Today Honor (UKTokyoite) from Tokyotopia continues her series of guests posts on Tokyo in our Japan: A Closer Look Series. Last week she shared some advice on the practicalities of visiting Tokyo and today she will tells us about some of the great things to do and see in Japan’s capital city. Take it away […]
Today I am proud to introduce you to Honor (UKTokyoite), who has made Tokyo her home since 2001 and shares her love of the city at Tokyotopia. She writes about sightseeing, shopping, festivals and is a host of information about her adopted hometown. Over the next four weeks Honor has agreed to share some of […]
Kanagawa Prefecture is the sixth smallest prefecture in Japan with only 2,415 square kilometers of area but is home to almost 9 million people. Located adjacent to Tokyo, many of the the sights in Kanagawa are just a day trip from the city. Kanagawa’s capital city, Yokohama, is a major gateway to the Sea of […]
Saitama and Tochigi are two of the three landlocked prefectures in the Kanto region. Both are conveniently located close to Tokyo and are rich in historical sights and natural beauty. Day trips can be made to either prefecture but to really enjoy the areas you may want to plan on spending a night or two. […]
While the name of this region of Japan may not sound familiar it is one of the areas in Japan most visited by tourists as it includes the major cities of Tokyo and Yokohama. The Kanto region occupies less that ten percent of Japan’s land mass but is home to approximately one-third of the country’s […]
Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi Prefectures are the last three of the nine prefectures that make up the Chubu region of Japan and will complete our Closer Look at the area. We’ve already taken a closer look at Aichi, Fukui & Gifu Prefectures as well as Ishikawa, Nagano & Niigata Prefectures. If you are planning a […]
Ishikawa, Nagano and Niigata Prefectures are just three of the nine prefectures that make up the Chubu region of Japan and are the subject of A Closer Look at Chubu Part 2. Last week we took a closer look at Aichi, Fukui & Gifu Prefectures and Shizuoka, Toyama, and Yamanashi will round out our closer […]
The Chubu region of Japan lies in the center the country’s main island, Honshu, and has coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Japan Sea. The region is home to more than 21 million people and is made up of nine prefectures. Due to the size of the region, the Closer Look at the […]
The Tohokuo region of Japan includes six prefectures – in Japan: A Closer Look at Tohoku – Part 1 you learned about some of the sights and activities that can be enjoyed by visitors to Akita, Aomori and Fukushima prefectures and in part 2 we will cover Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. The Tohoku region […]
Tohoku is Japanese for “northeast” and the region occupies the northern area of honshu, Japan’s main island. Hokkaido is Tohoku’s neighbor to the north, while Chubu lies to the southeast and Kanto to the southwest. Six prefectures (provinces or states) make up the the Tohoku region: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Part 1 […]
