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Japan known as Nihon or Nippon in Japanese, is an island nation in East Asia. The "Land of the Rising Sun" is a country where the past meets the future. Japanese culture stretches back millennia, yet has also adopted the latest modern fashions and trends.

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Tokyo
Tokyo
Tōkyō is the capital of Japan. At over 12 million people in the official metropolitan area alone, Tokyo is the core of the most … Tokyo Travel Guide »
Osaka
Osaka
Ōsaka is the third largest city in Japan, with a population of over 17 million people in its greater metropolitan area. Osaka Travel Guide »
Kyoto
Kyoto
Kyōto was the capital of Japan for over a millennium, and carries a reputation as its most beautiful city. Kyoto Travel Guide »
Within Japan
Kanto
Kanto
The Kantō region of Japan, on the eastern side of the main island Honshu, is a broad plain dominated by and nearly synonymous … Kanto Travel Guide »
Chubu
Chubu
Chūbu is the central region of Japan's Honshu island. This area is located at the border between West Japan and East Japan … Chubu Travel Guide »
Kansai
Kansai
Kansai is the western region of the main Japanese island of Honshu, second only to Kanto region of Eastern Japan in population. Kansai Travel Guide »
Chugoku
Chugoku
Chūgoku is the westernmost part of the main Japanese island Honshu. Aside from Hiroshima, most of Chugoku is probably well off … Chugoku Travel Guide »
Tohoku
Tohoku
Tōhoku is the northeastern region of Japan's Honshu island. Tohoku Travel Guide »
Kyushu
Kyushu
Kyūshū is the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. The climate is slightly warmer and more tropical than Honshu, and … Kyushu Travel Guide »
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
Hokkaidō is the northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Hokkaido Travel Guide »
Shikoku
Shikoku
Shikoku is an oft-forgotten island in Japan. The smallest of Japan's Big Four, it lies to the south of Honshu. Shikoku Travel Guide »
Okinawa
Okinawa
Okinawa is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, an island chain to the south of mainland. Okinawa Travel Guide »
Seto Inland Sea
Seto Inland Sea
The Seto Inland Sea is the body of water between the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Seto Inland Sea Travel Guide »
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Japan Travel Guide is based on Japan by D. Guillaime, Ryan Holliday, Jose Ramos, jordan1776@yahoo.com, Peter Budny, Silverelf, ChubbyWimbus, iGuide and others. Japan Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.