Tours
Tours and day trips in cities across Japan
The sights with published visitor numbers, heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out, city by city, from public data.
Top-rated experiences in Japan
The best-reviewed experiences in Japan from Viator, our tours partner: 13,140 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Mt Fuji and Hakone 1-Day Bus Tour Return by Bullet Train (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $162.45 Free cancellation
PERFECT KYOTO 1-Day Bus Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $102.89 Free cancellation
1-Day Tokyo Bus Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $128.61 Free cancellation
Tokyo: Shinjuku Food Tour (13 Dishes at 4 Local Eateries) (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $85.79 Free cancellation
Flagship 2-Hours Official Street Go-Kart Tour - Tokyo Bay Shop (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $108.89 Free cancellation Likely to sell out
Tokyo Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $108.89 Free cancellation
Tokyo Shinjuku Sumo Show & Experience with Photo (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $79.19 Free cancellation
Official Street Go-Kart in Shibuya (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $72.59 Free cancellation Likely to sell out
Best of Shinjuku: Izakaya Food Tour (3-4 Stops, 14+ Tastings) (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $92.39 Free cancellation
Osaka Food Tour: 15 Delicious Dishes & 3 drinks at 5 Eateries (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $71.21 Free cancellation
Award-Winning Authentic Ramen Making Experience in Kyoto (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $130.67 Free cancellation
Tokyo Customized Private Tour (Must See Places in 1 Day) (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $145.19 Free cancellation
All 13,140 experiences in Japan on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 16 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.
276 cities in Japan have a tours page: the sights with published visitor numbers, heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out. Largest first.
| City | Region | Population | Sights with visitor data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Tokyo | 9,733,276 | 1 |
| Yokohama | Kanagawa | 3,777,491 | 1 |
| Osaka | Osaka | 2,753,862 | 1 |
| Nagoya | Aichi | 2,332,176 | — |
| Sapporo | Hokkaido | 1,973,832 | — |
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 1,612,392 | — |
| Kawasaki | Kanagawa | 1,538,262 | — |
| Kobe | Hyōgo | 1,525,152 | — |
| Kyoto | Kyoto | 1,463,723 | 1 |
| Saitama | Saitama | 1,324,854 | — |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1,200,754 | — |
| Sendai | Miyagi | 1,096,704 | — |
| Chiba | Chiba | 979,768 | — |
| Kitakyushu | Fukuoka | 940,978 | — |
| Sakai | Osaka | 826,161 | — |
| Niigata | Niigata | 797,591 | — |
| Hamamatsu | Shizuoka | 791,707 | — |
| Ōta | Tokyo | 748,081 | — |
| Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 738,907 | — |
| Aihara | Kanagawa | 725,493 | — |
| Okayama | Okayama | 724,691 | — |
| Sagamihara | Kanagawa | 720,780 | — |
| Shizuoka | Shizuoka | 693,389 | — |
| Kawaguchi | Saitama | 607,373 | — |
| Kagoshima | Kagoshima | 595,049 | — |
| Hachiōji | Tokyo | 579,355 | — |
| Kotō | Kumamoto | 543,730 | — |
| Himeji | Hyōgo | 530,495 | 1 |
| Utsunomiya | Tochigi | 518,757 | — |
| Matsuyama | Ehime | 511,192 | — |
| Matsudo | Chiba | 498,575 | — |
| Higashiosaka | Osaka | 493,940 | — |
| Nishinomiya | Hyōgo | 485,587 | — |
| Kurashiki | Okayama | 483,576 | — |
| Ōita | Oita | 477,715 | — |
| Fukuyama | Hiroshima | 468,812 | — |
| Kanazawa | Ishikawa | 466,029 | 1 |
| Amagasaki | Hyōgo | 459,593 | — |
| Katsushika | Tokyo | 453,093 | — |
| Fujisawa | Kanagawa | 439,728 | — |
| Kashiwa | Chiba | 433,436 | — |
| Machida | Tokyo | 431,079 | — |
| Toyota | Aichi | 426,162 | — |
| Shinagawa | Ehime | 422,488 | — |
| Takamatsu | Kagawa | 418,994 | — |
| Toyama | Toyama | 415,844 | — |
| Yokosuka | Kanagawa | 409,478 | — |
| Nagasaki | Nagasaki | 409,118 | — |
| Hirakata | Osaka | 406,331 | — |
| Gifu | Gifu | 402,557 | 1 |
| Toyonaka | Osaka | 401,558 | — |
| Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 401,339 | — |
| Suita | Osaka | 385,567 | — |
| Okazaki | Aichi | 384,654 | — |
| Ichinomiya | Aichi | 380,073 | — |
| Toyohashi | Aichi | 377,453 | — |
| Minato | Wakayama | 375,339 | — |
| Takasaki | Gunma | 372,973 | — |
| Nagano | Nagano | 372,760 | — |
| Nara-shi | Nara | 367,353 | — |
| Iwaki | Fukushima | 357,309 | — |
| Wakayama | Wakayama | 356,729 | — |
| Kawagoe | Saitama | 354,571 | — |
| Takatsuki | Osaka | 354,468 | — |
| Koshigaya | Saitama | 345,353 | — |
| Ōtsu | Shiga | 345,070 | — |
| Nakano | Tokyo | 344,880 | — |
| Tokorozawa | Saitama | 344,194 | — |
| Asahikawa | Hokkaido | 333,530 | — |
| Maebashi | Gunma | 332,149 | — |
| Kita | Tokyo | 332,140 | — |
| Kochi | Kochi | 332,059 | — |
| Kōriyama | Fukushima | 327,692 | — |
| Naha | Okinawa | 317,625 | — |
| Kasugai | Aichi | 308,681 | — |
| Akita | Akita | 307,672 | — |
| Yokkaichi | Mie | 305,424 | — |
| Akashi | Hyōgo | 303,601 | — |
| Kurume | Fukuoka | 303,579 | 1 |
| Aomori | Aomori | 298,394 | — |
| Fukushima | Fukushima | 294,237 | — |
| Morioka | Iwate | 290,700 | — |
| Ibaraki | Osaka | 287,730 | — |
| Ichihara | Chiba | 283,531 | — |
| Hakodate | Hokkaido | 275,730 | — |
| Tsu | Mie | 274,537 | — |
| Yao | Osaka | 273,213 | — |
| Kakogawachō-honmachi | Hyōgo | 271,634 | — |
| Mito | Ibaraki | 270,685 | — |
| Tokushima | Tokushima | 267,345 | — |
| Nagaoka | Niigata | 266,936 | — |
| Shimonoseki | Yamaguchi | 265,684 | — |
| Fuchū | Tokyo | 262,790 | — |
| Fukui-shi | Fukui | 262,328 | — |
| Minato City | Tokyo | 260,486 | — |
| Hiratsuka | Kanagawa | 258,422 | — |
| Sōka | Saitama | 249,645 | — |
| Yamagata | Yamagata | 248,772 | — |
| Fuji | Shizuoka | 245,392 | — |
| Sasebo | Nagasaki | 243,223 | — |
| Chigasaki | Kanagawa | 242,798 | — |
| Chōfu | Tokyo | 242,614 | — |
| Yamato | Kanagawa | 242,065 | — |
| Tsukuba | Ibaraki | 241,656 | — |
| Matsumoto | Nagano | 241,145 | — |
| Hachinohe | Aomori | 239,046 | — |
| Neyagawa | Osaka | 238,549 | — |
| Saga | Saga | 233,301 | — |
| Kasukabe | Saitama | 229,792 | — |
| Ageo | Saitama | 226,940 | — |
| Takarazuka | Hyōgo | 226,432 | — |
| Ōta | Gunma | 224,358 | — |
| Minamirinkan | Kanagawa | 224,015 | — |
| Atsugi | Kanagawa | 223,960 | — |
| Kure | Hiroshima | 214,592 | — |
| Isesaki | Gunma | 211,850 | — |
| Nishi-Tokyo-shi | Tokyo | 207,388 | — |
| Kishiwada | Osaka | 205,561 | — |
| Matsue | Shimane | 203,616 | — |
| Nagareyama | Chiba | 200,136 | — |
| Yachiyo | Chiba | 199,498 | — |
| Kodaira | Tokyo | 198,739 | — |
| Itami | Hyōgo | 198,138 | — |
| Higashihiroshima | Hiroshima | 196,608 | — |
| Suzuka | Mie | 195,670 | — |
| Kumagaya | Saitama | 195,277 | — |
| Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi | 193,966 | — |
| Uji | Kyoto | 192,925 | — |
| Hino | Tokyo | 190,435 | — |
| Kofu | Yamanashi | 189,591 | — |
| Numazu | Shizuoka | 189,486 | — |
| Jōetsu | Niigata | 189,430 | — |
| Odawara | Kanagawa | 188,856 | — |
| Anjō | Aichi | 188,693 | — |
| Tottori-shi | Tottori | 188,465 | — |
| Toyokawa | Aichi | 184,661 | — |
| Izumi | Osaka | 184,615 | — |
| Tachikawa | Tokyo | 183,581 | — |
| Narashino | Chiba | 176,197 | — |
| Tomakomai | Hokkaido | 174,806 | — |
| Hitachi | Ibaraki | 174,508 | — |
| Sakura | Chiba | 173,740 | — |
| Ube | Yamaguchi | 173,733 | — |
| Kamakura | Kanagawa | 172,929 | — |
| Izumo | Shimane | 172,775 | — |
| Urayasu | Chiba | 171,362 | — |
| Imabari | Ehime | 170,986 | — |
| Takaoka | Toyama | 170,077 | — |
| Nishio | Aichi | 169,984 | — |
| Chūō | Tokyo | 169,179 | — |
| Hirosaki | Aomori | 168,739 | — |
| Kushiro | Hokkaido | 167,875 | — |
| Oyama | Tochigi | 167,647 | — |
| Iwata | Shizuoka | 166,672 | — |
| Obihiro | Hokkaido | 166,536 | — |
| Niiza | Saitama | 166,017 | — |
| Hadano | Kanagawa | 163,787 | — |
| Ōgaki | Gifu | 161,539 | — |
| Miyakonojō | Miyazaki | 161,137 | — |
| Sayama | Saitama | 160,843 | — |
| Matsusaka | Mie | 159,145 | — |
| Tochigi | Tochigi | 159,056 | — |
| Ueda | Nagano | 157,480 | — |
| Hitachi-Naka | Ibaraki | 156,581 | — |
| Katsuta | Ibaraki | 155,968 | — |
| Kawanishi | Hyōgo | 155,165 | — |
| Noda | Chiba | 154,114 | — |
| Kariya | Aichi | 153,834 | — |
| Higashimurayama | Tokyo | 151,815 | — |
| Kukichūō | Saitama | 150,582 | — |
| Musashino | Tokyo | 150,149 | — |
| Shūnan | Yamaguchi | 149,632 | — |
| Komaki | Aichi | 148,872 | — |
| Yonago | Tottori | 148,720 | — |
| Tama | Tokyo | 148,285 | — |
| Iruma | Saitama | 147,166 | — |
| Fujieda | Shizuoka | 145,032 | — |
| Ashikaga | Tochigi | 144,746 | — |
| Kakamigahara | Gifu | 144,521 | — |
| Tsuchiura | Ibaraki | 144,399 | — |
| Kusatsu | Shiga | 143,913 | — |
| Moriguchi | Osaka | 143,096 | — |
| Okinawa | Okinawa | 142,752 | — |
| Misato, Saitama | Saitama | 142,145 | — |
| Asaka | Saitama | 141,083 | — |
| Shimotoda | Saitama | 140,899 | — |
| Ishinomaki | Miyagi | 140,151 | — |
| Kuwana | Mie | 140,051 | — |
| Yaizu | Shizuoka | 139,578 | — |
| Koga | Ibaraki | 139,344 | — |
| Minoh | Osaka | 136,868 | — |
| Ebina | Kanagawa | 136,516 | — |
| Kisarazu | Chiba | 136,166 | — |
| Isahaya | Nagasaki | 135,546 | — |
| Inazawa | Aichi | 134,751 | — |
| Ebetsu | Hokkaido | 133,953 | — |
| Ōme | Tokyo | 133,535 | — |
| Narita | Chiba | 132,906 | — |
| Tondabayashichō | Osaka | 132,873 | — |
| Sandachō | Hyōgo | 132,858 | — |
| Fujinomiya | Shizuoka | 132,507 | — |
| Zama | Kanagawa | 132,325 | — |
| Ōmuta | Fukuoka | 131,974 | — |
| Abiko | Chiba | 131,771 | — |
| Kadoma | Osaka | 131,727 | — |
| Onomichi | Hiroshima | 131,170 | — |
| Matsubara | Osaka | 130,855 | — |
| Kokubunji | Tokyo | 129,242 | — |
| Iwakuni | Yamaguchi | 129,125 | — |
| Ōsaki | Miyagi | 128,763 | — |
| Seto | Aichi | 127,792 | — |
| Iizuka | Fukuoka | 126,364 | — |
| Koganei | Tokyo | 126,074 | — |
| Tsuruoka | Yamagata | 125,389 | — |
| Uruma | Okinawa | 125,303 | — |
| Kashihara-shi | Nara | 124,521 | — |
| Ise | Mie | 123,533 | — |
| Kirishima | Kagoshima | 123,205 | — |
| Honmachi | Kumamoto | 123,067 | — |
| Niihama | Ehime | 123,059 | — |
| Beppu | Oita | 122,643 | — |
| Kashiwara | Nara | 120,922 | — |
| Ikoma | Nara | 120,741 | — |
| Nobeoka | Miyazaki | 119,521 | — |
| Daitō | Osaka | 119,367 | — |
| Kitami | Hokkaido | 119,135 | — |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu | Fukushima | 118,159 | — |
| Kakegawa | Shizuoka | 117,925 | — |
| Handa | Aichi | 117,884 | — |
| Sano | Tochigi | 117,669 | — |
| Karatsu | Saga | 117,663 | — |
| Higashikurume | Tokyo | 117,020 | — |
| Hōfu | Yamaguchi | 116,925 | — |
| Kōnosu | Saitama | 116,828 | — |
| Nasushiobara | Tochigi | 115,794 | — |
| Urasoe | Okinawa | 115,690 | — |
| Otaru | Hokkaido | 115,333 | — |
| Ichinoseki | Iwate | 114,476 | — |
| Hatsukaichi | Hiroshima | 114,173 | — |
| Akishima | Tokyo | 113,949 | — |
| Tōkai | Aichi | 113,787 | — |
| Hikone | Shiga | 113,647 | — |
| Nagahama | Shiga | 113,636 | — |
| Fujimino | Saitama | 113,597 | — |
| Ōshū | Iwate | 112,937 | — |
| Youkaichi | Shiga | 112,819 | — |
| Kazo | Saitama | 112,792 | — |
| Kasuga | Fukuoka | 111,023 | — |
| Matsutō | Ishikawa | 110,408 | — |
| Kamagaya | Chiba | 109,932 | — |
| Marugame | Kagawa | 109,513 | — |
| Habikino | Osaka | 109,479 | — |
| Kiryū | Gunma | 108,991 | — |
| Iwatsuki | Saitama | 108,833 | — |
| Komatsu | Ishikawa | 108,509 | — |
| Mishima | Shizuoka | 107,851 | — |
| Tajimi | Gifu | 107,818 | — |
| Inzai | Chiba | 105,463 | — |
| Ikeda | Osaka | 104,993 | — |
| Saijō | Ehime | 104,791 | — |
| Toride | Ibaraki | 104,524 | — |
| Isehara | Kanagawa | 103,401 | — |
| Chikushino-shi | Fukuoka | 103,311 | — |
| Yono | Saitama | 102,364 | — |
| Tsuyama | Okayama | 102,294 | — |
| Kani | Gifu | 102,143 | — |
| Ōnojō | Fukuoka | 102,085 | — |
| Kawachi-Nagano | Osaka | 101,692 | — |
| Iida | Nagano | 101,536 | — |
| Tokuyama | Yamaguchi | 101,133 | — |
| Kanoya | Kagoshima | 101,096 | — |
| Chikusei | Ibaraki | 100,753 | — |
| Sakado | Saitama | 100,275 | — |
| Sakata | Yamagata | 100,273 | — |
| Izumisano | Osaka | 100,131 | — |
| Ginowan | Okinawa | 100,125 | — |
Common questions
Which cities in Japan have a tours page?
Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Kobe, Kyoto, Saitama and 266 more.
What currency is used in Japan?
The Yen (JPY).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.