Surprising and contradictory, Japan is a country balancing the scales like legs straddling a seesaw. Ultra modern, yet also elegantly historical and formal, cute, fun, serious, sensible and graceful are all useful words in describing Japan's character. Japan honours the geisha and sumo wrestler, the business man and huge eyed animae character.

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Mount Fuji | |

“A city where the tradition of the sumo wrestler merges seamlessly with the lightening speed of the bullet train and the delicate aroma of a cherry blossom.”
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Nakasendo Trail | Try the art of Japanese Calligraphy |
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu) | Rikugien Garden |

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Rikuchu Coast | |

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Sakura season in Japan | See Kabuki at Minamiza |
Saiho-ji Moss Garden | Momiji season in Japan |

“Hiroshima is easily reached by train from Osaka or Kyoto. The main reasons for visiting are the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Peace Memorial Park. If you’re there for more than a day you might get a sense of a city that is about more than just its p”
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park | Miyajima and the Itsukushima Shrine |
Miyajima | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
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