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CENTRAL HONSHU Best for
Getting lost in nature
PAGE 148 Although it is home to the charming cities of Kamakura Home to
and Kanazawa, Central Honshu is best known for its
Yokohama, Kamakura, Mount
breathtaking scenery. This stunning region is home to
both Mount Fuji and the sprawling Japanese Alps, making Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes,
Takayama, Kanazawa
it the perfect destination for those who yearn to explore Experience
the great outdoors. Despite being well-connected, Watching snow monkeys relax in
parts of Central Honshu are still remote enough to the hot pools outside of Nagano
have kept their traditional rural lifestyles, buildings,
and festivals, making it seem far away from Tokyo.

KYOTO CITY
PAGE 180 To truly understand Japan, you must
spend time in its old imperial capital,
where scores of the country’s famous
monuments are preserved within a
lively modern city. Kyoto is home to
graceful parasol-carrying geisha,
beguiling temples and towering
bamboo groves. Life here is still largely
tied to nature’s rhythms. Kyo-ryori,
Kyoto’s celebrated cuisine, for example,
makes much of seasonality, and the
city’s exquisite gardens go through
striking seasonal transitions, from fall’s
bright-red maple leaves to spring’s
blush-pink cherry blossom.
Best for
Traditional temples
Home to
Nijo Castle, Fushimi Inari shrine
Experience
A tour of the wooden-clad
district of Gion

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