#7 best destination in the world
Tokyo Disneyland, Urayasu
Best time to travel: March-April, Sept-Nov
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Theme park and the first Disney park to be built outside the United States when it opened in 1983
- Constructed in the same style as Magic Kingdom in Florida and Disneyland in California
- The world’s third-most visited theme park behind the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Park
Sensō-ji, Tokyo
Best time to travel: March-April, Sept-Nov
Walk difficulty: Easy
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Tokyo’s oldest temple, and one of its most significant ancient Buddhist temples
- Adjacent to the temple is a five-story pagoda, the Asakusa Shinto shrine
- The Sensoji Kannon temple is dedicated to Kannon Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of compassion, and is the most widely visited spiritual site in the world
Universal Studios Japan, Osaka
Best time to travel: Oct-Dec
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$
- One of six Universal Studios theme park, opened in 2001
- Over 11 million guests visited the park in its opening year, making it the world’s fastest amusement park to have achieved the 10 million milestone at the time
- In 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a themed area based on the blockbuster Harry Potter film series, opened to the public
Mount Fuji, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Best time to travel: Jan, Dec
Walk difficulty: Hard
Ease of travel: Hard
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$
- Located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, standing at 12,389 ft
- Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano that last erupted from 1707 to 1708
- The mountain is located about 62 miles from Tokyo and is visible from there on clear days
- Mount Fuji’s exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers
Tokyo DisneySea, Urayasu

Best time to travel: March-April, Sept-Nov
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Theme park opened in 2001, at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, just next to Tokyo
- It is the fourth-most-visited theme park in the world
- The entrance to the park is Mediterranean Harbor, which opens up to six more nautically themed ports: American Waterfront, Lost River Delta, Port Discovery, Mermaid Lagoon, Arabian Coast, and Mysterious Island
Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida

Best time to travel: April-May
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Amusement park opened in 1968, near the base of Mount Fuji
- It has a number of roller coasters, as well as two haunted attractions: the Haunted Hospital, the world’s first and largest haunted attraction and the newly built Hopeless Fortress
- Other attractions include Thomas Land, a children’s area with a Thomas the Tank Engine theme and attractions themed to Mobile Suit Gundam, Hamtaro and Neon Genesis Evangelion
Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana

Best time to travel: late July-early Sept
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Amusement park in Kuwana, Mie, that features several roller coasters, thrill rides, and kid rides, a giant Ferris wheel, a water park, and 3 official hotels
Tokyo National Museum

Best time to travel: March-April, Sept-Nov
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo
- It is considered the oldest national museum in Japan, is the largest art museum in Japan, and is one of the largest art museums in the world
- The museum collects, preserves, and displays a collection of artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road
- There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art
Aogashima, Izu Islands

Best time to travel: May
Ease of travel: Hard
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $$
- Volcanic island to the south of Japan in northernmost Micronesia
- It is the most isolated inhabited island of the Izus, which are politically and administratively part of Japan but geographically not part of the Japanese archipelago
- The island is mentioned in Edo period records kept at Hachijō-jima, which recorded volcanic activity in 1652, and from 1670 to 1680