Japan overview

Hokkaido

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Aomori　Iwate　Miyagi　Akita　Yamagata　Fukushima

Kanto

Ibaraki　Tochigi　Gunma　Saitama　Chiba　Tokyo　Kanagawa

Chubu

Niigata　Toyama　Ishikawa　Fukui　Yamanashi　Nagano　Gifu　Shizuoka　Aichi

Kinki

Mie　Shiga　Kyoto　Osaka　Hyogo　Nara　Wakayama

Western
Honshu

Tottori　Shimane　Okayama　Hiroshima　Yamaguchi

Shikoku

Tokushima　Kagawa　Ehime　Kochi

Kyushu

Fukuoka　Saga　Nagasaki　Kumamoto　Oita　Miyazaki　Kagoshima

Okinawa

Okinawa

All of Japan's territory consists of islands.
It is an island nation consisting of 6,852 islands (5 mainland islands + 6,847 remote islands).

It is located in the eastern part of Asia and East Asia, and is the easternmost part of Eurasia, so it is also called the Far East or Orient by Europe and America.
It is generally arch-shaped and has a total area of approximately 378,000 km², making it the 61st largest city in the world.
Approximately 70% of the country is mountainous, with approximately 67% forest coverage.

The territory located in the northwest of the Pacific Ocean is centered on the Japanese archipelago consisting of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, as well as the Izu and Ogasawara Islands extending to the south, the Nansei Islands (Okinawa main island, etc.) extending to the southwest, and the northern region located to the northeast. It consists of many islands, including the Four Islands (Northern Territories), forming an arcuate archipelago as a whole.

Hokkaido

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island, approximately twice the size of Kyushu, and has a population of approximately 5.7 million people.
Hokkaido is also a treasure trove of hot springs. In eastern Hokkaido, there are the Shiretoko-Mashu-Akan volcanic belt from Shiretoko to Akan; in the central region, the Daisetsuzan volcanic belt of the Daisetsuzan Mountain Range and the Tokachidake Mountain Range; in central Hokkaido, the Noboribetsu-Toya-Shakotan volcanic belt from Noboribetsu to the Shakotan Peninsula; In southern Hokkaido, there is the Komagatake volcanic belt from Mt. Komagatake to Hakodate, and hot spring areas with different spring quality are scattered along this volcanic belt.
Hokkaido is also a gourmet kingdom. In addition to enjoying seafood from the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk, you can also enjoy seasonal mountain delicacies that are a bit different from those of Honshu from spring to autumn.

Sightseeing in Hokkaido includes the exotic ``Hakodate'', ``Otaru'' with the romance of the Meiji era, ``Sapporo'', the city with the clock tower, ``Asahikawa'', the frigid region, ``Wakkanai'', the northernmost city, and the last unexplored region, ``Otaru''. Shari, the gateway to the Shiretoko Peninsula, Kushiro, home to Japan's largest wetland, the Kushiro Wetland, Obihiro, a vast plain, and Erimo, the town of wind, are sure to impress you. Masu.
Hokkaido's nature is not only majestic, but also beautiful and harsh, giving visitors a sense of excitement and surprise.

Hakone

One of the most popular hot spring resorts in the Kanto region, less than an hour from Tokyo.
There are 17 hot springs, each with a different quality and efficacy, and have been soothing to many literary figures since ancient times. In addition, it is a popular area that you will want to visit again and again, such as driving to enjoy the rich nature of Lake Ashi and Mt. Hakone, and visiting the many museums.

Recommended tourist spots Owakudani
Owakudani is one of Hakone's most representative viewing spots along with Lake Ashi. You can see the majestic Mt. Fuji with the mountains of Hakone, and enjoy the volcanic fields that still bear the remains of volcanic activity 400,000 years ago. Boiled eggs made using geothermal heat are also popular at the Owakudani Tourist Center, and are called black eggs because the sulfur and iron contained in the hot springs combine with the egg shells, turning them black. Masu. It is said that eating one black egg will extend your life by seven years, and many tourists buy them as souvenirs.

Kyoto

Kyoto (Kyoto, Miyako, Kyo no Miyako) is a historical city in Japan. Also called capital or Kyo. Heiankyo was established as the capital of Japan in 794, and became the political and cultural center of Japan.

Kyoto, located almost in the center of the Japanese archipelago, has an area of 4,613.21 square kilometers. This is 1.2% of the country, making it the 31st largest out of 47.
Kyoto popular attractions
Kinkakuji, Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizudera, Ginkakuji, Nijo Castle, Teradaya, etc.

Okinawa

This area occupies the inner Ryukyu Islands of the Nansei Islands, located in the south of the Japanese archipelago.
Of the Nansei Islands, Yakushima, Tanegashima, Tokara Islands, and Amami Islands belong to Kagoshima. Further south, it includes the Daito Islands and the Senkaku Islands. The climate is subtropical in most areas, with Miyakojima, Taramajima, Ishigakijima, Iriomotejima, Yonagunijima, Haterumajima, and Okidaitojima being tropical, where the average temperature in the coldest month is 18°C or higher.