Places to visit in Japan?

Question:

if someone visits Japan at spring what are temples, festivals and other interesting places all across Japan the they should visit or attend? Which cities and towns should they definitely visit? anything that has to do with japanese culture and art

Answer:

Tokyo and Kyoto are the top must-see cities.

In Tokyo the best temple I think is Senso-ji in Asakusa which is a good area to walk around anyway. The best shrine is Meiji shrine in Harajuku which is set in practically a forest in the middle of the city.

Around Tokyo Kamakura with its large outdoor Buddha and seaside along with Nikko with it's ornate shrines in a mountain setting are definitely places to visit.

Kyoto has many temples, shrines, and so worth visiting. Some of the best would be the Golden Pavalion, Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi inari Shrine with it's thousands of red torii gates, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangen-do with its many armed-buddhist statues.

To the south of Kyoto is Himeji Castle one of the best if not the best castle in Japan. To the east is Nara with its deer, temples, and shrines. Todaiji is the largest wooden structure in the world and has a large Buddha within. there's also Koyasan which is a Buddhist monastery in the mountains

As for festivals there are so many to choose from that go on all year round. Here's some of the ones I've been to:
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