Recommended Destinations

Tohoku

Matsumoto Castle

Odori Park

Shinjuku Ni-chome

Miyazaki

Okunoshima

Hiroshima Peace Pagoda

Understand Japan

JAPAN IS MADE UP OF 47 PREFECTURES EACH WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE IDENTITY

Top Destination for 2018

Niigata

The rice is right in Niigata prefecture where there's skiing in winter, festivals in summer and sake all year round.

Wild Cards

• Destination Ehime
• Speciality Popular

Aoshima (Cat island)

Welcome to the kingdom of cats.

• Destination Shizuoka
• Speciality Parks and Gardens

Izu Shaboten Animal Park

Parklife.

• Destination Kyoto
• Speciality Museums

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Reading retreat: The history of manga at your fingertips.

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Discover the Different Regions of Japan

Chubu

Most tourists will only glimpse the region as a blur through a bullet train window; Chubu, though, deserves your attention.

Chugoku

Wedged between the more famous regions of Kansai and Kyushu is one of Japan’s most beautiful gardens, the country’s oldest shrine, ever-changing sand dunes and a tiny island reigned by rabbits.

Hokkaido

It's a whole new world on the northern island of Hokkaido.

Kansai

For centuries, Kansai has been the cultural heartland of Japan.

Kanto

Most people will come to Kanto for Tokyo but the region has other talents that are well worth setting aside some time to explore.

Kyushu

Kyushu is one of Japan’s four main islands and by far it’s most underrated.

Okinawa

White sand beaches and crystal blue waters, jungles and rare wildcats, centuries of unique native traditions, the birthplace of karate — this is Japan’s very own tropical island paradise.

Shikoku

Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four islands, is a hidden gem of history and spirituality.

Tohoku

Japan's most poetic landscape and the gateway to the Buddhist afterlife.

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