Japan is an incredible country with a vibrant culture and stunning natural beauty. Here is a list of some interesting and fun things to do while visiting Japan.
1 Photos at a photo booth.
These photo booths are known as Purikura and are a fun activity to do with friends and provide a cool souvenir to keep.
Step 1: Pose it up! The screen will even suggest some cute (kawaii) poses.
Step 2: Editing! Here you can “enhance” your look with bigger eyes, smooth skin, make-up or have fun with cartoons or text.
Step 3: Print! Select your faves. Make sure you cut them up and share with you friends.
2 Karaoke
Karaoke originated in Japan as has spread all over the world ever since. Karaoke bars have private rooms you can hire. If you like to drink you can choose a “Nomihoudai” package which is “All you can drink” for a certain time frame (usually 2 hours). A little liquid confidence doesn’t go astray and soon you’ll be singing “My heart will go on” better than Celine Dion herself!
3 Onsen
A visit to the onsen is the perfect way to relax after a hard days sightseeing. An onsen is a public bath filled with naturally hot water from geothermally heated springs. Hot water is channeled from the earth from active volcanic areas into outdoor or indoor pools. The water contains many minerals as has many therapeutic benefits. Typically, visitors to the onsen are not allowed to wear bathing suits so a naked bath with strangers can be a very unusual experience. It takes a little getting used to but it’s worth it to soak away those tired muscles.
4 Sit on the floor for dinner
Tatami mat
Izakaya
5 Drink Sake
6 Use the bidet
7 Arcade
9 Standing sushi bar
10 Hakone rope way
11 Boat ride
12 See Mt Fiji
13 Drink Japanese craft beer
14 Catch the shinkansen
15 Play darts on an electronic board
16 Play Kendama
17 Visit a Japanese garden
18 Drink chu hi
19 Nara deer
20 Ryoken bed
21 Go cycling
22 Geisha kimono hire
23 Japanese tea
24 Japanese wood working
25 Ski or snowboard
26 Sakura – Cherry blossoms
27 Origami
29 Ramen
30 Sumo Wresting
31 Samurai museum
32 Tokyo Sky Tree
33 Japanese Game Show
34 Golden Gai Bars
35 Gyoza
36 Sushi
37 Capsule hotel
38 Shrine / temple
39 Learn Japanese greetings
40 Visit the Geo Museum and learn about volcanos and hot Springs
42 Castle
43 Ninja school
44 Second street vintage clothing
45 Eat local speciality food
45 Theme park
46 Shibuya crossing
47 Udon Noodles
48 Soba Noodles
49 Visit an island
50 See a waterfall
51 Hike a mountain
52 Nomihodi
53 Learn to cook a Japanese meal
54 Japanese green pepper
56 Go to a night club
57 Robot Cafe
58 Snow Monkeys
59 Buddism/Shintoism
60 Walking tour
61 See wildlife (not animal cafes)
62 Lawsons (refuse plastic bag)
63 Theme cafe/bar
64 Make food replicas
65 Art Gallery
66 Museum
67 Mochi
68 Matcha
69 Learn about the mascot of different regions
70 Lucky Y2000 note
71 100 yen shop
72 Mega Donkey
73 Anime/Manga drawing class
74 Wear matching outfits
75 Calligraphy
76 Round 1
77 Massage
78 Pachenko
79 Catch the subway
80 Fashion shopping
81 Free tea!
82 Bridges
83 Red Eye Beer
84 Japanese Whiskey
85 Snowball Fight
86 Ice sculpture fesitval
87 Lucky charm
88 Learn your Fortune
89 Rub toes for luck
90 Suicide forest
91 Chopsticks
92 Visit the beach
93 See a geisha
94 Street food
95 Meet the locals
96 Get lost
97 Cooking class
98 Photography class
99 Mario Kart
100 Make Tofu
-Make noodles
-Woodblock printing
-Taiko drums
loved the idea of getting lost haha.. nice list,, i hope there were pictures though! love to see more.. thank you!
Thank you! Yes I need to work on this post a little more 🤭