Must-SeeKyoto
Japan
Japan's old capital, with Fushimi Inari's gates, geisha, Kinkaku-ji and quiet gardens.
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East Asia
Ancient temples beside the world's most modern cities.
Countries
China
The Great Wall, terracotta warriors and futuristic cities.
Hong Kong
A vertical harbor city.
Japan
Ancient temples and bullet trains, in perfect balance.
Macau
Portuguese squares and giant casinos.
Mongolia
Endless steppe and nomad life.
North Korea
The world's most closed country.
South Korea
Palaces, K-culture and island volcanoes.
Taiwan
Night markets and marble gorges.
The Short List
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Must-SeeTokyo
Japan
The world's largest city, from Shibuya's crossing to quiet shrines, with the best food anywhere.
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Must-SeeTakayama
Japan
A preserved merchant town in the Japanese Alps, with morning markets and sake.
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China
Thousands of miles of wall on mountain ridges. Mutianyu and Jinshanling, from Beijing, are the best.
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Must-SeeTerracotta Army and Xi'an
China
Thousands of life-sized clay warriors, in the old Silk Road capital.
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Must-SeeMount Emei and the Leshan Giant Buddha
China
A sacred mountain, and the world's largest stone Buddha, carved into a riverside cliff.
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Worth a DetourMount Fuji
Japan
Japan's perfect sacred cone, seen from Hakone and the Five Lakes, or climbed in summer.
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Worth a DetourHiroshima and Miyajima
Japan
The Peace Park and Atomic Dome, with the floating torii gate of Miyajima nearby.
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Worth a DetourNagano, Hakuba and the Snow Monkeys
Japan
Macaques in hot springs, a 1998 Winter Olympics host, and big Alpine skiing.
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Worth a DetourBeijing
China
The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen, with old hutong alleys.
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Mount Hua
China
A sacred granite peak near Xi'an, known for its cliff-side walkways and cable cars.
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Worth a DetourMount Kailash and Manasarovar
China
The holiest mountain in four religions, circled on foot by pilgrims.
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Worth a DetourHong Kong
Hong Kong
The Star Ferry, Victoria Peak's view, and dim sum, with Lantau's Big Buddha.
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Taiwan
Night markets, Taipei 101, and the National Palace Museum's imperial treasures.
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If You're NearbyNara
Japan
Tame deer around the world's largest wooden building, with its giant Buddha.
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If You're NearbyCherry Blossom Season
Japan
Japan's great spring moment, moving north from late March.
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Japan
A fine garden city, and thatched farmhouses in the mountains.
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Japan
Japan's kitchen, with Dotonbori's neon and street food, and a grand castle.
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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Japan
Cable cars, trolleybuses and towering snow walls through the Japanese Alps.
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China
Giant pandas and fiery Sichuan food, with the Leshan Giant Buddha nearby.
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China
Canals and old towns, with Tiger Leaping Gorge and Shangri-La nearby.
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China
One of the world's deepest gorges, on the road to Tibetan Yunnan.
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China
Over 100,000 Buddhas carved along a river, with the Shaolin Temple nearby.
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China
Vast round earthen houses, and Gulangyu's car-free colonial island.
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China
Drive to the north face of Everest, by the world's highest monastery.
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China
Giant cave Buddhas, and a temple pinned to a cliff.
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China
Limestone towers, near the City of Eternal Spring.
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China
The holiest of China's Buddhist mountains, with dozens of old monasteries.
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Hong Kong
A giant bronze Buddha on a mountain, by cable car.
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Mongolia
Singing dunes, flaming cliffs full of dinosaur fossils, and two-humped camels.
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Taiwan
A misty mountain lake, and Alishan's old-forest railway.
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