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Reasons To
Visit Japan

  • City life

    Modern and exciting cities make up much of the Japanese landscape, encapsulated by sleek bullet trains, flashing neon lights and dizzying skyscrapers. Scratch the surface to find hidden temples, preserved samurai quarters and local markets.

    City life
  • Food

    From delicate sashimi to prime grade steaks washed down with a local beer or a cup of hot sake, every mouthful you try in Japan will certainly be memorable and more often than not, delicious.

    Food
  • Ryokan accommodation

    A stay in a Japanese ryokan inn is an unbeatable opportunity to experience true Japanese hospitality, including kaiseki cuisine, hot onsen baths and sleeping on a tatami mat.

    Ryokan accommodation
  • Scenery

    Although the image of Japan is that of skyscrapers and flashing neon, most of the country is rural, rugged and mountainous, providing excellent walking and hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter.

    Scenery
  • Temples & shrines

    Kyoto alone has over 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines paying homage to a number of different deities and gods. Enter the through the large torii gate and contemplate.

    Temples & shrines
  • Traditional culture

    From tea ceremonies and flower arrangements to lavish Geisha attended kaiseki banquets, Japanese culture is the most refined and elaborate in the world.

    Traditional culture

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Visit Aso, Kyushu

Located in the heart of the world's biggest caldera, Aso is a great place to base yourself for exploring nearby Mount Aso.

Aso

Kyushu, Japan

Located in the heart of the world's biggest caldera, Aso is a great place to base yourself for exploring nearby Mount Aso.

The flat floor of the caldera with the lines of hills creating a perfect wall around is an incredible sight. Nearer to Mount Aso you can wander or hire horses to ride through the grassland scenery at the foot of the still-active volcano.

Viewing the volcano

If the weather and the activity inside the volcano permits, you can take a cable car to the rim, but otherwise you can see what's going on inside the mountain through the live camera display in the Volcano Museum. The lack of English signage means that the rest of this rather expensive museum holds little interest to the foreign visitor, but if you do go in the 15-minute film show is a must for connoisseurs of tack!

Other places within Kyushu

Beppu

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Fukuoka

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Kagoshima

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Kirishima National Park

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Kumamoto

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Kurokawa

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Nagasaki

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Yakushima

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Yufuin

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Aso

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