1 - Meiji Shinto Shrine Complex: Cypress buildings with green copper roofs surrounded by a lush forest. A peaceful oasis and the spiritual heart of this bustling modern city.

2 - Tsukiji Fish Market: Largest wholesale seafood market in the world with a lively auction at dawn that supplies the city's restaurants and specialty markets.

3 - Omotesando-dori: A trendy area packed with boutiques, galleries, hip cafes with opportunities for fun people watching.

4 - Department Store Food Floor: Gourmet food markets in the basements of all department stores with a wide and intriguing array of Japanese cuisine.

5 - Mingeikan -Japan Folk Craft Museum: The internationally renowned art collection of Soetsu Yanagi.

6 - Roppongi Hills: Exciting massive urban renewal project, with street level public art, the Mori Art Museum, galleries, restaurants and shops.

7 - Azabu Juban: A charming, pedestrian friendly village-like district with traditional galleries, shops.

8 - Kabukiza Theatre: Built in 1889, the original building was replaced in 1925 but still showcases the rich tradition of kabuki theatre.

9 - East Garden of Imperial Palace: Manicured rhododendrons, ponds and waterfalls, the Moat of Swans and the Suwa Tea Pavilion.

10 - Ueno Park: Tokyo's largest open space area, home to the National Museum, displaying the finest examples of Japanese art.

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1 - Philosophers Walk and Honen-in: A path weaving from 300 year old Ginkaku-ji Temple (Silver Pavillion) known for spectacular cherry blossoms in April.

2 - Moss Temple Garden: By special appointment, find peaceful stillness of this quiet, enclosed, secretive world in the heart of Kyoto, with 120 varieties of verdant green moss carpeting the carefully landscaped miniature world.

3 - Daitoku-ji Zen Monastery: A beautiful complex with 24 temples, carved entrance gates, extraordinary gardens, stone lanterns and maple lined walks.

4 - Sanjusangen-do: A temple featuring a magnificent display of gilded carved wood statuary and the 6 foot tall, 1000-handed Kannon carved by Tankei.

5 - Shisendo: Hall of the Poet Hermits and one time home of a Samarai warrior turned poet.

6 - Ryoan-ji: The most famous and enigmatic Zen garden, with a centuries old arrangement of 15 stones on a starkly simple white gravel sea.

7 - Kitano Shrine Flea Market: A treasure trove of old kimonos, obis, textile fragments, pottery and more held on the 25th of every month.

8 - Gion Geisha District: Memorialized in Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, and home to traditional teahouses and the secrets of Geisha.

9 - Pontocho-dori: A narrow, lantern-lit lane of traditional buildings and modern bars and restaurants. Known also for nightlife and Geisha entertainment.

10 - Miho Museum: Designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei, the museum houses a small, but exquisite art collection in a spectacular mountain setting about an hour and a half from Kyoto.

1 - Naoshima Island: Home to the spectacular Benesse House resort/contemporary art museum that allows guests the experience of staying at a museum and enjoying private, after-hours tours of the collection while being pampered at a comfortable resort overlooking the Sea of Japan

2 - Ise-Shima National Park: A scenic and sacred counterpoint to Japan's modern cities, this park is home to the deeply venerated shrines of Ise Jingu, which are rebuilt every 20 years, in accord with Shinto tradition

3 - Takayama: A tranquil town in the heart of the Hida mountains that has held onto old-fashioned traditions and character, perhaps the reason so many artists call it home

4 - Kanazawa: Modern Japan sits shoulder to shoulder with old Japan here. From the restored homes in the Naga-machi Samarai district to the Saihitsuan Yuzan Silk Center, tradition lives on while casual cafes and a reputation for fun keep the city firmly in the present

5 - Kurashiki: Well preserved rice granaries,

6 - Himeji Castle: Famous for Himeji-jo, the castle that stands on a hill, high above the city. The dazzling white castle is considered medieval Japan's crowning achievement and is much beloved today for its beauty, whether glimpsed through pine branches or cherry blossoms

7 - Hiroshima: A pilgrimage to the Peace Memorial Park, the Gembaku Dome (A-Bomb Dome) and the Memorial Cenotaph.

8 - Ohara: Sanzen-in Temple and thatched roof farmhouses in this rural village outside northern Kyoto

9 - Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park: Truly beautiful and captivating Mt. Fuji towers over the landscape, from the Izu Peninsula to Hakone and the Five Lakes

10 - Nara: Ancient temples and traditional shops dating from the 8th century amid sprawling parks, historical shrines and some of Japan's finest kaiseki restaurants