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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

Japan

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Visit Yakushima, Kyushu

Yakushima is an island situated approximately 60 km south from the southern end of Osumi Peninsula in the southern part of Kagoshima prefecture. One fifth of the island is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Inakahama Beach, Yakushima

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Yakushima

Kyushu, Japan

Yakushima is an island situated approximately 60 km south from the southern end of Osumi Peninsula in the southern part of Kagoshima prefecture.

One fifth of the island is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Landscape and weather

There are as many as 6 mountain peaks over 1800m high including Miyanoura-dake (1935 m above sea level), the highest mountain in Kyushu, and this is what gives the island its other name - the 'Alps on the Ocean'.

Interestingly, the island is said to have one of the world's highest precipitation rates, with the heaviest rainfall in spring and summer.

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

The island's main draw is the Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine forest which is home to the abundant Yaku-sugi cedar trees which gave the island its UNESCO listing in 1994. Some of the cedars are said to be older than 5000 years and have been given individual names, such as the oldest cedar, the Jomon-sugi.