Tomioka Site of a Japan's first modern silk factory. Saitama City north of Tokyo with a few places of interest. Narita Site of Tokyo's international airport. Kawasaki Sandwiched between Tokyo …

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 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 …

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 …

Basic information about Japanese calendars and a Japanese-Western year converter.

Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network …

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 …

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 …

Travel guide for Japan's Tohoku Region.Expansive landscapes, rustic hot springs, epic festivals and rich traditions

Kyushu (九州, Kyūshū, literally "nine provinces") is Japan's third largest island, located southwest of the main island Honshu. An early center of Japanese civilization, Kyushu offers many …