If you get a chance to visit a Japanese city, don’t think twice. Have you ever seen a vending machine dispensing t-shirts or bananas or visit an animal café where you can spend hours surrounded by puppies or cats? From Love Hotels to shrines, hot springs resorts to amusement...
Kyoto on the Japanese Island of Honshu was once the national capital. Its population is 1.46 million with a further 2.4 million in the greater metropolitan area. It was the home to the Imperial court at the end of the 8th century and that remained the case until 1869....
Kanazawa is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture on Honshu (Japan’s largest island). Kanazawa has a rich history and has played an important role in Japanese culture since the Edo Period when it served as the seat of the powerful Maeda Clan. Because of this influence the city grew into...
Osaka, a large city on Honshu, Japan’s main island, is one of the country’s main financial centres. The city’s population is 2.7 million though as part of the large Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, there are 19 million people living in the immediate region. Its origins date back many centuries, establishing...
It takes less than 30 minutes to reach Kobe from Osaka and a bit over that time to get there from Kyoto. Kobe is a city in Osaka Bay in central Japan, making it an excellent city to add to your Japan itinerary if you are visiting either of...
Sapporo is the capital of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido and Japan’s fifth largest city but back in 1857 it had a population of only seven people! If you are planning on heading to Japan’s northern island, then you will want to visit Sapporo for its mountains and impressive...
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20 Things To Do In Saitama
Saitama is a small prefecture that is part of the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area. Although there's plenty to do in Tokyo, if you're heading...