Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the western end of Honshu, the largest of the islands in the Japanese archipelago. The prefecture is part of the quasi-national park Nishi-chugoku Santi. The prefecture is surrounded by the sea on three sides, these are the calm Inland Sea (Setonaikai) and the Sea of […]
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Yamanashi Prefecture is located in the southeast of Honshu, bordering western Tokyo. It is surrounded by mountains and mountain ranges that have established conservation areas, including Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Tanzawa Oyama Wildlife Sanctuary, Chichibu-Tama National Park, Yatsugatake Chushin Wildlife Sanctuary, and National Japan Southern Alps Park. The nature of the […]
Cradle of culture. Fukuoka Prefecture has been the center of the Kyushu region since the 7th century. The history of the ancient capital of the Kyushu region – the city of Dazaifu – has 500 years. There are about 6,000 plum trees of 200 species with red and white flowers, […]
Hokkaido is the second largest island in Japan after Honshu. Its area is 83,453 square meters. The population, as of September 30, 2021, is 5,310,559 people. The administrative capital of Hokkaido Prefecture is the city of Sapporo, one of Japan’s metropolises, a large-scale center of economy and industry. A Brief […]
Almost everyone who comes here for the first time expects to see a gloomy place, weighed down by memories of a tragic past, but they are met by a hospitable city open to the future. The experience of Hiroshima teaches a lot. As a symbol of the desire for peace, […]
located in the central part of the island of Honshu. The area of the prefecture is 6356 sq. km. Population – about 2 million people. The administrative center is Maebashi. It borders Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures to the north, Tochigi Prefecture to the east, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and […]
Located in the center of Honshu, Gifu Prefecture is a place that changed the course of Japanese history forever. The famous battle of Sekigahara took place in 1600 in the city of Gifu of the same name. Tokugawa Yeyasu won the battle, after which he and his heirs ruled Japan […]
FUKUI is a prefecture located almost in the center of the Japanese archipelago. Its area is relatively small – a little less than 4.2 thousand square meters. km, of which 75 percent are forests. The western hilly part of Fukui gently rolls down to the huge Wakasa Bay with dozens […]
A prefecture known for fruits and chic nature. Ehime Prefecture, located on the less visited island of Shikoku, is by no means a popular tourist destination. However, those who visit Ehime will understand what a treasure it is, hidden from the world. Surrounded by the waters of the Seto Inland […]
Chiba is located almost in the center of the island of Honshu and is bordered by the prefectures of Ibaraki in the north and Saitama in the west. From the south and east it is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean and Tokyo Bay. The north of the […]