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Japan Photos
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HIROSHIMA PHOTOS
Because of the events of August 6, 1945, western Honshu's largest city needs little introduction. HIROSHIMA has become a byword for the devastating
 Hiroshima Photos
Hiroshima Travel guide
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KAMAKURA PHOTOS
A small, relaxed town trapped between the sea and a circle of wooded hills one hour's train ride south of Tokyo, KAMAKURA is steeped in history.....
Kamakura Photos
Kamakura Travel guide
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KOBE PHOTOS
An historic port and distinct city in its own right, KOBE, the capital of Hyogo-ken, now seems more like the fashionable western suburb of sprawling Osaka, 33km east around...
Kobe Photos
Kobe Travel guide
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KYOTO PHOTOS
The capital of Japan for more than a thousand years, KYOTO is endowed with an almost overwhelming legacy of ancient Buddhist temples, majestic palaces and gardens of every...
Kyoto Photos
Kyoto Travel guide
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MATSUMOTO PHOTOS
Some 50km southwest of Nagano across the Hijiri Kogen mountains is the prefecture's second largest city, MATSUMOTO , justly famous for its splendid castle..
Matsumoto Photos
Matsumoto Travel guide
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MATSUSHIMA PHOTOS
The modern town of MATSUSHIMA is little more than a strip of resort hotels and souvenir shops, but its origins go back to 828 AD, when Zen priests founded a temple overlooking...
Matsushima Photos
Matsushima Travel guide
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NAGASAKI PHOTOS
As the passage into the harbour widened we had our first glimpse of Nagasaki town in the haze of the morning, nestled in a most beautiful inlet at the foot of wooded hills.
Nagasaki Photos
Nagasaki Travel guide
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NAGOYA PHOTOS
Japan's fourth largest city is NAGOYA, the capital of Aichi-ken and major transport hub on central Honshu's industrial southern coast. Completely rebuilt after a...
Nagoya Photos
Nagoya Travel guide
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NARA PHOTOS
NARA was the capital of Japan before Tokyo, a town some 35km further south in an area which is regarded as the birthplace of Japanese civilization.
Nara Photos
Nara Travel guide
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NIKKO PHOTOS
If you make one trip from Tokyo, it should be to the pilgrim town of NIKKO, 128km north of the capital, with a World Heritage-listed shrine complex set amid splendid mountains.
Nikko Photos
Nikko Travel guide
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OKAYAMA PHOTOS
The main reason for stopping off in the capital of Okayama-ken, OKAYAMA, 730km west of Tokyo, is to stretch your legs in its famous garden, Korakuen.
Okayama Photos
Okayama Travel guide
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OSAKA PHOTOS
The urban equivalent of the Elephant Man, OSAKA, Japan's third largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama, yearns to be loved despite its ugliness.
Osaka Photos
Osaka Travel guide
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SAPPORO PHOTOS
With a population of some 1.75 million, Hokkaido's booming capital SAPPORO is the fifth largest city in Japan and you're almost bound to pass through it.
Sapporo Photos
Sapporo Travel guide
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SHIMODA PHOTOS
Nearly halfway down the peninsula, ITO port was where Will Adams launched Japan's first Western-style sailing ships , but there's nothing really to stop for until you reach SHIMODA.
Shimoda Photos
Shimoda Travel guide
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TAKAMATSU PHOTOS
On the northern coast of Shikoku, breezily cosmopolitan TAKAMATSU , the capital city of Kagawa-ken , is likely to be your first stop on Shikoku.
Takamatsu Photos
Takamatsu Travel guide
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TOKYO PHOTOS
On the edge of the Orient, TOKYO - the last great conurbation before the yawning chasm of the Pacific Ocean - is one of the world's most perplexing cities.
Tokyo Photos
Tokyo Travel guide
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YOKOHAMA PHOTOS
Thanks to its open harbour-frontage and generally low-rise skyline, YOKOHAMA feels far more spacious and airy than neighbouring Tokyo.
Yokohama Photos
Yokohama Travel guide
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