Top rated Monuments 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 15 places from Monument category.

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Hiroshima Victims Memorial Cenotaph image
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Hiroshima Victims Memorial Cenotaph
War memorial
Simple monument designed in 1952, inscribed with the names of victims of the 1945 atomic bomb.
4.70 (557 reviews)
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Monument of Easternmost Point of Japan Mainland
Tourist attraction
👍 1 hour walk from Aneyoshi Beach. The first 15 minutes of climbing is strenuous, but after that you can comfortably walk along a well-maintained forest road until a rough rocky area suddenly appears. There is nothing else around except Takashi Gasaki Lighthouse. It's not bad to be crowded with shops...
4.60 (207 reviews)
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Cornerstone of Peace
Memorial park
Seaside installation of engraved, granite slabs memorializing casualties of the Battle of Okinawa.
4.50 (993 reviews)
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Monument of Westernmost point in Japan
Tourist attraction
Tranquil cape with scrubby hills rolling into the sea, known for sunsets & distant views of Taiwan.
4.50 (879 reviews)
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Cape Sōya
Tourist attraction
Windswept monument at Japan's most northerly point with views across the sea.
4.40 (8.6K reviews)
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Himeyuri Memorial Tower
Museum
Monument honoring the Himeyuri medical corps of female students killed in WWII's Battle of Okinawa.
4.40 (4.9K reviews)
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Hachikō Memorial Statue
Sculpture
Popular meeting spot with a bronze statue honoring Hachiko, the famously loyal Akita dog.
4.30 (18.1K reviews)
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Watarasebashi monument
Monument
Stone plaque with a switch that plays a song memorializing the scenic Watarase Bridge at sunset.
4.20 (385 reviews)
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Iwafunejizoson
Buddhist temple
👍 It is one of the three major Iwafunejizosons in Japan. There is a legend of Iwafune that 75 gods were washed ashore here in the first year of Kenji (1275), and it is said that the statue of Jizo Bodhisattva of the principal idol was washed ashore in this ura during the Kenji year (1275-78). The vie...
4.10 (156 reviews)
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Statues of the Tamagawa Brothers
Monument
😐 Arrived at the final destination of the Tamagawa Josui Ryokuchi Road! Today from Akishima Station last month to Haijima Bridge and here! There was no green road along the river, so I got a little lost. But when did you reach such a high point? The scenery of the hilly area is nice. A bit disappointi...
4.00 (137 reviews)
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Miyazawa Kenji Poetry Tablet
Tourist attraction
4.00 (103 reviews)
多摩川決壊の碑 image
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多摩川決壊の碑
Historical landmark
3.70 (76 reviews)
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奉建塔
Monument
👍👍 『大楠公600年祭記念塔』として、1940年（昭和15年）5月に完成した塔で、浄心寺塞址と呼ばれる上赤坂城の出城跡に建設された。 徳島県の画家で楠公崇拝者であった森下白石という人が発起人となり、全国の小、中、青年学校の 児童生徒、教師などから、当時の金で10余万円の寄附を集め、建設した。この記念塔の建設を提案し...
3.70 (58 reviews)
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中島三郎助父子最後之地
Monument
👍👍 ①One of the stages of the Hakodate War. ②It is said that Saburosuke Nakajima and his two sons, who were defending Chiyogaoka Jinya, died in battle here. ③ Saburosuke Nakajima was born in Uraga, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was an official under the Uraga magistrate.In 1853 (6th year of Kaei), he was the...
3.70 (34 reviews)
尾崎行雄水源踏査記念碑 image
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尾崎行雄水源踏査記念碑
Historical landmark
👍 今から百有余年前、時の東京市長・尾崎行雄は当時の東京市の上水道インフラが抱えていた問題点解消のため多摩川の源流地域をまるっと買収し水源林の整備を進める長期事業に着手しました。その決定の契機となった実地調査は市長自らワラジ履きでこの辺りまで出向いて行った由。いままで都内で水道の蛇口をひねって出てくる水...
3.60 (45 reviews)
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