No Tourists Japan

Traveling Japan Without Tourists

The best places in Japan without tourists

No Tourist Japan is your guide to discovering authentic and traditional Japan, far from the crowds and conventional tourist destinations.
Here you will find hidden places, temples and unique landscapes that keep the essence of Japan intact.

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Kyoto > Aburacho Tea Shop Saryo (油長茶舗 茶寮油長): The Matcha Spot Tourists Miss

Aburacho Tea Shop Saryo (油長茶舗 茶寮油長) in Fushimi, Kyoto, near Fushimi Inari (伏見稲荷), offers Uji matcha sweets and drinks. A hidden tea paradise with no crowds

Jodo garden pond at Motsuji Temple (毛越寺) in Iwate Prefecture, a serene UNESCO World Heritage site

Iwate > Motsuji Temple (毛越寺): The UNESCO Garden Tourists Miss

Motsuji Temple (毛越寺) in Iwate, a UNESCO site, boasts a Jodo garden and...
Red-tiled tenshu of Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城) in Fukushima, a historic samurai fortress

Fukushima > Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城): The Red-Tiled Fortress Tourists Skip

Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城), or Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城), in Fukushima boasts a...
Karst landscape at Myoshoji Temple (明星輪寺) on Kinseizan (金生山) in Gifu Prefecture, a serene Buddhist shrine

Gifu > Myoshoji Temple (明星輪寺): The Karst Temple Tourists Miss

Myoshoji Temple (明星輪寺) on Kinseizan (金生山) in Gifu offers a unique karst...
Rotenburo at Nizaemon no Yu (仁左衛門の湯) in Kyoto, a skin-soothing natural hot spring.

Kyoto > Nizaemon no Yu (仁左衛門の湯): Kyoto’s Hidden Skin-Healing Onsen

Nizaemon no Yu (仁左衛門の湯) in Kyoto offers skin-soothing hot springs, rotenburo...
Horse-themed ema at Tanaka Jinja (田中神社) in southern Kyoto, a hidden Shinto shrine near JRA Kyoto Racecourse

Kyoto > Tanaka Jinja (田中神社): The Horse God Shrine Tourists Miss

Tanaka Jinja (田中神社) in southern Kyoto, near JRA Kyoto Racecourse (京都競馬場),...