At first sight, Tokyo can be overwhelming. It is a huge modern city where skyscrapers rub shoulders with tradition and where the neon light skyline fills your world after the sun goes down. Japan’s capital and largest city has a population of 14 million while the greater metropolitan area...
Japan is one of the most beautiful and mysterious countries to visit in Asia, seamlessly merging its ancient history with futuristic technology. Mount Fuji is the country's most instantly recognisable natural landmark and one that Japan is famous for. Another icon of Japan is its cherry blossoms, which when...
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 to Japan's busiest city and are looking for fun day trips, cities like Kawagoe, Omiya and Chichibu in Saitama are a good place to start....
While Nagoya, a port city on Honshu Island, may not be the first place you think of when planning time in Japan, if you read on, you may well begin to understand that it deserves some of your time. Nagoya is a city of 2.3 million with the metropolitan...
If you are searching for a Japanese vacation that might have you tricked into thinking you are in Thailand, then look no further than Okinawa. Okinawa is both a Prefecture and the main island around 640 km (400 miles) south of Japan’s main island and around 500 km (319...
Fukuoka is Japan’s sixth-largest city and is in a lovely location on Hakata Bay, with its other three sides framed by mountains. This port city has a population of around 1.6 million with a further million within the immediate vicinity and has been an important trading place for many...
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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...