Osaka Travel Guide - What to do in Osaka City - japan-guide. com Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) is Japan's second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo It has been the economic powerhouse of the Kansai Region for many centuries Osaka was formerly known as Naniwa Before the Nara Period, when the capital used to be moved with the reign of each new emperor, Naniwa was once Japan's capital city, the first one ever known In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose
Tokyo City Guide - What to do in Tokyo - japan-guide. com 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 The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo Previously a small castle town, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603
Kyoto Travel Guide - What to do in Kyoto City - japan-guide. com Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan's capital and the emperor 's residence from 794 until 1868 It is one of the country's ten largest cities with 1 5 million inhabitants and a modern face Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its exceptional historic value, the city was dropped from the list of target cities for the atomic bomb and escaped destruction
Kuromon Market - Osaka Travel - japan-guide. com Kuromon Market (黒門市場, Kuromon Ichiba) is a covered public market that stretches around 600 meters parallel to Sakaisujidori Street in the Minami area of Osaka The market has about 150 shops that predominantly sell fish, meat and produce, with other shops also purveying traditional sweets and low priced clothes and homeware The market dates back to the Edo Period, and today makes for
Japan Travel Guide - Destinations Tomioka Site of 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 and Yokohama Utsunomiya Prefectural capital of Tochigi Prefecture Fukuroda Falls One of Japan's top three waterfalls
Kyushu Travel Guide - What to do in Kyushu - japan-guide. com 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 historic treasures, modern cities and natural beauty
Koyasan Travel Guide - What to do on Mount Koya - japan-guide. com Koyasan (高野山, Kōyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop