What’s New in Japan: 15 Sights to Add to Your Itinerary
Most of those sights are in Tokyo.
by Ina Louise Manto | Might 23, 2023
Whether or not it’s your first time visiting Japan otherwise you’re lastly returning for a well-deserved break, right here’s a listing of recent sights in Japan you must add to your itinerary:
The world’s largest conveyor belt sushi restaurant
Within the temper for sushi? If you happen to’re on the lookout for a novel approach to have limitless servings of maki rolls, nigiri, and extra with out breaking the financial institution, pay Kura Sushi in entrance of Oshiage Station a go to. This newly-opened outlet boasts two flooring with a seating capability of as much as 277 folks with its 33 counter seats and 47 cubicles. Costs begin at ¥110 per plate or roughly simply PHP 44.78!
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter
There’s no have to fly to London to have the whimsical expertise of residing inside Harry Potter’s iconic units. The second of its form on the earth, The Making of Harry Potter is about to open in Toshimaen, Tokyo on June 16, 2023. Boasting 90,000 sq. meters, it’s greater than its London twin. Some issues to stay up for embody units, props, SFX & VFX, and costumes used within the movies.
Toy Story Lodge
For vacationers with children or those that are kids-at-heart, have a novel lodging expertise at one of many newest additions inside Tokyo Disney Resort, the Toy Story Lodge. Really feel such as you’ve entered the world of Andy, Woody, and the gang on the themed resort: from Andy’s room to the foyer.
3,000 capsule toy machines
Whereas we’re speaking about toys, right here’s what you are able to do together with your free change: pay the Gashapon Division Retailer a go to and take a look at your luck with scoring trinkets to gather from one among its 3,000 capsule toy machines.
Tremendous Nintendo World
Bought plans to go to Common Studios Japan in Osaka? Except for common areas like The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Minion Park, Tremendous Nintendo World opened amidst the lockdown in 2021. Really feel such as you simply stepped inside the enduring Tremendous Mario sport – it’s actually dropped at life! You’ll additionally get a Energy-Up Band to make the expertise extra thrilling.
Learn extra about different sights within the theme park right here. https://www.usj.co.jp/net/en/us
Ghibli Park
Talking of theme parks, the much-awaited Ghibli Park in Aichi Commemorative Park exterior Nagoya, lastly opened to the general public in November 2022. The park options completely different areas: Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse, Hill of Youth, and Dondoko Forest – all based mostly on Studio Ghibli motion pictures like Howl’s Shifting Fort and My Neighbor Totoro. Preserve your eyes peeled on the ticketing although, as they must be booked upfront; slots for a sure month open three months upfront. Discover extra particulars right here.
Japan Nationwide Stadium
Need to relive the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and set foot the place athletes made historical past? Excursions are actually open till March 2024 and also you’ll get to go to six areas of the stadium: Flash Interview Zone, Statement Deck, Observe and Subject, 2020 Video games Torch Relay Torch, Participant Locker Room, and Signal Wall. Discover extra concerning the tour expertise right here. https://kokuritu-tours.jp/en/
Yokocho Meals Corridor in Shinjuku
The variety of bars, eating places, and cafe choices in Shinjuku can get overwhelming, so if you wish to get began with what the meals scene is like within the space, head to the newly-opened Ryu no Miyako Inshokuhai Shinjuku Higashiguchi Yokocho. Boasting three flooring, your entire constructing hosts 17 eateries that may accommodate as much as a thousand hungry company. You’ll discover consolation meals right here resembling ramen, tonkatsu, and yakitori, and even a karaoke bar on the second basement flooring.
teamLab Borderless
Right here’s one thing to stay up for for those who go to Japan in late 2023. teamLab Borderless in Odaiba closed in August 2022 but it surely’s reopening someday this yr and relocating to Azabudai Hills in Central Tokyo. Whereas we anticipate its reopening, you possibly can nonetheless expertise the distinctive lights and sounds displayed over at teamLab Planets in Tokyo, which is open till the top of the yr.
Japan’s largest eSports park at Crimson Tokyo Tower
Video video games, laser capturing, VR, and arcade – discover them over at Japan’s largest eSports park at Crimson Tokyo Tower. That is your likelihood to strive completely different VR video games, which you’ll discover on the third to fifth flooring of the constructing. Many of those video games require bodily exercise, so be certain that to put on cozy garments while you go to.
The Tokyo Bathroom
Whereas public bogs aren’t actually an attraction, the improve in Shibuya continues to be price together with. Nobody needs to really feel uncomfortable throughout a day stuffed with excursions! In cooperation with the Shibuya Metropolis Authorities, The Nippon Basis launched THE TOKYO TOILET – an initiative to renovate 17 public bogs throughout Shibuya. These bogs are accessible to everybody, no matter age, incapacity, or gender.
See the checklist of areas and once they’re going to be obtainable right here.
Robotic cafe in Nihonbashi
Robotic cafes aren’t new in Tokyo, however the newly-opened Daybreak Avatar Robotic Café isn’t the kind of its form. Daybreak Avatar Robotic Cafe has actual robots serving meals and drinks with a twist – they’re managed remotely by disabled employees. This initiative for a extra inclusive office in Tokyo was impressed by the proprietor of Japanese robotics firm Ory Laboratory Inc, who was bedridden for 3 years.
Trendy public bathhouse with alcoholic drinks
After days of touring and strolling, a soothing bathhouse expertise appears like the proper exercise. There’s no have to journey to common prefectures for the standard onsen expertise (for those who don’t have additional journey days); you are able to do so proper in Tokyo. Kogayeno was as soon as a neighborhood and was renovated into a contemporary public bathhouse. Except for its gender-separated baths, it additionally has an open-air chilly plunge pool and a craft beer taproom with a DJ.
Renovated Miyashita Park
From being a public park, Miyashita Park has now remodeled right into a buying complicated, giving residence to a wide array of clothes retailers, eating places, and cafes. Don’t overlook to go to the roof deck, the place you’ll discover a sand-covered courtroom, a skate park, and a bouldering wall.
Animate Ikebukuro
Planning to hoard all issues anime and manga? Nestled in Ikebukuro, Animate was briefly closed in 2021 to make means for a much bigger and higher retailer, which opened in March 2023. Right here, you’ll discover varied manga in varied genres: from area of interest to classics. That is your signal to deal with your self to new reads!
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