- 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
- 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 Event Calendar: March 2026
Japan Event Calendar for March 2026: national holidays, events, festivals
- Tohoku Travel Guide - japan-guide. com
A strong earthquake hit northern Japan on December 8 Read our update for travelers The Tohoku Region (東北地方, Tōhoku Chihō, literally "North East Region") consists of six prefectures in the north of Japan's largest island, Honshu It is well known for its countryside, mountains, lakes, hot springs, high-quality rice and rough winters
- Kansai Travel Guide - What to see and do in the Kinki Region
The Kinki Region (近畿地方, Kinki Chihō), also commonly known as Kansai (関西, literally "west of the border"), encompasses the Osaka Plain and consists of seven prefectures It used to be the political and cultural center of Japan for many centuries and includes the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Kobe
- Baseball in Japan
Japan also has vibrant minor, semi-pro, and university leagues that play high levels of baseball, often feeding players to professional teams High school baseball is particularly popular, with students training year round The high school baseball season culminates in the annual Summer Koshien national tournament held at the Koshien Stadium near Osaka, which enjoys wide media coverage Other
- 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)
- Matsuyama Travel Guide - What to do in Matsuyama City
Travel guide for Matsuyama, the largest city on Shikoku in Japan
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