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Kansai Travel Guide
The Kansai Region (関西地方 Kansai-chihō), sometimes coterminous with the official geographical designation “Kinki Region” (近畿地方 Kinki-chihō), comprises the prefectures of Shiga (滋賀県 Shiga-ken) Mie (三重県...
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Chugoku Travel Guide
The Chūgoku Region (中国地方 Chūgoku-chihō) comprises the prefectures of Hiroshima ((広島県 Hiroshima-ken) Okayama (岡山県 Okayama-ken) Shimane (島根県 Shimane-ken) Tottori (鳥取県 Tottori-ken) Yamaguchi (山口県...
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Hokkaido Travel Guide
Hokkaidō (北海道) is the northernmost and the second largest of Japan’s four main islands. It is separated from Honshū to the south by the Tsugaru Straits (津軽海峡 Tsugaru Kaikyō) and bounded by the Sea of...
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Chubu Travel Guide
The Chūbu Region (中部地方 Chūbu-chihō) is the central part of Japan’s main island Honshū and consists of three subregions, Hokuriku on the Sea of Japan, Kōshin’etsu, the Central Highlands, and Tōkai on...
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Kanto Travel Guide
The Kantō Region (関東地方 Kantō-chihō) is Japan’s most heavily populated region and the political, economic and cultural center of the nation. It is located in east central Honshū and consists of the...
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Regions of Japan
Japan consists of eight regions. While these regions do not constitute administrative or political units, they play a traditional role in history, education, economy and also in the media. The...
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Tohoku Travel Guide
The Tohoku Region (東北地方 Tōhoku-chihō), sometimes referred to as Ōu Region (奥羽地方 Ōu-chihō), comprises the following prefectures: Akita (秋田県 Akita-ken) Aomori (青森県 Aomori-ken) Fukushima (福島県...
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Shikoku Travel Guide
The Shikoku Region (四国地方 Shikoku-chihō) consists of Shikoku (lit. “four provinces”), the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, and numerous surrounding islands. It comprises the following prefectures:...
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Kyushu Travel Guide
Kyushu (九州 Kyūshū, lit. “Nine Provinces”) comprises the following prefectures: Fukuoka (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) Saga (佐賀県 Saga-ken) Kumamoto (熊本県 Kumamoto-ken) Nagasaki (長崎県 Nagasaki-ken) Oita (大分県 Ōita-ken)...
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Okinawa Travel Guide
Composed of a chain of some sixty islands generally referred to as the Ryukyu Islands (琉球諸島 Ryūkyū-shotō), Okinawa is located south of Kyūshū and surrounded by the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean....
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