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Tokyo

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Tokyo_to/Tokyo-969164/TravelGuide-Tokyo.html

3920,9251,249

Kyoto

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kyoto_fu/Kyoto-973793/TravelGuide-Kyoto.html

1834,5753,385

Osaka

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Osaka_fu/Osaka-971424/TravelGuide-Osaka.html

848,2363,319

Nagoya

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Aichi_ken/Nagoya-972794/TravelGuide-Nagoya.html

398,1054,176

Hiroshima

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hiroshima_ken/Hiroshima-976509/TravelGuide-Hiroshima.html

368,898,131

Kobe

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hyogo_ken/Kobe-974466/TravelGuide-Kobe.html

183,547,122

Sasebo

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Nagasaki_ken/Sasebo-970809/TravelGuide-Sasebo.html

119,209,39

Sapporo

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/Sapporo-970848/TravelGuide-Sapporo.html

175,426,174

Nara

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Nara_ken/Nara-972494/TravelGuide-Nara.html

221,909,81

Fukuoka

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Fukuoka_ken/Fukuoka-977422/TravelGuide-Fukuoka.html

257,463,196

Shinjuku

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Tokyo_to/Shinjuku-970271/TravelGuide-Shinjuku.html

84,256,55

Narita

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Chiba_ken/Narita-972483/TravelGuide-Narita.html

133,237,24

Yokohama

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kanagawa_ken/Yokohama-968136/TravelGuide-Yokohama.html

268,783,132

Nikko

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Tochigi_ken/Nikko-972359/TravelGuide-Nikko.html

236,612,214

Okinawa

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Okinawa/Okinawa-971699/TravelGuide-Okinawa.html

46,40,38

Okayama

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Okayama_ken/Okayama-971721/TravelGuide-Okayama.html

96,310,79

Takayama

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Gifu_ken/Takayama-969625/TravelGuide-Takayama.html

119,396,215

Niigata

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Niigata_ken/Niigata-972387/TravelGuide-Niigata.html

131,294,82

Himeji

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hyogo_ken/Himeji-976628/TravelGuide-Himeji.html

179,442,29

Miyajima

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hiroshima_ken/Miyajima-973226/TravelGuide-Miyajima.html

109,418,0

Hamamatsu

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Shizuoka_ken/Hamamatsu-976995/TravelGuide-Hamamatsu.html

92,240,93

Nagano

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Nagano_ken/Nagano-972868/TravelGuide-Nagano.html

81,184,112

Nagasaki

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Nagasaki_ken/Nagasaki-972849/TravelGuide-Nagasaki.html

150,446,98

Kanazawa

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Ishikawa_ken/Kanazawa-975118/TravelGuide-Kanazawa.html

135,355,98

Fuji-Hakone-Izu-kokuritsu-koen

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Fuji_Hakone_Izu_kokuritsu_koen-977507/TravelGuide-Fuji_Hakone_Izu_kokuritsu_koen.html

180,659,0

Kamakura

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kanagawa_ken/Kamakura-975455/TravelGuide-Kamakura.html

124,444,17

Hakone

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kanagawa_ken/Hakone-977041/TravelGuide-Hakone.html

100,372,8

Kitakyushu

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Fukuoka_ken/Kitakyushu-974557/TravelGuide-Kitakyushu.html

101,195,62

Beppu

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Oita_ken/Beppu-977838/TravelGuide-Beppu.html

74,165,109

Hakodate

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/Hakodate-977044/TravelGuide-Hakodate.html

81,245,107

Kumamoto

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kumamoto_ken/Kumamoto-974036/TravelGuide-Kumamoto.html

77,190,98

Sendai

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Miyagi_ken/Sendai-970718/TravelGuide-Sendai.html

81,178,150

Otaru

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/Otaru-971261/TravelGuide-Otaru.html

46,152,31

Yokosuka

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kanagawa_ken/Yokosuka-968104/TravelGuide-Yokosuka.html

23,40,19

Harajuku

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Tokyo_to/Harajuku-976903/TravelGuide-Harajuku.html

38,141,0

Chiba

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Chiba_ken/Chiba-977782/TravelGuide-Chiba.html

57,120,43

Naha

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Okinawa/Naha-972787/TravelGuide-Naha.html

55,166,138

Kawasaki

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Kanagawa_ken/Kawasaki-974769/TravelGuide-Kawasaki.html

54,127,52

Misawa

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Aomori_ken/Misawa-973311/TravelGuide-Misawa.html

14,32,13

Shizuoka

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Shizuoka_ken/Shizuoka-970087/TravelGuide-Shizuoka.html

88,252,93

Toyama

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Toyama_ken/Toyama-969020/TravelGuide-Toyama.html

48,93,91

Koyasan

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Wakayama_ken/Koyasan-974135/TravelGuide-Koyasan.html

32,162,0

Komaki

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Aichi_ken/Komaki-974309/TravelGuide-Komaki.html

22,89,0

Iwakuni

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Yamaguchi_ken/Iwakuni-975770/TravelGuide-Iwakuni.html

25,28,16

Matsuyama

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Ehime_ken/Matsuyama-979296/TravelGuide-Matsuyama.html

99,146,86

Atami

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Shizuoka_ken/Atami-977958/TravelGuide-Atami.html

27,74,128

Matsumoto

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Nagano_ken/Matsumoto-973562/TravelGuide-Matsumoto.html

50,197,206

Noboribetsu

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Hokkaido/Noboribetsu-972194/TravelGuide-Noboribetsu.html

14,61,0

Toyohashi

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Aichi_ken/Toyohashi-969006/TravelGuide-Toyohashi.html

32,110,20

Yaizu

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Shizuoka_ken/Yaizu-968386/TravelGuide-Yaizu.html

72,163,20

Pro

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 Japan is a beautiful, clean, and friendly country, not to mention safe! You really don't have to worry so much about getting ripped off or mobbed by touts, everything is very orderly and systematic. 


Con

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 Can be expensive, surprisely low-tec outside of the big cities, earthquakes, typhoons, landslides, Squat toilets 


In a nutshell

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 12-storey Department Stores and Giant Video Screens, UNESCO World Heritage sites and Hot Springs!!! 

 

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Tokyo  

Night Out in Roppongi

Night Out in Roppongi, Tokyo

 44 Reviews  Tokyo is an huge city with a lot of fun nightlife choices, but knowing where anything is and finding a fun and safe group of people to go with can be a little scary to travelers and residents alike.... 

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Asakusa

Asakusa, Tokyo

 142 Reviews  If you are not able to visit Kyoto the mother of temples in japan, then Go to asakusa and you will get little of kyoto's atmosphere. visit the temple Sensoji, it's nice but for sure NOT like those in... 

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Park Hyatt Tokyo

 7 Reviews and 517 Opinions  Most memorable 

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Kyoto  

Gion (Geisha district)

Gion (Geisha district), Kyoto

 45 Reviews  It's not a long walk but it really holds a historical look. building looks new but in the old japanese style. Restaurants there are little above the average price wise. at the end of the road you will... 

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City Buses

City Buses, Kyoto

 37 Reviews  Getting to all the site in Kyoto looks almost impossible at first, but after buying a all day transportation pass getting to the sites become a breeze ....... All day passes come in 2 cards .......a... 

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Hotel Granvia Kyoto

 6 Reviews and 695 Opinions  We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,... 

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Osaka  

Universal studio

Universal studio, Osaka

 22 Reviews  in japanese that ture but still loads for fun for those who have never been to universal stuido of usa. just access the site of universal sutio and you will understand everthing , it is a very... 

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Dotonbori Hotel Osaka

 7 Reviews and 154 Opinions  I've personally stayed in this hotel twice in my previous 2 trips to Osaka. Famous for their... 

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Nagoya  

Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Castle, Nagoya

 46 Reviews  Nagoya Castle is one of the former Tokugawa Castles. The original castle was actually built prior to the Tokugawa in 1518 by the Imagawa. It was conquered by Oda Nobuhiga but the castle was left to... 

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Hiroshima  

Peace Park and Memorial Museum

Peace Park and Memorial Museum, Hiroshima

 98 Reviews  I once stayed with a friend who lived a stone's throw away from the Peace Museum in Nagasaki and since then, I have always wondered what it was like to live near a building charged with so much... 

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Kobe  

Meriken Park & Harborland

Meriken Park & Harborland, Kobe

 15 Reviews  in this area, you can do a lot. there is the mosaic mall just on the other side from kobe tower, all the cafe and restaurants there have the sea view. i wrote a review about the aswome fisherman... 

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Nara  

Todaiji Temple

Todaiji Temple, Nara

 49 Reviews  Todai-ji ("Great Eastern Temple") is reputedly the largest wooden structure in the world, and it houses what must be one of the largest bronze statues of Buddha around, the Daibutsu or Great Buddha.... 

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Okayama  

Korakuen Garden

Korakuen Garden, Okayama

 9 Reviews  Now here's one of those all too rare havens from the outside world Overlooked by the Black Castle one can wander around this larger than normal setting. Yes there's a lot of open space but as you wind... 

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Miyajima  

Itsukushima Shrine

Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima

 20 Reviews  If you are in the Hiroshima city, you must visit Itsukushima-Jinjya in Miyajima. It's the shrine (not a temple) with famous red torii (gate) in the water, but has lots more than just the... 

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Nagano  

Snow Monkey Park

Snow Monkey Park, Nagano

 3 Reviews  Without a doubt, one of the coolest spectacles in all of Japan is to watch the wild snow monkeys of the Japanese Alps sit out a snowy winter day soaking in the hot waters of a naturally-heated onsen.... 

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