Everything about modern and traditional Japan with emphasis on travel and living related information.

• 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.

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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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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.

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

A complete list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an agency of the United Nations that aims to promote the preservation and growth of the world's intellectual and cultural property.

A newly spotlighted restaurant opened in 2024, part of the group of Yakitori Ichimatsu, one of Japan's most renowned yakitori establishments. Housed in a stylishly renovated traditional Japanese home, the restaurant serves yakitori made with Akita窶冱 "Hinai Jidori," one of Japan窶冱 top three premium chicken breeds, aged for about three ...

Natural hot springs (温泉, onsen) are numerous and highly popular across Japan. Every region of the country has its share of hot springs and resort towns, which come with them. There are many types of hot springs, distinguished by the minerals dissolved in the water. Different minerals provide different health benefits, and all hot springs ...