No other country in the world revels in the juxtaposition of tradition and modernity, nature and artifice, as does Japan.
Japan is the subject of more gullible and misguided musings than perhaps any other place in the world: the best way to approach it is to discard your preconceptions.
Somewhere between the elegant formality of Japanese manners and the candid, sometimes boisterous exchanges that take place over a few drinks, between the sanitised shopping malls and the unexpected rural festivals, everyone finds their own vision of Japan.
Whether you end up taking photos of a reproduction Eiffel Tower, surfing an indoor wave, shacking up in a love hotel or kipping down in a capsule, you'll do best to come with an open mind and be prepared to be surprised.
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- Chubu (central
- Chugoku (southern part of Honshu
Island)
- Hokkaido (the Norther Island, incl. Sapporo)
- Kanto (the Capital Area)
- Kansai / Kinki (Central Honshu Island)
- Kyushu (the South of Honshu
- Shikoku (Remote Island southeast of
Honshu)
- Tohoku (the North of Honshu Island)
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