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Suggested Itinerary
Eight weeks of Japan Travel plans in photos |
| For people who hesitate on how to make the most of the site you
may follow the Suggested Itinerary guide below, which breaks
down the entire collection into a rather extensive, but none the
less interesting eight weeks of traveling Japan ( through pictures
in this case ). Follow through the regions to any depth you like,
probably the best idea if you're up for visiting the site more than
once is to actually break down the list into eight occasions. But
if you have already made up your mind on what you liked and what
you didn't really cared about, you may as well skip some parts.
After all the whole point is to be entertained... |
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Photo Guide
Week 1
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Tokyo Scenes 3 - Tokyo Street Fashion
Young and Popular Tokyo. Shibuya, Harajuku,
Daikanyama...
An ultramodern, people oriented city, the young and
energetic face of Tokyo. |
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Tokyo - Shibuya |
Jingumae, Harajuku |
Tokyo - Yoyogi |
Shibuya, Harajuku, Yoyogi,
Ebisu, Akihabara, Daikanyama
( 250 photos ) - Tokyo
Street Fashion ( view this album only ) |
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Week 2
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| Narita - Stroll
through a relaxed countryside with classic small town
scenes of residential streets and alleys. Home of a
beautiful, large Buddhist temple complex on Narita-san,
and a tourist-oriented but nonetheless attractive main
street. |
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Narita main street |
Narita-san |
Narita-san |
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( 25 photos ) - Narita ( view
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Tokyo Scenes 2 -
Tokyo City Downtowns
Old & Modern markets, buildings, gardens in Shinjuku,
Ueno...
Images on the real downtown's of the city, centers for
and of all ages older than Shibuya and Harajuku. Scenes
from classic shitamachi arcades, and the world famous
views in Shinjuku. A collection on both the sometimes
overly busy shopping streets and all the nearby gardens
and parks, beautifully maintained traditional escapes
once only for the imperial family, now open to everyone. |
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Tokyo - Ueno |
Tokyo - Rikugien |
Tokyo - Shinjuku |
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Ikebukuro, Komagome, Rikugien, Shinjuku,
Ueno, Yotsuya
( 112 photos ) - Tokyo
City Downtowns ( view this album only )
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| Yokohama - Huge
port city with a gigantic collection of 21st century
architecture at the Minato Mirai complex. Also hosts
many museums and parks by the bay, and the main attraction,
a sparkling gold, red and blue chinatown catering to
the entire Kanto region. |
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Minato Mirai 21 |
Yamashita Park |
Chinatown |
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( 80 photos ) - Yokohama
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Tokyo Scenes 5 - Tokyo Tour
through atmospheric areas, visit the Budokan,
take a walk in Kanda...
A closer look at some of the most unique and atmospheric
districts of Tokyo, including Kitanomaru Koen, the park
which gives home to the Nippon Budokan national martial
arts hall, Jinbocho or "Book Town" in the
middle of the university district of Kanda and some
nice views on how spacious Tokyo can be, near the Ochanomizu
station. |
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Ochanomizu |
Jinbocho Book Town |
Nippon Budokan |
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Kanda, Jinbocho, Ochanomizu, Kitanomaru
Koen, Nippon Budokan
( 27 photos ) - Tokyo
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Tokyo Scenes 7 - Tokyo Bay, Tokyo
Architecture
Modern Tokyo in contrast with the suburbs and age old
gardens.
A quick tour round the 21st century complex of SIO-SITE,
a fine collection on modern architecture, coexisting
with the graceful gardens of Hama Rikyu in Shinbashi.
Also featured is the Rainbow Bridge passing over the
entire Odaiba Bay area directly to the parks and amazing
structures of Tokyo Teleport, and finally some additional
scenes from Shinagawa, Tokyo Dome City, Mejiro, and
suburban Tokyo life in Yoga. |
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Tokyo Teleport |
Hama Rikyu Garden |
Rainbow Bridge |
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Shinbashi, Odaiba bay, Shinagawa,
Tokyo Dome, Tamagawa, Yoga, Mejiro
( 63 photos ) - Tokyo
Bay, Architecture ( view this album only )
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Week 5
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| Kyoto - Still
the historic capital it has ever been, guarding most
of the Japanese cultural, religious and architectural
heritage while being able to serve as a modern age city
at the same time. |
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Kyoto Station |
Kyoto - Shoren In |
Kyoto - Chion In |
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( 78 photos ) - Kyoto
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| Kyoto - Arashiyama
- The northwestern area of Kyoto, with its own train
lines leading to an unbelievable district of Buddhist
temples, bamboo groves, hillside gardens, Shinto shrines
and the colorful atmospheric facilities around the stations
catering to the visitors who arrive from all over Japan. |
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Takebayashi dori |
Tenryu Ji |
Jojakko Ji |
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( 54 photos ) - Arashiyama,
Kyoto ( view this album only )
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| Kyoto, Kurama - Kibune
- The twin valleys hidden on the northernmost of
Kyoto offer an unforgettable walk by Kibune river, with
classic ryokans ( Japanese inns ) and restaurants built
in complete harmony with their surroundings, hiking
trails in the mountains and a traditional onsen ( hot
spring spa ) in Kurama. |
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Kibune |
Kibunegawa |
Kibune Jinja |
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( 45 photos ) - Kurama,
Kibune, Kyoto ( view this album only )
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Week 6
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| Osaka - The heart of Kansai, and
probably the second most important city of Japan, the
lively and modern Osaka is a one-of-a-kind modern merchant
city with an attitude. The most famous historic sight
is the Osaka castle which stands right in the middle
of the city, equally far from the business complexes
and the busy station of Umeda ( north ) and the unbelievably
vibrant entertainment districts of Namba, Ebisubashi
and Dotonbori ( south ). Also an unforgettable sight
is the amazingly well preserved and still functional
retro entertainment district, Shinsekai ( New World
) which hosts one of the icons of the city, the Tsutenkaku
tower, the Tenpozan bay area, and the serpentine walkway
through the three-story high Osaka Aquarium. |
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Shinsaibashi Suji |
Shinsekai |
Osakajo |
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Osaka city (Umeda, Namba, bay area,
Ebisubashi, Dotonbori), Osakajo, Shinsekai
( 110 photos ) - Osaka
pictures, selected attractions ( view this album
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| Nara - Relaxed parks and temples
of a historic city no grade schooler will miss the class
trip for. Home of the world's largest wooden structure
the Nandai Mon gate, and one of the biggest Buddha statues,
at Daibutsu Den, all in an amazing huge park with a
definitely one-of-a-kind atmosphere of ( sacred ) Japanese
deer walking about by the side of residents and visitors,
hunting for anyone who purchased them some senbei (
crackers ). |
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Daibutsu Den |
Todaiji - Nandai mon |
Kofukuji - Pagoda |
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( 32 photos ) - Nara
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Week 7
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| Kamakura - Among being a well known
destination for its many Buddhist temples and shrines,
it's also in fact a beautiful ocean-side city. |
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Wakamiya dori |
Kamakura beach |
Kamakura restaurant |
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( 33 photos ) - Kamakura
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Tokyo Scenes 1 -
Tokyo Guide, Sightseeing
If you only have a day, and want some pictures of Asakusa...
A tour around some of the, if not the most famous historic
sights in Tokyo, often seen on the first page of travel
guides, the beautiful temple complex of Senso-Ji in
Asakusa, the Asakusa Jinja ( shrine ), Azumabashi and
the gates of the Hie Jinja in Akasaka. |
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Asakusa - Senso-Ji |
Hozo Mon gate |
Asakusa - Senso-Ji |
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Akasaka, Asakusa, Azumabashi
( 30 photos ) - Tokyo
Guide, Sightseeing ( view this album only )
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Tokyo Scenes 4 -
Tokyo, extended travel guide
for Tourists who stay (shopping and dining). Ginza,
Tokyo Tower...
More famous town centers in Tokyo, both historic and
modern, with the elite shopping and entertainment district
of Ginza, which name would probably ring a bell to anyone,
the Tokyo Tower and the view it offers on the city,
the innermost of Tokyo, Yurakucho station and the Tokyo
Forum in the Marunouchi district. ( With but a glimpse
on Mori Tower, the icon of the (in)famous high-tech
business and tourist center, Roppongi. ) |
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Ginza |
Tokyo - Yurakucho |
Ginza |
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Ginza, Marunouchi, Tokyo Tower, Roppongi
( 35 photos ) - Tokyo
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Tokyo Scenes 6 -
Tokyo Shop and Fashion Guide
Clothing and food stores in Jiyugaoka, Shimokita and
Koenji.
Open air town centers with great atmosphere, a different
view on how Tokyo can be much more cozier if you take
the effort to find the right place for you. Shimokita
is the young oriented small center for fashion, music,
clubs and theater or just hanging around aimlessly,
browsing a much more calm neighborhood than of the downtown's
Koenji with its atmospheric shotengai of small shops,
restaurants and cafes to the north and the PAL avenue
shopping arcade to the south. And Jiyugaoka, the most
popular among people who don't mind higher prices for
the right surroundings, its gourmet cuisine, fashion
or home decoration. |
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Shimokita |
Koenji |
Koenji - Look |
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Shimokita, Koenji, Jiyugaoka
( 62 photos ) - Tokyo
Shop, Fashion Guide ( view this album only )
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Week 8
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| Aomori - The northernmost larger
city of Honshu ( Main Island ) and an important passageway
to even further north, Hokkaido, also serving as a regional
center for the area. |
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Aomori Bay Bridge |
Aomori city
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Auga mall |
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( 46 photos ) - Aomori
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| Otaru - One of
the northernmost cities of Japan, Otaru in Hokkaido
gives off a charm of a colonization-era port town so
well that it already became a must-see tourist destination.
Unique scenes at the Otaru Canal area, the view from
the piers and entire streets devoted to crabs, sushi
and other fresh seafood make it an ideal trip from the
nearby prefectural capital. |
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Otaru canal area |
Otaru pier No. 3
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Otaru restaurants |
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( 45 photos ) - Otaru
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| Sapporo - The
largest city and the prefectural capital of Hokkaido,
with a gigantic shopping, dining and business center
around its train station in the north, and lively entertainment
districts including Susukino on the south, and the famous
Odori koen in the middle. |
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Odori Koen |
Sapporo Station
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Tanuki Koji arcade |
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( 120 photos ) - Sapporo
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| Noboribetsu -
World famous center for hot springs, Noboribetsu Onsen
is located deep within a volcanic mountain range is
the tourist center with well equipped hotels, spas,
restaurants and shops catering to the people arriving
from all over the country. The water is supplied from
the nearby natural hot springs, visiting its origin
is an attraction itself. There are numerous walking
paths and hiking trails leading into the surrounding
area allowing some insight to what exactly the natural
history of Japan means. |
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Hiyoriyama volcano |
Okunoyu |
Jigokudani |
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( 39 photos ) - Noboribetsu
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