Japan Bucket List

Your simple and traditional bucket list guide to Japan!

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eXPERIENCE

Go to a Japanese onsen.
Wear a kimono.
Buy a kimono.
See the cherry blossoms bloom at Nakameguro River.
Find your zen in Hamarikyu Gardens.
Go to a sky observation tower in Tokyo (Roppongi Hills City View or Shibuya SKY)
Take a photo of Tokyo Plaza Omotesando.
Watch Japanese television.
Go to Tokyo Disneyland.
Walk around Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
Go snowboarding in Hakuba.
Be on top of Tokyo with Tokyo Skytree.
See Mt. Fuji.
See Shibuya Crossing.
Cosplay in Harajuku.
Respect the beauty of Sensoji Temple.

EAT

Eat mochi.
Eat Japanese raman.
Drink sake.
Get some spicy kare-raisu.
Enjoy cotton candy in Harajuku.
Try sushi and sashimi.
Try some yakitori on the street.
Buy some onigiri from a supermarket for a snack.
Eat tempura.
Eat Okonomiyaki prepared by a chef who made it right in front of you.
Enjoy shabu shabu (Japanese hotpot).
Enjoy miso soup before a meal.
Eat some Udon noodles!
Eat Gyudon at Sukiya.
Drink/eat something made with Japanese matcha.
Enjoy each type of gyoza in Utsunomiya (Suigyoza (boiled), Agegyoza (deep-fried), and Yakigyoza (fried).

STAY

Stay in a capsule hotel in Tokyo (Nine Hours Hotel if you want to feel like you are in a spaceship/futuristic atmosphere)
Take instagram pictures at the Asakusa Kokono Club Hotel.
Get check-in by robots or dinosaurs at the Henn na Hotel.
Get eco-friendly with the Trunk Hotel.
See Godzilla spit fire at Hotel Gracery Shinjuku.
Read a book in the library capsule hotel of Book and Bed Hotel.
Stay in a Hello Kitty room in Keio Plaza.