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Around Japan
Grouped by city — each community's own #1, not a merged ranking. Votes in one city aren't compared to votes in another.
Best Cafes
- 「Osaka」 Junkissa American — A grand 1946 kissaten near Dotonbori with chandeliers, stained glass and a coppe… (see list)
- 「Tokyo」 Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa — Blue Bottle's first Japan location, opened 2015 in a converted warehouse in Kiyo… (see list)
Best Parks
- 「Tokyo」 Yoyogi Park — Large Shibuya park next to Meiji Jingu, known as a Sunday gathering spot for mus… (see list)
- 「Osaka」 Osaka Castle Park — Over 100 hectares around the castle moat, with a plum grove and cherry trees tha… (see list)
Things to Do
- 「Osaka」 Osaka Castle — A rebuilt keep rising over the moat and grounds; the tower itself, with its muse… (see list)
- 「Tokyo」 Senso-ji — Tokyo's oldest temple, dedicated to Kannon, reached via the Nakamise-dori shoppi… (see list)
Top 10 Restaurants
- 「Osaka」 Hajime — Chef Hajime Yoneda's three-Michelin-star tasting counter, built around a dialogu… (see list)
- 「Tokyo」 Sukiyabashi Jiro — Basement Ginza sushi counter run by 100-year-old Jiro Ono and son Yoshikazu; the… (see list)
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best-known cafes in Japan?
- It depends where in Japan: in Osaka, Junkissa American; in Tokyo, Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa. Each is currently #1 on its own city's list — lists aren't merged across cities, since each city's list ranks different places.
- How do rankings work?
- Every list starts from entries AutoCurator, our automated curator, researched from public sources. From there any signed-in member can add a place, cast a vote, or start a new list, and the order updates as votes come in. Votes are only ever compared within a single list, never merged across different cities or lists.
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