Fukuoka
Fukuoka
The biggest city in Kyūshū, international Fukuoka is famous for its nightlife and gastronomic scene. One dish in exacting reign’s highest – rāmen – noodles in a characteristic white broth made from pork bones: tasting sounds originate from the 400-plus rāmen shops and numerous yatai (food stalls).Fukuoka-items are apparently hard drinkers and outstandingly friendly. The city is full of clubs and bars, and it’s often likely to drink for free much of the night in swap for on-the-spot English practice. Oddly, Friday nights can be kind of dead, as many people work six days a week.
Kyoto
Kyoto, with its massive number of temples and gardens, was the royally capital between 794 and 1868, and remains the civilizing centre of Japan. Its scraped pebble gardens, sensuously contoured temple roofs and strange Shintō shrines fulfill the Japanese fantasy of every Western cliché hunter.With an astonishing 1600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shintō shrines, a trio of palaces, and dozens of grounds and museums, Kyoto is Japan’s civilizing treasure house. Seventeen of Kyoto’s olden constitutions and gardens have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Nagoya
Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-biggest city isn’t a conventional tourist intention, but it has a number of worthwhile views, some good restaurants and places to shop. In courage, this major manufacturing centre, the capital of Aichi-ken, feels like a scaled-down, less breakneck-paced Tokyo.The English-language signs spotted throughout the city make it easy to get around. Some of the most interesting restaurants, shops and nightspots can be found in the Sakae amusement district. Nagoya is also a suitable hub for day trips in central Honshū.
Osaka
Known for its down-to-earth citizens and energetic cuisine, Osaka combines historical and cultural attractions with all the pleasure of a Japanese urban phenomenon. At night Osaka is live-wired with blinking neon, indicating with promises of tako-yaki (fried octopus ball), good times and lots of beer.Often maligned by visitors as ‘ugly’ and still best viewed under the neon light of night, Osaka is currently undergoing a facelift to woo daytime visitors to its concrete and pachinko city grid. Waterfront expansions are restoring Osaka’s image as a port town and creating new attractions for tourists
Sapporo
Sapporo
On the same beer-soaked opportunity as Munich and Milwaukee, Sapporo lays undoubted claim to the title of Japan’s prepared mecca. Beer-makers Sapporo, Asahi, Kirin and a host of local microbreweries have all set up shop here, assisting to make this active city even more lively and rambunctious.The kick of Sapporo, however, comes from much more than it’s most popular export. This friendly, international city welcomes visitors with a prosperous restaurant scene, as well as countless outdoorsy chances in the craggy Hokkaidō landscape outside of town.
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The sheer level of energy is the most arresting feature of Japan’s capital city. Tokyo is a place where the vital rhythms of consumer civilization crash with the quieter moments that remain from older customs. It’s excited madness leavened by the most Zenic of calms.While it’s true the exciting vibe has a somewhat depressing flip side – shoebox housing estates and office blocks crossed by overhead expressways packed with traffic – Tokyo remains a impressive example of the ‘miracle’ of post-WWII Japan.
