Our Personal Favorites

I'm usually reluctant to make recommendations to people because I think it skews expectations. I believe expectations greatly affect happiness. Every experience can only be subjectively rated. I don't know what you generally like and don't like. Some of my favorite experiences around the globe are probably the result of good weather combined with good coffee combined with a good night sleep combined with a lack of tourists.

So keep this all in mind. Without further ado....

Shrines and Temples (Adult list)

1. Futagoji

2. Nikkō Tōshogū

3. Rin’nōji Taiyū-in (Mausoleum of Iemitsu)

4. Kotoku-in

5. Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple

6. Kiyomizu-dera

Shrines and Temples (Child list)

1. Nyoirinji Temple (Frog temple)

2. Fushimi Inari Taisha (Red gate shrine)

3. Go-ō-jinja Shrine (Boar temple)

4. Myouryuji (Ninja temple)

5. Sugawara-in Tenmangu (Ox shrine)

Amusement Parks (Adult list)

1. DisneySea

2. Edo Wonderland

3. Universal Studios

4. ...

5. ...

6. ...

7. Studio Ghibli (ugh)

Amusement Parks (Child list)

1. Universal Studios

2. DisneySea

3. Studio Ghibli

4. Edo Wonderland

Experiences

1. teamLab Borderless

2. Ferry from Osaka to Beppu

3. Ninja Cafe (Takayama)

4. Komodo rental

5. Origami museum

6. Yanagawa canals

7. Hakata doll painting

8. Porcupine cafe

9. Snow monkey viewing

10. Nara deer park

11. Tea ceremony