- japan-guide. com - Google Map
Explore Japan with this interactive Google Map featuring attractions, accommodations, and travel information for various destinations across the country
- Japan Event Calendar: March 2026
Japan Event Calendar for March 2026: national holidays, events, festivals
- Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan - A basic visitor guide
The expo was held from April 13 to October 13, 2025 64 million visitors - more than half of Japan's population - visited the Expo 70 in Osaka, making it one of the most successful events in the country's history 55 years later, the world expo is returning to the city, addressing issues facing humankind on a global scale The theme of the Expo 2025 is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives
- Sapporo Snow Festival 2026 (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) - japan-guide. com
The 2026 Snow Festival is scheduled for February 4-11 The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is held during one week every February in Hokkaido 's capital Sapporo It is one of Japan's most popular winter events The Sapporo Snow Festival was started in 1950, when high school students built a few snow statues in Odori Park It has since developed into a
- Hokkaido Travel Guide
Hokkaido (北海道, Hokkaidō) is the second largest, northernmost and least developed of Japan's four main islands Its weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall, below zero temperatures and frozen seas, while in summer it does not get as hot and humid as in the other parts of the country With its unspoiled nature, many national parks and rural landscapes, Hokkaido attracts many
- Kyoto Travel Guide - What to do in Kyoto City - japan-guide. com
Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan's capital and the emperor 's residence from 794 until 1868 It is one of the country's ten largest cities with 1 5 million inhabitants and a modern face Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its exceptional historic value, the city was dropped from the list of target cities for the atomic bomb and escaped destruction
- Baseball in Japan
Japan also has vibrant minor, semi-pro, and university leagues that play high levels of baseball, often feeding players to professional teams High school baseball is particularly popular, with students training year round The high school baseball season culminates in the annual Summer Koshien national tournament held at the Koshien Stadium near Osaka, which enjoys wide media coverage Other
- Okinawa Travel Guide
Okinawa (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken) is Japan's southernmost prefecture, consisting of a few dozen, small islands in the southern half of the Nansei Shoto, the island chain which stretches over about one thousand kilometers from Kyushu to Taiwan Okinawa Prefecture can be divided into three major island groups, the Okinawa Islands (Okinawa Shoto) around Okinawa Island (Okinawa Honto), the Miyako
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