Japan is a stable, highly developed parliamentary democracy with a modern economy. Tourist facilities are widely available, except in coastal areas of Northeast Japan still recovering from the aftermath of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan Travel Guide
Top Destinations in Japan
Tokyo, Japan
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, Tokyo
Dawn breaks over Tokyo and the city glows silver, wrapped in the hush of early trains gliding through quiet neighbourhoods. There's a clean scent of rain on ... more
Kyoto, Japan
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, Kyoto
Kyoto greets you with a gentle hush, the kind that clings to dawn mist curling around tiled rooftops and bamboo groves. The air, delicate with the scent of ... more
Osaka, Japan
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, Osaka
Evening in Osaka feels electric: neon flickers down narrow alleys, laughter spills from izakayas, and the air is thick with the scent of sizzling takoyaki and ... more
Sapporo, Japan
Winter’s hush settles over Sapporo, blanketing the boulevards in powdery white as the morning light glows gold behind Mt Moiwa. Plum-sweet scents drift from the... more
Yokohama, Japan
Gentle sea breezes carry the scent of salt and sakura along Yamashita Park, where laughter drifts up from sailors in dockside izakayas and the city glows ... more
Hakuba, Japan
Morning light slips over Hakuba’s rugged ridgelines, gilding silent forests and old timber homes beside smoky springs. The air feels weightless and clean: ... more
Fukuoka, Japan
Arriving in Fukuoka, the first thing you notice is the gentle mingling of sea breeze and the scent of yatai food stalls curling through the dusk-lit streets. ... more
Hiroshima, Japan
Morning light filters through the maple trees of Hiroshima, glinting off the surface of rivers that wind quietly through the city. The air carries a gentle tang... more
Kagoshima, Japan
In Kagoshima, the air is tinged with sulphur and salt, drifting in on a sea breeze that carries the call of gulls across volcanic black sand. Mornings here ... more
Karuizawa, Japan
Karuizawa is a town in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Karuizawa is a popular tourist spot for people from Tokyo, who travel to Karuizawa to get ... more