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Discover the cities of Japan

From the megacity of Tokyo to the onsen of Kinosaki and Kusatsu — 17 guides to plan every stop on your route.

Tokyo and around

Tokyo by day with Tokyo Tower among the skyscrapersTokyoThe capital: iconic neighbourhoods, pop culture and the best entry point to the country.Enoden train by the sea with the island of Enoshima in the background in KamakuraKamakuraThe Great Buddha, zen temples, hiking and beach an hour from Tokyo.Volcanic valley of Owakudani with columns of steam at sunset in HakoneHakoneMount Fuji views, onsen and the best ryokan experience near Tokyo.Sacred red Shinkyo bridge over the Daiya river in NikkoNikkoThe UNESCO Tosho-gu mausoleum, the Kegon Falls and Lake Chuzenji 2h from Tokyo.Steaming Yubatake hot-spring field with a stone lantern in Kusatsu OnsenKusatsuOne of Japan's great onsen, in the mountains of Gunma, with the steaming Yubatake right in the centre.

Kyoto, Osaka and Kansai

A street in Higashiyama with Yasaka Pagoda in the background, KyotoKyotoTemples, Gion, the bamboo grove and the most traditional face of Japan.A street in Shinsekai with Tsutenkaku Tower, OsakaOsakaStreet food, Dotonbori and the liveliest city on the classic route.Sacred deer walking in front of the Tōdai-ji temple in NaraNaraThe deer park, the Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji and historic Japan 45 min from Kyoto.Kobe Port Tower and Maritime Museum lit up at night by the harbourKobeKobe beef, Chinatown and the cosmopolitan Kitano district 30 min from Osaka.Traditional wooden pavilion with a tiled roof in Kinosaki OnsenKinosakiA hot-spring town by the Sea of Japan: seven public baths to tour in a yukata among canals and willows.Seiganto-ji pagoda beside the Nachi waterfall among the mountains, in Wakayama prefectureWakayamaA historic castle, the fishing-village coast of the Kii Peninsula and the Nachi waterfall, an hour from Osaka.

Central Japan

Traditional wooden houses by the river in the old quarter of KanazawaKanazawaKenroku-en garden, samurai and geisha districts. Traditional Japan without the crowds.Red torii and stone staircase of a Takayama shrine among autumn maplesTakayamaA mountain town with craft sake, historic streets and access to Shirakawa-go.Matsumoto Castle with its black keep and the red bridge over the moat, in Nagano prefectureNaganoThe Zenko-ji temple, the Jigokudani snow monkeys and the gateway to the Japanese Alps 1h20 from Tokyo.

Western Japan and Kyushu

Floating torii of the Itsukushima shrine over the sea in Miyajima, HiroshimaHiroshimaThe Peace Memorial and the shrine island of Miyajima with its torii over the sea.Great Seto Bridge over the Seto Inland Sea from the Washuzan viewpoint, in KurashikiKurashikiThe historic Bikan quarter by the canal, the Ohara art museum and Ivy Square, 15 min from Okayama.Local train among cherry blossoms by a river in Fukuoka in springFukuokaHakata ramen, night yatai and the gateway to southern Japan.

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