Places to visit in Japan
157 places to visit in Japan, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Atomic Bomb Dome, Byōdō-in, Chuson-ji and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under Japan on your shelf.
157 travel stamps in 36 states and provinces
The best known in Japan
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Atomic Bomb Dome
The domed shell of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, kept just as it stood after 6 August 1945. It sits on the riverbank across from the Peace Memorial Park and was made a World Heritage Site in 1996.
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Byōdō-in
A temple in Uji built in the late Heian period, shared today by the Jōdo-shū and Tendai sects. Its Phoenix Hall, reflected in a pond, appears on the back of Japan's 10 yen coin.
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Chuson-ji
The head Tendai temple of the Tohoku region, set on a wooded hill in Hiraizumi. Its Konjikido, a small hall covered inside and out in gold leaf, holds the remains of the Fujiwara lords who ruled the north from here, and it is part of a World Heritage Site.
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Daigo-ji
The head temple of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism, with grounds of over 6.6 square kilometres climbing Mount Daigo south-east of Kyoto. Its five-storey pagoda is the oldest building in the city, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi held a famous cherry blossom party here in 1598.
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Daisen Kofun
The largest of the Mozu tombs in Sakai, a keyhole-shaped burial mound ringed by moats and attributed to Emperor Nintoku. It is so large that its shape is best grasped from the observation floor of Sakai City Hall nearby; the wooded mound itself is closed to visitors.
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Enryaku-ji
A Tendai monastery spread across the forests of Mount Hiei, overlooking Kyoto, founded in 788 by the monk Saicho. It is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history, largely rebuilt in 1642 under Tokugawa Iemitsu.
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Futarasan Shrine
A Shinto shrine in Nikkō, beside Tōshō-gū, dedicated to the gods of the sacred mountains around the town. Both it and a shrine in Utsunomiya claim to be the ichinomiya, the first shrine, of old Shimotsuke Province.
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Ginkaku-ji
A Zen temple in Sakyō, the Silver Pavilion, built in the Muromachi period as a retreat for the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Despite the name it was never covered in silver, and its garden of raked sand includes a flat-topped cone called the Kōgetsudai.
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Hashima Island
A small island off Nagasaki that was once a coal mining town, packed with concrete apartment blocks inside a high sea wall. Its outline earned it the nickname Battleship Island; abandoned since the mine closed, its buildings are left to the weather and seen from tour boats.
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Himeji Castle
A hilltop castle regarded as the finest surviving example of early Japanese castle architecture, with 83 structures and elaborate defences. Its brilliant white walls earned it the name Shirasagi-jo, White Heron Castle, for its likeness to a bird taking flight.
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Horyu-ji
Built in Ikaruga shortly after Buddhism reached Japan, this temple has some of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. Its full name means Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, and it served as both seminary and monastery.
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Itsukushima Shrine
A Shinto shrine on Miyajima built out over the tidal flats, so that at high tide its halls and great vermilion torii seem to float on the sea. The complex is a World Heritage Site, and several of its buildings are National Treasures.
Japan by state and province
- Tokyo33 stamps
- Kyoto31 stamps
- Hokkaido9 stamps
- Osaka9 stamps
- Kanagawa8 stamps
- Nara8 stamps
- Okinawa8 stamps
- Hiroshima7 stamps
- Tochigi5 stamps
- Ishikawa4 stamps
- Nagano3 stamps
- Chiba2 stamps
- Kagawa2 stamps
- Kumamoto2 stamps
- Nagasaki2 stamps
- Shimane2 stamps
- Wakayama2 stamps
- Yamanashi2 stamps
- Aichi1 stamp
- Aomori1 stamp
- Ehime1 stamp
- Fukuoka1 stamp
- Gifu1 stamp
- Gunma1 stamp
- Hyogo1 stamp
- Iwate1 stamp
- Kagoshima1 stamp
- Mie1 stamp
- Miyagi1 stamp
- Oita1 stamp
- Okayama1 stamp
- Shiga1 stamp
- Shizuoka1 stamp
- Tottori1 stamp
- Toyama1 stamp
- Yamagata1 stamp
Collecting in Japan
Does LOQAH have stamps in Japan?
Yes. 157 places in Japan have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Atomic Bomb Dome, Byōdō-in, Chuson-ji. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in Japan?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my Japan stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under Japan on your shelf.
I have been to Japan before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Japan and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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