What are the top twenty most popular destinations for foreigners in Japan?
#1. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
#2: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Kyoto)
#3: Todaiji Temple (Nara)
#4: Itsukushima Shrine (Hiroshima)
#5: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kyoto)
#6: Kiyomizu-dera (Kyoto)
#7: Jigokudani Monkey Park (Nagano)
#8: Shinjuku Gyoen (Tokyo)
#9: Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple (Chiba)
#10: Tsukiji fish market (Tokyo)
#11. Hakone Open-Air Museum (Kanagawa)
#12. Sensoji Temple (Tokyo)
#13. Nara Park (Nara)
#14. Kurokawa Onsen (Kumamoto)
#15. Sannenzaka Ninenzaka(Kyoto)
#16. Nikko Tosho-gu (Tochigi)
#17. Mount Fuji (Shizuoka, Yamanashi Prefecture)
#18. Kenrokuen (Ishikawa)
#19. Eikando (Kyoto)
#20. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (Okinawa)
#21. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (Nagasaki)
#22. Hase-dera (Kanagawa)
#23. Sankei-en (Kanagawa)
#24. Meiji Shrine (Tokyo)
#25. Okuno approach (Wakayama Prefecture)
#26. Matsumoto Castle (Nagano)
#27. Kotoku-Great Buddha of Kamakura (Kanagawa)
#28. Chidorigafuchi (Tokyo)
#29. Yanaka (Tokyo)
#30. Sanjusangendo (Kyoto)
Compiled by Trip Advisor
Source: Places in Japan that made an impact on foreign visitors
By Oona McGee
MAY. 23, 2013
Japan Today