Nagano is the capital and the largest city in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan. The site of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, there's an array of fun things to do in Nagano. From visiting monkey parks to charming castles, tasting soba noodles and admiring magical fireflies, there’s a lot...
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...
Yokohama is a large and vibrant city just south of Tokyo, with a population of over 3.7 million. Japan's second-largest city is an economic and cultural hub. It was one of Japan's first open ports, which has driven the city's development. After opening its port to foreign trade in...
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...
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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...