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Japan  is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

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  • Locations in Chubu 

    Locations in Aichi Prefecture Locations in Ishikawa Prefecture Locations in Shizuoka Prefecture
    Locations in Fukui Prefecture Locations in Nagano Prefecture Locations in Toyama Prefecture
    Locations in Gifu Prefecture Locations in Niigata Prefecture Locations in Yamanashi Prefecture

    Locations in Chugoku

    Locations in Hiroshima Prefecture Locations in Shimane Prefecture Locations in Yamaguchi Prefecture
    Locations in Okayama Prefecture Locations in Tottori Prefecture


    1. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima and other parts of Japan. A travelogue. - Japan travelogue featuring whale restaurants, maid cafes, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima and more. Pictures, diary, audio and video available online.
    2. Around the World in 80 Clicks - Japan - Travel stories and pictures from Japan. All pictures can be downloaded and sent as a postcard for free.
    3. A Tokyo Weekend Tour - A weekend trip to Tokyo which changed Matthew Bystedt's view of Tokyo.
    4. The Foreigner - Japan - an online magazine on living, working and traveling in Japan. Featuring articles, photos, a language course and a forum.
    5. Tokyo and Side Trips - Pictures and narrative surrounding travels in and around Tokyo, including Shinjuku, Harajuku, Asakusa, Tsukiji, Mt. Fuji Hakone, and Kyoto.
    6. A Third Trip To Japan - A two week road trip on the southern Islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
    7. Japan Gourmet Expedition 2000 - Travelogue with many photos of Japanese food, drink and sightseeing in: Tokyo, Nikko, Yonezawa, Yokohama, Kyoto
    8. A Second Trip to Japan - The Kyoto area has two festivals that coincide with October 22nd - the Festival of Ages and the Fire Festival in Kurama. We managed to visit both.
    9. A Trip to Japan - Our first serious trip out of the country - Jesse, Sean and I spend two weeks in Japan.
    10. davidmetraux: Japan - A travelogue featuring David Metraux's original photographs and stories from visits in 1998 and 1999.
     

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    Japanese Ryokan
    By Arthur Golden

    For westerners whose idea of luxury is usually tied up with crescent drives, liveried servants, and grand stairways, a first-class Japanese inn may seem almost perverse in its simplicity and understatement.

  • Japan On Location May 2008  By : Steppes
    This article covers a trip to Japan
  • Okinawa Japan is A Place Apart  By : Howard Brule
    Okinawa is a Japanese prefecture which is made up of nearly 60 different islands. In fact, the name Okinawa can be translated as "rope in the open sea", a reference to the distinctive appearance of the islands as a long chain. Okinawa Japan has maintained its own language and cultural traditions separate from the Japanese mainland. 

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    About Living in Japan
    Resources and General Information for those planning to live or work in Japan.
    Books on Living in Japan
    Expatriate, Travel, Cultural & Employment Resources Books for Japan.
    Education & Language for Japan
    Information on Schools, Colleges and Universities.  Also, Font System Resources.
    Directories, Serach Engines & Indices in Japan
    Directories & Indices of Japan on the Internet.
    Real Estate in Japan
    Real Estate In Japan - Current real estate listings of properties in Japan.
    Articles On Living In Japan
    Articles On Living & Investing In Japan - Also Including Articles On Real Estate In Japan -
    Vacation Rentals In Japan
    Vacation Rentals worldwide - including Japan
    Vacation & Travel In Japan
    EscapeArtist Travel - Our new section providing unique travel to unique locations
    Embassy Resources for Japan
    Embassy Resources for Japan - On our sister site EmbassyWorld.
    Jobs in Japan
    Resources For Finding Jobs in Japan - Jobs Resources for those wishing to live and work in Japan.
    Maps of Japan
    Maps of Japan - Our own Embassy maps plus a large number of differing Japanese maps, also including city maps.
    Hospitals in Japan
    A List of Hospitals in Japan in our Hospitals section in Asia.
    Japan Travel & Tourism
    Travel and Tourism, Resorts, Education Travel Programs to Japan -
    Media & News In Japan
    News & Media from Japan - Organizations - Resources -
    Banks of Japan
    Banks of Japan - See Banks of Japan at our Banks of Asia Section.
    Search Links for Japan
    Escape Artist Search Results.


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    Locations in Hokkaido 

    Locations in Abashiri Locations in Daisetsuzan National Park Locations in Shikotsu-Toya National Park
    Locations in Akan National Park Locations in Iburi


    Akaigawa Furano Niseko Otaru
    Asahikawa Hakodate Niseko Sapporo
    Chitose Kushiro Obihiro Wakkanai
    Eniwa Kushiro Oshima
     

    Locations in Kanto 

    Locations in Chiba Prefecture Locations in Kanagawa Prefecture Locations in Tochigi Prefecture
    Locations in Gunma Prefecture Locations in Saitama Prefecture Locations in Tokyo Prefecture
    Locations in Ibaraki Prefecture
     

     Locations in Saitama Prefecture

     

    Ageo Hanno Kawaguchi Sayama
    Asaka Hanyu Kumagaya Shiki
    Chichibu Honjo Niiza Soka
    Fujimi Kasukabe Omiya Tokorozawa
    Fukaya Kawagoe Saitama

     

    Locations in Tochigi Prefecture 

    Ashikaga Nasushiobara Oyama Tochigi
    Kanuma Nikko Sano Utsunomiya
    Moka Otawara Shimotsuke

    Locations in Tokyo Prefecture 

    Akishima Higashimurayama Machida Nishitokyo
    Chofu Hino Mitaka Ome
    Fuchu Kodaira Musashimurayama Tachikawa
    Hachioji Kokubunji Musashino Tama