Surprising and contradictory, Japan is a country balancing the scales like legs straddling a seesaw. Ultra modern, yet also elegantly historical and formal, cute, fun, serious, sensible and graceful are all useful words in describing Japan's character. Japan honours the geisha and sumo wrestler, the business man and huge eyed animae character.
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A city where the tradition of the sumo wrestler merges seamlessly with the lightening speed of the bullet train and the delicate aroma of a cherry blossom.
Go for: Shopping, Temples, Gardens, Squares, Streets & Urban Spaces, Visitor Attractions
37 experiences:
Rikugien Garden, Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo's Sumo Central, The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu), Shinkansen (Bullet Train), Hase Kannon Temple.
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Osaka has always been a merchant centre and a place to come for good food and rollicking entertainment. Once a maze of waterways, Osaka was bombed heavily in WWII and the rebuild went in for the modern, functionality of concrete over aesthetics. ...
Go for: Gardens, Temples, Parks, Visitor Attractions, Archaeological Sites
27 experiences:
Sakura season in Japan, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Saiho-ji Moss Garden, Momiji season in Japan, Katsura Imperial Villa Garden.
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Kyoto retains the grace, refinement and cultural riches of its years as Japan’s capital, but today its coated in a work-a-day industrial layer. Once a place of geisha silks, parks carefully laid out to reflect the seasons, narrow cobbled streets and...
Go for: Temples, Visitor Attractions, Gardens, Historic Cities &Towns, Sacred Places
5 experiences:
Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Ryoanji Temple and Garden, Kyoto National Museum, Rokuon-ji (Golden Pavilion).
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The northern island of Hokkaido gets cold, very cold - with temperatures below zero for most of the winter – but nature has its own remedy in the form of hot spring baths. And, once seated around a table to eat in a traditional Japanese ryokan...
Go for: Hot Springs, National Parks, Snowboarding, Waterfalls, Lakes
14 experiences:
Snowboarding in Hirafu, Lake Onneto, Higashiyama, Noboribetsu Onsen, Shiretoko.
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Go for: Volcanoes, Visitor Attractions, Museums, Festivals, Canyons
19 experiences:
Unzen, Aso, Takachiho Gorge, Aso Town Fire Festival, Kumamoto Prefecture, Ibusuki Hot Springs.
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Go for: Volcanoes, Museums, National Parks, Mountains, Sacred Places
47 experiences:
Asama, Shrines and Temples of Nikko, Waterfalls of Nikko, Fuji Hakone Izu National Park, Hakone Open Air Museum.
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Go for: Lakes, Snowboarding, Visitor Attractions, Entertainment, Canyons
7 experiences:
Alts Bandai Boarding, Go shiki numa (5 colors lakes), Bunraku and the National Bunraku Theatre, Oirase Gorge, Lake Towada.
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Go for: Sacred Places, Coastlines, Walking, Canyons, Waterfalls
33 experiences:
Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, San-in Coast, Osugidani, Nachi Falls, Mount Koya.
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Go for: Tombs & Memorials, Sacred Places, Islands
5 experiences:
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Miyajima and the Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima.
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Go for: Mountains, Canyons, Skiing
9 experiences:
Kamikochi, Geibikei Gorge, Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort.
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