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The quietest times at 30 popular spots in Japan
The calmest typical hours on a weekday and a weekend for 30 must-see places, city by city.
Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0
EstimateLEVEL 1–2 calm · 3 moderate · 4–5 busy
Tokyo9 places
Shibuya Crossing
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Kabukicho, Shinjuku
Nightlife
- Weekday
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
Senso-ji, Asakusa
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Akihabara
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Takeshita Street, Harajuku
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Tsukiji Outer Market
Market
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 15:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 16:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 15:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 16:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Tokyo Skytree
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Meiji Jingu
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Ginza
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Osaka4 places
Dotonbori
Nightlife
- Weekday
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
Osaka Castle
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Kuromon Market
Market
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 15:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 16:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 15:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 16:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Shinsekai
Nightlife
- Weekday
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Kyoto6 places
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Kiyomizu-dera
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Nature
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Gion
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Nishiki Market
Market
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 15:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 16:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 15:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 16:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Nara1 places
Nara Park
Nature
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
Hiroshima2 places
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Miyajima (Itsukushima Shrine)
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Hakone1 places
Hakone
Nature
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Kamakura1 places
Kamakura Great Buddha
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 3 of 5, Moderate
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Nikko1 places
Nikko Toshogu
Shrine & temple
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Mt. Fuji1 places
Lake Kawaguchi (Mt. Fuji)
Nature
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Kanazawa1 places
Kenroku-en Garden
Nature
- Weekday
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 07:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 17:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Sapporo1 places
Odori Park, Sapporo
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 08:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 18:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 19:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
Fukuoka1 places
Nakasu, Fukuoka
Nightlife
- Weekday
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- Weekend
- 11:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 12:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 13:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
Okinawa1 places
Kokusai-dori, Naha
Sightseeing
- Weekday
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- Weekend
- 09:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
- 21:00: crowd LEVEL 2 of 5, Calm
- 22:00: crowd LEVEL 1 of 5, Very calm
How these times are worked out
IKOKA's crowd model combines each place's typical daily rhythm, the day of the week, Japanese public holidays and festivals. Here it is run for an ordinary Wednesday and Saturday with no holiday and no festival, between 6:00 and 22:00, and the three calmest visiting hours are shown in clock order. LEVEL 1 is very calm and LEVEL 5 very busy. These are estimates of typical patterns, not live counts — holidays, festivals, weather and school trips can change things, so check the live estimate on the day.
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