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WEBExplore Japan. Japan consists of eight regions. Each with their own unique flavors that together make up a captivating country. Ginzan Onsen Yamagata Late Oct - Early Nov Iya Valley Tokushima Mid Nov - Early Dec HOKKAIDO TOHOKU KANTO CHUBU KANSAI CHUGOKU SHIKOKU KYUSHU Jozankei Onsen Hokkaido Mid Oct - Late Oct Oriase Stream Aomori Late Oct ...
Destination - GaijinPot Travel
WEBKanto. Chiba - It's your choice of natural beauty, city life or a little of both. Gunma - All about that bath. Ibaraki - Natto and nature in central Kanto. Kanagawa - Seaside, shrines and so much more. Saitama - For a quick breath of fresh mountain air. Tochigi - Heavyweight cultural heritage with a breathtaking natural landscape.
Kagawa - GaijinPot Travel
WEBKagawa might be the smallest of Shikoku’s four prefectures, but it packs one diverse sightseeing punch. It’s home to the final 22 temples on the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage, including Zentsu-ji, the largest of all of the temples. You’ll also find the Shinto sea shrine, Kotohira-gu (also known as Konpira-san), which is reachable via a calf ...
Gifu - GaijinPot Travel
WEBGifu City is the unassuming prefectural capital but it makes a good starting point for exploring the region in a loop. From May 11 through Oct. 15, you can witness nighttime ukai or cormorant fishing on the Nagara River. Experience the 1,300-year-old tradition from a wooden boat, as fishermen skillfully guide the cormorant birds to catch fish beneath the water, by the light of roaring fire ...
Kyoto - GaijinPot Travel
WEBThe main access point is Kyoto station, a major transport hub for the Kansai region and the second-largest station in the country. Arriving in the building’s futuristic hall with its steel-beamed roof (known as the Matrix), most tourists wonder if they’ve got off at the right stop but it’s a well equipped, if surprising, introduction to the city.
Aomori - GaijinPot Travel
WEBAomori City is also a good place to hear tsugaru-jamisen, a virtuoso style of playing the three-stringed shamisen instrument. You can catch the ferry to Hakodate in Hokkaido from Aomori Port in about four hours. Half of the nation’s apple stock is produced in Aomori, and there are apple-related products everywhere across the prefecture.
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WEBAbout. GaijinPot Travel is an award-winning guide to traveling in Japan that highlights destinations both big and small that international travelers love. Established in 2016, the site is the travel branch of GaijinPot.com, which is Japan’s leading website for information that foreigners need to live, work, study and travel in Japan.
Kyoto - GaijinPot Travel
WEBKyoto City is not a destination that you should, or could, miss but it can get very busy during Spring and Autumn when the city is in its postcard-perfect seasonal transition. Visit in the summer for a different kind of crowd, gathered for the rowdy revelry of the spectacular Gion Matsuri, one of Japan’s most famous festivals.The winter is quietest but comes with the risk of rain (most of ...
Niigata - GaijinPot Travel
WEBNiigata City is the bustling prefectural capital, split in two by Japan’s longest river, the Shinanogawa, and bordered by Japan’s Sea. Stock up on fresh seafood and premium rice. Taste the difference and enjoy the enormous range of locally brewed sake (there are 100 breweries in the city). Similar to Oktoberfest, but for sake, the city ...
Tohoku - GaijinPot Travel
WEBTohoku is a large region in the northeast of Japan’s main island Honshu. Its rugged, mountainous terrain and rows of river lowlands make up almost one-fifth of Japan’s total area. Harsh winters keep the resident population low but visitors, among them Japan’s most famous poet Basho, have been enjoying some of the country’s most ...
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