Filter by city, type of experience and price range to find what fits your trip.
From free temples and legendary neighbourhoods to food tours, viewpoints and day experiences. We bring together the things to see and do in the main cities of Japan — Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and more — with their city, type and indicative price, so you can build your trip without getting lost among a thousand tabs.
Sushi and Japanese cooking class in Kanazawa
Kanazawa · Gastronomy, Workshops · Class with a local chef to prepare sushi, miso soup and the regional dish jibuni with seasonal ingredients; from around 6.000 ¥.
5,000–10,000 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Kaga cuisine: kaiseki and Sea of Japan seafood
Kanazawa · Gastronomy · Kaga cuisine is one of the three great regional cuisines of Japan; kaiseki menu from 4.000-10.000 ¥ per person.
2,500–4,999 ¥ View on Google Maps
Katamachi and Korinbo, the nightlife district of Kanazawa
Kanazawa · Gastronomy, Nightlife · Kanazawa's leisure and nightlife centre with izakayas, sake bars and restaurants; spend 2.000-3.500 ¥.
1,500–2,499 ¥ View on Google Maps
D.T. Suzuki Museum (Zen philosophy and Buddhism)
Kanazawa · Museums · Museum dedicated to the most influential Buddhist philosopher of the 20th century, a Kanazawa native; admission 310 ¥, beautiful architecture.
310 ¥ View on Google Maps
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art of Kanazawa
Kanazawa · Museums · Internationally awarded circular museum with permanent interactive installations; free area + exhibitions ~360 ¥.
1,400 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Myoryuji, the Ninja Temple of Kanazawa
Kanazawa · Temples & castles, Tradition · 17th-century Buddhist temple with 29 rooms and anti-intruder traps; guided tour 1.000 ¥, booking required.
1,200 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Higashiyama trail (a walk among temples and hills)
Kanazawa · Nature, Temples & castles · A 2 km walk among more than 70 Buddhist temples and shrines on the Higashiyama hill; free access.
Free View on Google Maps
Gold leaf (kinpaku) workshop in Kanazawa
Kanazawa · Tradition, Workshops · Kanazawa produces 99% of Japan's gold leaf; workshops to apply it to ceramics, lacquer and cosmetics from ~1.500 ¥.
1,500–2,499 ¥ View on Google Maps
Historic tour with a Kaga Yuzen dyeing workshop
Kanazawa · Tradition, Viewpoints · Half-day historic walk through Kanazawa with the chance to meet Kaga Yuzen craftspeople and try this kimono dyeing technique; from around 4.000 ¥.
2,500–4,999 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Kanazawa · Gastronomy, Nightlife · Evening walk with a local guide through Kanazawa's izakayas and bars, tasting Kaga cuisine, seafood and local sake; from around 9.000 ¥.
5,000–10,000 ¥ Book now View on Google Maps
Do not try to see everything. A typical two-week trip allows you to combine the essentials of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka with one or two day trips (Nara, Hakone, Miyajima). Mix registers: a morning of temples, an afternoon of neighbourhood and food, and leave gaps to improvise. Filter by city to see what fits each stop and by price if you want to balance free and paid.
Many of the best experiences — strolling Fushimi Inari at dawn, getting lost in Shinjuku at night, Nishiki market — cost nothing. Save the budget for what really deserves it: a teamLab, a food tour or a timed-entry ticket. Once you are clear on your favourites, put them into a route with real costs from the planner.
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There is everything. Many of the great must-dos are free: temples and shrines such as Fushimi Inari, parks, neighbourhoods such as Akihabara or the Arashiyama bamboo grove. Paid activities usually run between 500 and 3,000 ¥ (a museum, a viewpoint, a ticket), and premium experiences (teamLab, theme parks, guided tours) exceed 5,000 ¥. On each card you will see the price when we have it confirmed.
Most do not: you enter temples, parks and neighbourhoods directly. It is worth booking days or weeks ahead for the ones with limited capacity — teamLab, the Ghibli Museum, some tours and workshops — especially in high season (sakura in spring and momiji in autumn). When an activity allows online booking, you will find the Book button on its card.
It depends on your route. The JR Pass is worth it if you are going to make several long journeys between cities (Tokyo–Kyoto–Hiroshima); for getting around within a single city, almost never. You can check it with our JR Pass calculator or read the JR Pass guide.
Yes. Our trip planner distributes the nights between cities according to your budget and pace, and suggests activities per day with their estimated costs. It is the fastest way to go from "I want to see this" to a complete route with real numbers.
