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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 Rail Pass (JR Pass) The Japan Rail Pass (also commonly called JR Pass) is a nationwide rail pass for long-distance train travel in Japan The pass can be used only by foreign tourists and offers unlimited rides on JR trains for one, two or three weeks It comes in two types: ordinary and green car The latter is valid on green cars (first class cars), which offer more spacious seats than ordinary cars The pass
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
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)
Osaka Travel Guide - What to do in Osaka City Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) is Japan's second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo It has been the economic powerhouse of the Kansai Region for many centuries Osaka was formerly known as Naniwa Before the Nara Period, when the capital used to be moved with the reign of each new emperor, Naniwa was once Japan's capital city, the first one ever known In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose
Fukuoka Travel Guide - What to do in Fukuoka City - japan-guide. com Fukuoka (福岡) is Kyushu 's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbor city for many centuries and was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 13th century Today's Fukuoka is the product of the fusion of two cities in the year 1889, when
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