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- japan-guide. com - Japan Travel and Living Guide
Everything about modern and traditional Japan with emphasis on travel and living related information
- Tokyo City Guide - What to do in Tokyo - japan-guide. com
Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is Japan's capital and the world's most populous metropolis It is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, consisting of 23 central city wards and multiple cities, towns and villages west of the city center The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo Previously a small castle town, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603
- Japan Event Calendar: October 2025
Japan Event Calendar for October 2025: national holidays, events, festivals
- The Basics about Overtourism in Japan
The Basics about Overtourism in Japan Within the past ten years, visitor numbers to Japan exploded from under 10 million to over 30 million per year While greatly contributing to the local economies and to the improvement of intercultural understanding, tourism has also started to show its less pleasing aspects more prominently
- Japan Tour Packages and Operators
Basics about tour packages and organized tours for foreign travelers in Japan and a list of operators offering tours in Japan
- Rail Passes in Japan
Besides the well known Japan Rail Pass, there exists a large variety of regional rail passes that provide unlimited travel in a certain area of the country The interactive map below indicates which regions are covered by what passes (click on a pass to see its coverage area or click on a location on the map to see which passes are valid there)
- Onsen - Beginners Guide to Japanese hot springs - japan-guide. com
A tourist's guide to Japanese hot springs (onsen) Natural hot springs (温泉, onsen) are numerous and highly popular across Japan Every region of the country has its share of hot springs and resort towns, which come with them There are many types of hot springs, distinguished by the minerals dissolved in the water Different minerals provide different health benefits, and all hot springs
- Shinto Shrines - japan-guide. com
Shinto shrines (神社, jinja) are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods" Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot usually be seen by anybody In some cases, a mountain, waterfall or rock behind the shrine building can be the object of worship People visit shrines in order to pay respect
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