May 20, 2013 | Felicity | Seasonal and Events, Travel Interests | No Comments
Many Japanese festivals have their origin in Chinese culture, but during the centuries they have changed a lot. These festive occasions are very significant for local people and for tourists as well. Some festivals are celebrated all around Japan, but there are other festivals which characterize only a particular area of the country or a city.May is one of the most beautiful months of the... [read more]
TAGS: Japanese festivals, Japanese festivals in May, most beautiful festivals May 17, 2013 | Kido | Destinations, Sights, Travel Interests, Yokohama | No Comments
Yokohama, the second largest city of the country, is one of the most important cities of Japan. It is a major port town, as well as a significant touristic city. Yokohama has hundreds of touristic sights, including parks, Japanese gardens, shopping districts, restaurants, museums, etc.Yokohama has ten outstanding museums, including art, food, industrial and nautical museums. All of them are ve... [read more]
TAGS: museums in Yokohama, Yokohama, Yokohama museums May 14, 2013 | Gigi | Nature and Outdoor, Travel Interests | No Comments
More than 70 percent of the Japanese Archipelago is covered by mountains: the country has more than 300 peaks over 1000 meters, and several ones under 1000 meters. Because of this, several amazing waterfalls can be found here. Four of these are taller than 250 meters, namely the Hannoki-No-Taki and the Shomyo-Daki waterfalls. The waterfalls of Kairagi-No-Taki and Hagoromo-No-Taki are high... [read more]
TAGS: Japanese waterfalls, tallest waterfalls in Japan, waterfalls, waterfalls in Japan 
Many Japanese festivals have their origin in Chinese culture, but during the centuries they have changed a lot. These festive occasions are very significant for local people and for tourists as well. Some festivals are celebrated all around Japan, but there are other festivals which characterize only a particular area of the country or a city.May is one of the most beautiful months of the year: the cherry blossoming is just finished and the nature is becoming more and more green. Many J... [read more]
Yokohama, the second largest city of the country, is one of the most important cities of Japan. It is a major port town, as well as a significant touristic city. Yokohama has hundreds of touristic sights, including parks, Japanese gardens, shopping districts, restaurants, museums, etc.Yokohama has ten outstanding museums, including art, food, industrial and nautical museums. All of them are very interesting and they all worth a visit. This article will present one museum from each of the pre... [read more]
More than 70 percent of the Japanese Archipelago is covered by mountains: the country has more than 300 peaks over 1000 meters, and several ones under 1000 meters. Because of this, several amazing waterfalls can be found here. Four of these are taller than 250 meters, namely the Hannoki-No-Taki and the Shomyo-Daki waterfalls. The waterfalls of Kairagi-No-Taki and Hagoromo-No-Taki are higher than 350 meters.According to the country's information, Japan has 517 waterfalls which have n... [read more]
Kobe, Japan's fifth largest city is located on Honshu island and it is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. As part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area it is a very important city. Kobe has more than 1.5 million inhabitants and it is located between Rokko Mountains and the sea and they are providing quite stunning views from the city.The city had serious losses in 1995. when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake caused the death of more than 5000 people. Nowadays the city is recovered and... [read more]
Yokohama is a typical modern Japanese city, with a large metropolitan area; tall and modern buildings, huge shopping districts and amazing sights. But a city with more than 3.7 million inhabitants needs green places as well. All Japanese cities have a significant number of parks and Japanese gardens. These gardens are symbols of the country, as well as parts of Japanese culture.Parks and gardens are important not only for the city's inhabitants, but for tourists and for the environment a... [read more]
Since Japan is located on a large group of islands, it is surrounded by water: like the Sea of Japan, East China Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Korea Strait and the Pacific Ocean. The wildlife of these seas is very unique and diverse. If we consider the fact that more than 3000 types of fish live in Japanese waters (for example red sea bream, goblin shark, frilled shark, mudskippers, etc). As an interesting fact, we cam mention that the world's northernmost coral reef is located at the coasts of Ts... [read more]
As we already know, Japan has surprisingly beautiful landscapes: mountains, volcanoes, shores, lakes and so on. Fuji Five Lakes is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Japan. This place is perfect for both hiking and mountain climbing: the lakes are located at the base of the country's highest mountain, Mount Fuji.Fuji Five Lakes is the collective name of the following lakes: of Kawaguchi, Motosu, Saiko, Shoji and Yamanaka. All these lakes are above the sea level with approxi... [read more]
Kyushu is one of the four main islands of the Japanese Archipelago. It is the third largest and the southernmost big island as well. The island is divided into seven prefectures and from all these areas, Fukuoka is the largest city. The name of the island origins from the Japanese expressions for 'Nine states' and 'West of the Pacified area'.The island of Kyushu is mainly a mountainous area, enriched with active volcanoes and other tectonic phenomena, such as the famous hot springs or o... [read more]
Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan. With 3.7 million inhabitants, Yokohama is the biggest incorporated city in the country. The city is located on the main island, on Honshu and it is one of the most developed cities of The Land of the Rising Sun.Located in Tokyo Bay, Yokohama is a very important port besides Tokyo, Hakata, Osaka, Kobe and Nagoya. Yokohama is a place every tourist should visit: traditional buildings and temples are available here, as well as modern skyscrapers ... [read more]
Tokyo is definitely a very interesting city: a combination of modern and traditional Japanese aspects. The capital is also an important cultural center, with many museums, theaters, traditional inns and cinemas. The majority of Tokyo's cinemas are located in the central area of the city and in shopping centers. Toho is the dominant cinema chain in the city: its 11 theaters play English movies as well. In Japan, non-English movies are not dubbed, they only have subtitles in Japanese. T... [read more]
