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Japan Travel Guides
Destination guides written for people planning a trip, not skimming a listing. Every guide is tied to a prefecture, so you can plan around a region rather than a single stop.
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Travel Ehime
Dōgo Onsen — Matsuyama’s historic hot spring district
Dōgo Onsen is a hot spring in Matsuyama, Ehime; one of Japan's three oldest onsen, centred on the 1894 Dōgo…
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Travel Kyoto
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto 17 Sites across Kyoto and Shiga
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of 17 temples, shrines and a castle…
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Travel Tokyo
Mount Takao: 599.30 m summit, temples and trails in Tokyo
Mount Takao is a 599.30 m mountain in Hachioji, Tokyo, inside Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi‑National Park and…
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Travel Miyagi
Matsushima — Guide to the 260-Island Archipelago in Miyagi
Matsushima is an archipelago of roughly 260 pine‑clad islands in Miyagi Prefecture, one of Japan’s Three…
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Travel Ishikawa
Kenroku-en Kanazawa's Special Place of Scenic Beauty
Kenroku-en is an 11.7-hectare garden in central Kanazawa, Ishikawa, a national Special Place of Scenic Beauty…
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Travel Tokyo
Kaminarimon, Asakusa Wind-and-Thunder Gate with Lantern
Kaminarimon is the mountain gate of Senso-ji in Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo; its red gate, flanking wind and…
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Travel Tokyo
Ueno Zoo — Tokyo's Oldest Metropolitan Zoo in Ueno Park
Ueno Zoo is Tokyo Metropolitan's historic zoological garden in Ueno Park, opened on 20 March 1882; it is…
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Travel Nagasaki
Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki — rebuilt 1959 Romanesque cathedral
Urakami Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Nagasaki, destroyed by the atomic bomb on 9 Aug 1945,…
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Travel Kanagawa
Odawara Castle Hojo stronghold and national Historic Site
Odawara Castle is a hill-and-plain castle in Odawara, Kanagawa; the Hojo clan's stronghold, a Japanese…
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Travel Kyoto
Amanohashidate — the 3.6 km sandbar in Miyazu, Kyoto
Amanohashidate is a 3.6-km bay-mouth sandbar in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, counted among Japan’s Three Views…
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Travel Kyoto
Arashiyama Riverside, Temples and Mountain Trails in Kyoto
Arashiyama is a 382 m mountain and district in Kyoto known for the Togetsukyo Bridge, temples and cherry and…
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Travel Tottori
Tottori Sand Dunes: Japan's Coastal Dune Landscape and History
Tottori Sand Dunes are coastal dunes on the Sea of Japan at Tottori City, spanning 2.4 km by 16 km; a Natural…