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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 Tsumago, Japan

Tsumago lies midway along the ancient Nakasendo Highway, the main route linking Kyoto and Edo (modern day Tokyo) in days of the Shogun. It is one of the finest traditional post towns in Japan.

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Tsumago

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Hidden in the beautiful Kiso Valley lies one of the finest traditional post towns in Japan.

Tsumago lies midway along the ancient Nakasendo Highway, the main route linking Kyoto and Edo (modern day Tokyo) in days of the Shogun. At one time this was the busiest thoroughfare in Japan, with a contemporary foreign visitor comparing the travelling retinue with ants, such was their number.

 As the route passed into disuse the post towns that lined the road became backwaters, cut off from the progress that was changing the rest of Japan and leaving a tangible reminder of a different day.

Recently the town of Tsumago chose to preserve its unique character by banning any external appearances of the modern world; no TV antenna or telephone pylons are allowed in the village centre to ruin the illusion.

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