 |
| 90 | Atsuta Jingū 熱田神宮 | Shinto shrine | 2,000 |
| 91 | Hitachi Seaside Park 国営ひたち海浜公園 | Park | 2,000 |
| 92 | Nagashima Spa Land ナガシマスパーランド | Park | 1,900 |
| 93 | Ginzan Onsen 銀山温泉 | Hot spring | 1,800 |
| 94 | Hirosaki Castle 弘前城 | Castle | 1,800 |
| 95 | Iriomote Island 西表島 | Island | 1,800 |
| 96 | Tama Cemetery 多磨霊園 | Park | 1,800 |
| 97 | Odawara Castle 小田原城 | Castle | 1,700 |
| 98 | Lake Kawaguchi 河口湖 | Lake | 1,700 |
| 99 | Honnō-ji Temple 本能寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,700 |
| 100 | Kōfuku-ji Temple 興福寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,700 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.