page_title: Tourism in Japan
section_title: Major tourist destinations
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Japan / Tourism today / Major tourist destinations
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Shinjuku skyscrapers and Mount Fuji as seen from the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo Español: Vista de los rasacacielos de Shinjuku y el monte Fuji desde el Centro Cívico Bunkyo en Tokio. 日本語: 新宿の超高層ビル群と富士山。文京区にある文京シビックセンターより。 Deutsch: Blick auf die "Shinjuku"-Wolkenkratzer und der Berg "Fuji", vom Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokio
context_page_description: Japan attracted 31.19 million international tourists in 2018. Japan has 21 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto and Nara. Popular foreigner attractions include Tokyo and Hiroshima, Mount Fuji, ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, riding the shinkansen and taking advantage of Japan's hotel and hotspring network.
  The 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Japan 4th out of 141 countries overall, which was the highest in Asia. Japan gained relatively high scores in almost all of the featured aspects, such as health and hygiene, safety and security, and cultural resources and business travel.
caption: Shinjuku in Tokyo, and Mount Fuji
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