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Fast Facts about Japan

  • Official Name: Japan
  • Capital: Tokyo (8,300,000, metropolitan area: 31,800,000)
  • Population of Japan: 127,417,200
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Currency: yen
  • Religions: Shinto (85%), Buddhism, others
  • Size: 377,835 sq km (145,883 sq miles)
  • Region: Asia

    Where to stay in Japan

    You can easily look for budget accommodation in any of the Japanese cities listed below:
  • Aomori
  • Beppu City
  • Beppu Spa Resort
  • Fukuoka City
  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Gifu City
  • Gifu Gero Spa
  • Gunma
  • Hakodate
  • Hakone National Park
  • Hida Takayama
  • Hiroshima
  • Hokkaido
  • Ise-shima National Park
  • Izu Peninsula
  • Kagoshima
  • Kanazawa
  • Kansai International Airport
  • Kinugawa Spa (Nikko National Park)
  • Kitakyushu city
  • Kobe
  • Kochi
  • Kumamoto-shi
  • Kurashiki city
  • Kyoto
  • Matsuyama Dogo Spa
  • Minakami
  • Mount Fuji
  • Myoko
  • Nagano
  • Nagasaki
  • Nagoya
  • Nara
  • Nara (Sakurai city)
  • Narita City
  • Narita International Airport
  • Nasu
  • Nikko
  • Okinawa
  • Osaka
  • Sapporo
  • Shizuoka
  • Tanabe
  • Tokyo
  • Ureshino Spa
  • Volcano Aso
  • Yokohama

    Sightseeing Tours of Japan

    The following are local tours that are available for you to book:
  • Hiroshima
  • Kyoto
  • Osaka
  • Sapporo
  • Tokyo




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