Japan consists of four main islands and many smaller islands, notably Okinawa. Honshu, by far the largest and most populated island, is divided into five regions.
- Hokkaido - northernmost island, and snowy frontier. Famous for its wide open spaces and cold winters.
- Tohoku - north-east Honshu, for seafood, skiing and hot springs
- Kanto - coastal plain of Honshu, includes the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama
- Chubu - mountainous middle region of Honshu, dominated by the Japan Alps and Japan’s fourth-largest city Nagoya
- Kansai - western region of Honshu, ancient capital of culture and commerce, including the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe
- Chugoku - south-westernmost Honshu, a rural region best known for the cities of Hiroshima and Shimonoseki. Not to be confused with China which shares the same name in Japanese.
- Shikoku - smallest of the 4 main islands, a destination for Buddhist pilgrims, and Japan’s best white-water rafting
- Kyushu - southernmost of the 4 main islands, birthplace of Japanese civilization; largest cities Fukuoka and Kitakyushu
- Okinawa - semi-tropical southern island chain reaching out toward Taiwan; formerly the independent Ryukyu Kingdom until it was annexed by Japan in 1879, its traditional customs and architecture are significantly different from the rest of Japan.
Japan has thousands of cities; these are nine of the most important to the traveller.
- Tokyo - the capital and main financial centre, modern and densely populated.
- Hiroshima - large port city, the first city to be destroyed by an atomic bomb
- Kanazawa - historic city on the west coast
- Kyoto - ancient capital of Japan, considered the cultural heart of the country, with many ancient Buddhist temples and gardens
- Nagasaki - ancient port city in Kyushu,the second city to be destroyed by an atom bomb
- Nara - first capital of a united Japan, with many Buddhist shrines, and historical buildings
- Osaka - large and dynamic city located in the Kansai region
- Sapporo - largest city in Hokkaido, famous for its snow festival
- Sendai - largest city in the Tohoku region, known as the city of forests due to its tree lined avenues and wooded hills
See Japan’s Top 3 for some sights and places held in the high esteem by the Japanese themselves, and Off the beaten track in Japan for a selection of fascinating but less well known destinations throughout the country.
- Mount Fuji - iconic snow-topped volcano, and highest peak in Japan (3776m)
- 88 Temple Pilgrimage - an arduous 1,647 km trail around the island of Shikoku
- Narrow Road to the Deep North - a route around northern Japan immortalized by Japan’s most famous haiku poet
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