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Tours
& Travels - Asian Tourist Spots - Japan Tourism |
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Tourism
has a vital part of the Japanese economy and society.
It comprises both a vibrant domestic sector and
over eight million entries each year by foreigners.
The tourist destination places such as Nikko World
Historical Site, various attractions in Tokyo
and Kyoto, Mount Fuji, world-class ski resorts
such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, the shinkansen,
Indoor beach and well-developed hotel and onsen
network etc are well attracted by both natives
and foreign visitors.
Regional wise important tour attraction places
are given below:
Hokkaido
Shiretoko ……… ………National
park on an unspoiled peninsula
Daisetsuzan.... ………Hokkaido's
largest and wildest national park
Rishiri and Rebun…… Small islands
near Hokkaido's northern tip
Niseko………………..
Leading snow resort with lots of powder snow
Noboribetsu………….. Hokkaido's
most famous hot spring resort.
Akan National Park…. National park with
beautiful lakes
Lake Shikotsu……… Picturesque
caldera lake near Sapporo.
Tohoku
Matsushima………. Scenic bay dotted
by pine clad islets.
Dewa Sanzan……. Three sacred mountains
with shrines.
Kanto
Tokyo ……………. Japan's
capital city
Kamakura…………. Small city
full of historic treasures
Nikko ……………………..
Nikko Toshogu, Ieyasu's mausoleum.
Hakone………………
National park with views of Mount Fuji.
Kairakuen Garden…. Spacious garden, famous
for plum trees.
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Indoor
beach Japan
- Japan's Ocean Dome, is the world's largest indoor
water park measuring 300 meters in length, 100
meters in width with a retractable roof. It is
listed in the Guinness Book of world Records as
the world's largest indoor water park |
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Chubu
Takayama ………………..
Preserves one of Japan's nicest old towns.
Kanazawa …………….
City rich in culture and history.
Kamikochi………………
Popular mountain resort in the Japanese Alps.
Yudanaka Onsen…….. Hot spring resort-
famous for bathing monkeys.
Shirakawa-go………… Mountainous
region
Yuzawa ………………..
One of Japan's leading ski resort towns
Nagano ………………..
Former Olympic city ;famous for its temple.
Kansai
Kyoto …………………..Old
capital of Japan
Mount Koya ……………
Atmospheric Temple Mountain
Himeji ………………….
Site of Japan's most beautiful feudal castle
Osaka ………………….
Largest city of the Kinki Region
Ise Shima …………………..
Site of Japan's most sacred Shinto shrines
Yoshino ………………..
Japan's most famous cherry blossom spot
Miho Museum …………. Unique
art museum in the mountains
Chugoku
Miyajima …………………
Island known for its shrine and large torii gate.
Hiroshima…………………Regional
capital with a tragic history
Okayama …………………
Famous for one of Japan's three best gardens
Kyushu
Yakushima ……………..
Subtropical Island with ancient cedar forest
Nagasaki…………………Attractive
port city with a moved history
Kirishima………………..
National Park with volcanic mountain range
Mount Aso………. …….Largest
volcanic crater
Okinawa
Yaeyama Islands ……..Okinawa's southernmost
island group.
Okinawa Island ……… Okinawa's
main island.
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