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

••• Tokyo Japan's capital and largest city. ••• Nikko Site of Nikko Toshogu, Ieyasu's mausoleum. •• Ogasawara Islands Remote islands 1000 kilometers south of Tokyo. •• Kamakura Small city full of historic treasures. • Hakone National park with views of Mount Fuji. • Kusatsu Onsen One of Japan's best hot spring towns. • Yokohama Japan's second largest city. • Oze ...

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. The Izu and Ogasawara Islands are also part of Tokyo. Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. Previously a small castle town, Edo became Japan's political center in …

The following is a suggested itinerary for first time travelers to Japan who spend 21 days and 20 nights in Japan, and arrive/depart from Tokyo 's Narita Airport.

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Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō, HND), formally known as Tokyo International Airport, is located less than 30 minutes south of central Tokyo, considerably closer to the city center than Narita Airport, Tokyo's other airport. Compared to Narita Airport, Haneda Airport handles significantly more domestic flights, but fewer international flights. It …

In a side trip from Tokyo, visit Nikko, home to Toshogu, Japan's most lavishly decorated shrine and the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Japan's most iconic volcano and highest mountain, Mount Fuji, has been worshiped as a sacred mountain for centuries and had an immeasurable impact on Japanese culture, while it is recognized as a symbol of Japan across the world.

The following are Japanese national holidays and some of the most important other annual nationwide events. In addition, there are countless local annual festivals. Shops, restaurants and tourist attractions in Japan are generally open on national holidays, except on New Year. If a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is …

Yokohama (横浜) is Japan's second largest city with a population of over three million. Yokohama is located less than half an hour south of Tokyo by train and is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. Towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1868), during which Japan maintained a policy of self-isolation, Yokohama's port was one of the first to open to foreign trade in 1859. Consequently ...