Japan's tallest mountains, Nagoya and great sake. Explore. Kansai Region From Kyoto's temples to Osaka's ...

• Kusatsu Onsen One of Japan's best hot spring towns. • Yokohama Japan's second largest city. • Oze National Park Popular hiking destination with a marshland. • Manza Onsen Hot spring resort with Japan's most sulfuric waters. Izu Oshima The largest island among the Izu Islands. Shima Onsen Calm hot spring town in a mountain valley.

Japan is politically structured into 8 regions and 47 prefectures. Population. The population of Japan is about 125 million, including around 3 million foreign residents. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Because Japan is located in a region, where several continental plates meet, the country experiences frequent earthquakes.

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Shinto and Buddhism are Japan's two major religions. Shinto is as old as the Japanese culture, while Buddhism was imported from the mainland in the 6th century. Since then, the two religions have been co-existing relatively harmoniously and have even complemented each other to a …

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.

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Chichibu (秩父) is a city in Saitama Prefecture, known for its impressive shrines and beautiful nature, including mountains with hiking opportunities.

In a side trip from Tokyo, visit Nikko, home to Toshogu, Japan's most lavishly decorated shrine and the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Day 4 - Tokyo to Hakone Travel to Hakone and spend the night there.

Hokkaido (北海道, Hokkaidō) is the second largest, northernmost and least developed of Japan's four main islands. Its weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall , below zero temperatures and frozen seas , while in summer it does not get as …