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Tokyo is a huge city and is both the capital and largest city of Japan. The city could be described as a natural park itself since a major part of the area is designated as Natural Park. The Chichibu Tama Kai, the Fuji-Hakone-Izu, and the Ogasawara National Parks are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Others attractions include many of the city’s museums like the Tokyo National Museum and the National Museum of Nature and Science as well as its Zoo. Tokyo is also known for its many restaurants, luxurious hotels and its wonderful and vibrant nightlife.
Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean and covers a wide area from a coastal plain to the hills. The view of Mount Fuji at Shimizu as seen across the bay from the Miho no Matsubara appears in many pictures and paintings.
Since ancient times, Shimizu thrived as a harbor town due to its good natural harbor. Shimizu became an international trade port for the export of green tea, as well as housing a major fishery and affiliated industries.
Shimizu is known for producing Japanese mandarin oranges, and green tea in the mountainous area and around the Nihondaira. Shimizu Port is a major commercial fishing port. Production of roses used to be the highest in Japan.
Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is Japan's third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area. It is located on the Pacific coast on central Honshu. It is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Kitakyushu. It is also the center of Japan's third-largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area. The city and the region are known for its unique local Nagoya cuisine Dishes include: Tebasaki: chicken wings marinated in a sweet sauce with sesame seeds, basically a type of yakitori, Tenmusu: a rice ball wrapped with nori that is filled with deep-fried tempura shrimp.
Situated at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, Osaka is Japan's third largest city and the metropolis of the Kansai region. During World War II, the city was completely destroyed. Today Osaka is a tangle of bridges, elevated roadways and towering skyscrapers, with Buddhist temples set against modern hotels. The Osaka Castle and its ancient moats, lies in the center of the city surrounded by high-rises. Osaka is known for its stylish malls, its countless restaurants and its vibrant nightlife. The Tempozan Harbor Village, located very close to the city’s center, offers pleasant shopping and entertainment opportunities and houses the Ferris wheel with its neon color.
Situated at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, Osaka is Japan's third largest city and the metropolis of the Kansai region. During World War II, the city was completely destroyed. Today Osaka is a tangle of bridges, elevated roadways and towering skyscrapers, with Buddhist temples set against modern hotels. The Osaka Castle and its ancient moats, lies in the center of the city surrounded by high-rises. Osaka is known for its stylish malls, its countless restaurants and its vibrant nightlife. The Tempozan Harbor Village, located very close to the city’s center, offers pleasant shopping and entertainment opportunities and houses the Ferris wheel with its neon color.
Naha is the largest city in Okinawa Prefecture. Located in the southern part of Okinawa Main Island, it is the political, economic and transportation center of the prefecture. Kokusai Street is surely the most crowded place in Naha. This approximately 1.6-kilometer-long street is lined with department stores, restaurants, coffee shops, general shops, clothing shops, travel agencies, banks, and of course souvenir shops which account for about 40% of the businesses and facilities on the high traffic street. The Makishi Public Market is located on Main Market Street, running south from a halfway point on Kokusai Street. The market, known as the "kitchen of Naha," is always full of energy and excitement with old women called "Obaa" working actively amongst the brisk talking venders.
Amami Ōshima is one of the Satsunan Islands, and is the largest island within the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.
Nagasaki is located on a large valley on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It is a beautiful harbor city that can be explored on foot. Nagasaki was the second city targeted by an atomic bomb during World War II, after Hiroshima. The Peace Park with its soaring Peace Statue is set directly on the site of the nuclear explosion, next to the Atomic Bomb Museum. Above the park lies the Nagasaki International Cultural Hall, with exhibits on victims of the bomb.
Seoul is the capital and largest city of South Korea. The ships dock at Incheon, northwest of the city. Seoul is a fascinating city with the rocky peaks of Bukhansan National Park as a backdrop. It is an amazing blend of ancient traditions and cutting-edge digital technology, serene Buddhist temples with ornate roofs and extraordinary modern architecture. Visit the old-fashioned tea shops, sample some fancy royal cuisine, relax in the steam rooms of the popular bathhouses or do some shopping in the malls which sell the latest electronic gadgets.