Top rated Heritage preservations in Japan to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2021)

Top rated Heritage preservations in Japan

Experience the best that Japan has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 16 places from Heritage preservation category.

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Shirakawa-go

Heritage preservation

Historical village in a remote mountain area featuring traditional Gassho-style farmhouses.

4.50 (31.5K reviews)

Tower of the Sun

Tourist attraction

Huge, offbeat sculpture built for the 1970 World’s Fair & offering tours with advance booking.

4.50 (5.7K reviews)

Ninomaru-Goten Palace

Castle

Ornate palace & residence for the Tokugawa shoguns, with screen paintings & traditional gardens.

4.50 (1.8K reviews)

Amami Oshima World Heritage Conservation Center

Heritage preservation

👍👍 Highly recommend! A lovely exhibition introducing the rich and unique biodiversity of the island in great detail, with many short videos, interactive displays also available in English, Korean and Chinese. Great place to visit before venturing out on a hike, so you can better appreciate the unique f...

4.50 (52 reviews)

越中五箇山岩瀬家

Heritage preservation

👍 Wonderful history presentation

4.40 (175 reviews)

Sengan-en

Garden

Traditional Japanese garden & former residence of a feudal lord, with guided tours & volcano views.

4.30 (10.6K reviews)

Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village

Heritage preservation

This quaint mountain village featuring Gassho-style houses is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

4.30 (2.9K reviews)

World Heritage Suganuma Gassho-zukuri Village

Heritage preservation

Scenic UNESCO World Heritage Site with historic Gassho-style farmhouses & 2 museums.

4.20 (3.1K reviews)

Sugimoto Residence

Historical landmark

👍 説明版：重要文化財『杉本家住宅』（主屋・大蔵・隅蔵・中蔵）名　　　　勝『杉本家庭園』杉本家は、寛保3年（1743）、「奈良屋」の屋号をもって烏丸四条下ルに呉服商を創業、明治4年（1767）現在地に移った。京呉服を仕入れて関東地方で販売する『他国店持京商人』として繁栄した。現在の主屋は　元治元年（1864）の...

4.20 (116 reviews)

賀名生旧皇居 KANAU

Cafe

👍👍 I visited for the first time today. I didn't make a reservation, but I was happy to take you to the Imperial Palace. Choose a canau course for lunch! The contents are antipasto, bruschetta, today's main, pasta, smoothies, and fruit drinks. The art smoothie of the course was only one point of berry...

4.20 (56 reviews)