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Nagoya
Nagoya - The best cities to visit in Japan
Nagoya is a metropolis with a population of approximately 2.2 million inhabitants, located in the central part of the country, on the southern coast of Honshu island, in the Chubu region and is included in the district of Aichi. Nagoya is one of the largest ports in Japan, along with Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Moji and Chiba. Some of the most beautiful and famous sights in the city are Nagoya Castle, built in 1612, destroyed by fire in 1...
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Kobe
Kobe - The best cities to visit in Japan
Kobe is a major port and commercial city in Japan and it is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, in the south-western part of Honshu island, in the Kansai region, near Osaka. Since 1890, several cities among which Hyogo were included in Kobe. It is now part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. The city became important in the 1860’s, when Japan opened its market to the world. Before that, Hyogo, which is now part of Kobe,...
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Yokohama
Yokohama - The best cities to visit in Japan
Yokohama is Japan's most important port and the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is located south of the island of Honshu and on the western coast of Tokyo Bay. Situated 20 km away from the metropolis, the port city is the maritime gateway of Tokyo and features the largest and most modern shipyards. Historically, shortly before the Meiji restoration, the port of Yokohama was one of the few places where access to foreigners was allowe...
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Nara
Nara - The best cities to visit in Japan
Once the capital of Japan, Nara is a fascinating city with ancient temples that represent both Shinto and Buddhism. The city was originally called Heijo-kyo and was built following the model of Xi`an city in China, the capital city during Tang Dynasty. During the Nara Period, the city became the capital from 710-784, taking up the name of the period. Although the city has lost its former glory, it remains an important Buddhist center. Particularly, Buddhism has greatly developed b...
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Osaka
Osaka - The best cities to visit in Japan
Osaka, a city-port also called the "Venice of Japan" or "the Manchester of the East" is located in Japan, in the Kansai region of the Honshu island at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay. Osaka is the third largest city in Japan in terms of population, after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the centre of the metropolitan area of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, which has a population of over 18 million inhabitants. In the past, Osaka was...
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Kyoto
Kyoto - The best cities to visit in Japan
Kyoto is considered Japan's second most popular tourist destination, after Tokyo. It is a city located in the southern part of the Japanese island of Honshu, near Osaka. Also referred to as "The Thousand Year Capital", being the capital of Japan for over 1000 years, between 794 and 1868, Kyoto was the center of the Japanese civilization. Nowadays, it is a provincial city with over 1.6 million inhabitants, which attracts tourists from all over the world with its fascinati...
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