Hokkaido
Hakodate, known throughout Japan for having one of the worlds best
night view atop Mt. Hakodate along with the picturesque
neighborhoods of steep slopes with lines of Zelkova trees in the
Motomachi District
Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido and the 5th largest city in Japan,
this is also where most of the population of Hokkaido gathers, we
will be covering locations such as Susukino, Sapporos
entertainment district, Mt. Moiwa which offers a spectacular view
of Sapporo city, Nijo fresh food market, Historic Village of
Hokkaido and the Shiroi Koibito Park operated by Ishiya, the
manufacturer of Shiroi Koibito cookies which certainly makes for an
excellent gift for your friends and families
Otaru, ½ hour northwest of Sapporo by train, this might have been
one of the main highlights with attractions such as the Otaru
Canals, a romantic and mesmerizing canal lined with incandescent
gas lamps along with rows of old warehouses, Otaru also has
excellent works of arts such as their revered glassware and
beautiful music boxes
Furano & Biei are located in central Hokkaido, known for their
picturesque rural landscape and dry powder snow in winter, this
will also be the location for a hot-air balloon trip, everyone
should have this experience at least once in their lifetime at over
1000m you'll often see the natural phenomenon known as diamond
dust, which makes it appear as though thousands of diamonds are
flying around you. On a clear day the views stretch over the fields
and over many of the snow covered peaks.
Wakkanai located far to thenorth of Hokkaido, its the northernmost
city and also known as the Wind City. 10 minutes away by bus is
the location of Wakkanai lighthouse, an excellent spot for view
sunsets well below the horizons
Kanto-
Tokyo, the Tokyo is also one of Japan's 47 prefectures, but is
called a metropolis (to) rather than a prefecture (ken). The
metropolis of Tokyo consists of 23 city wards (ku), 26 cities, 5
towns and 8 villages, including the Izu and Ogasawara Islands,
several small Pacific Islands in the south of Japan's main island
Honshu.The 23 city wards (ku) are the center of Tokyo and make up
about one third of the metropolis' area, while housing roughly
eight of Tokyo's approximately twelve million residents.Prior to
1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. A small castle town in the 16th
century, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603 when Tokugawa
Ieyasu established his feudal government there. A few decades
later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities.
This includes heart of Tokyo Shinjuku, fashionable Shibuya, the hip
and trendy Harajuku, Omotesando, the man-made island Odaiba, the
city in a city Roppongi, the up-market Ginza, futuristic Tokyo Dome
City and the electric town Akihabara. Well also be making visits
to several shrines and other places of interests such as
Meiji-jingu shrine, Sensoji temple, Yasukuni shrine, Tsukiji fish
market and a trip to the top of the 333m tall Tokyo Tower
Fuji Go-Ko, the Fuji Five Lake region is located at the foot of Mt
Fuji at an altitude of roughly 1000 meters above sea level in
mountainous Yamanashi Prefecture. It is one of the best places to
view Mount Fuji from a close distance, Onsen visits would be one of
the highlights of this area
Yokohama, with a population of over three million people, Yokohama
is Japan's second largest city. It is located less than 30 minutes
south of Tokyo by train, and is the capital city of Kanagawa
Prefecture. Sights includes Minato Mirai 21 Yokohamas futuristic
town centre, Yokohama Chinatown, the worlds largest Chinatown to
date, Akarengas red brick warehouses and Waterfront Promenade
which offers an excellent view of Minato Mirai 21.
Kamakura is a very popular tourist destination. Sometimes called
the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, Kamakura offers numerous temples,
shrines and other historical monuments. Places of interest includes
the ageless Great Buddha statue, the highly important Tsurugaoka
Hachimangu shrine and the Hase temple which is famous for its
wooden Kannon statue.
