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Japan Destinations
The following destinations in Japan have been documented in EarthDocumentary and its associated sites:
  1. 2008 Japan Heritage Tour - Group Shots
  2. Nachi Waterfall, Wakayama Prefecture
  3. Osaka
  4. Tokyo
  5. Torii of Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima Prefecture
  6. Yamanakako, Wakayama Prefecture


Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Mount Fuji, as seen from Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.   (Public Domain Image)


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Fast Facts about Japan
  • Official Name: Japan
  • Capital: Tokyo (8,300,000, metropolitan area: 31,800,000)
  • Population of Japan: 127,417,200
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Currency: yen
  • Religions: Shinto (85%), Buddhism, others
  • Size: 377,835 sq km (145,883 sq miles)
  • Region: Asia
  • Sightseeing places in Japan

    Osaka
    Osaka
    Yamanakako
    Yamanakako

    Where to stay in Japan

    Click on the name of the towns listed below to view hostels and budget accommodation available for booking there.

    Click here for Budget Hostel Listing with Price and Room Availability
  • Aomori
  • Beppu City
  • Beppu Spa Resort
  • Fukuoka City
  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Gifu City
  • Gifu Gero Spa
  • Gunma
  • Hakodate
  • Hakone National Park
  • Hida Takayama
  • Hiroshima
  • Hokkaido
  • Ise-shima National Park
  • Izu Peninsula
  • Kagoshima
  • Kanazawa
  • Kansai International Airport
  • Kinugawa Spa (Nikko National Park)
  • Kitakyushu city
  • Kobe
  • Kochi
  • Kumamoto-shi
  • Kurashiki city
  • Kyoto
  • Matsuyama Dogo Spa
  • Minakami
  • Mount Fuji
  • Myoko
  • Nagano
  • Nagasaki
  • Nagoya
  • Nara
  • Nara (Sakurai city)
  • Narita City
  • Narita International Airport
  • Nasu
  • Nikko
  • Okinawa
  • Osaka
  • Sapporo
  • Shizuoka
  • Tanabe
  • Tokyo
  • Ureshino Spa
  • Volcano Aso
  • Yokohama

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    Sightseeing Tours of Japan

    The following are local tours that are available for you to book:
  • HIROSHIMA Sightseeing Tours Events & Attractions from Viator
  • KYOTO Sightseeing Tours Events & Attractions from Viator
  • OSAKA Sightseeing Tours Events & Attractions from Viator
  • SAPPORO Sightseeing Tours Events & Attractions from Viator
  • TOKYO Sightseeing Tours Events & Attractions from Viator








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