swap_horiz Asahikawa Alternatives

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Matsumoto

Matsumoto is a core city within Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It’s historically significant as a castle town centered around...

Japan Nagano Japanese City Core City

8.8 Great

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Himeji

Himeji is a core city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It’s renowned for Himeji Castle, a remarkably preserved mediev...

Japan Japanese City Core City Castle Town

8.6 Great

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Sapporo

Sapporo is the prefectural capital of Hokkaido, Japan. It’s a major urban center known for its distinct culture and clim...

Japan Hokkaido Urban Japanese City

8.5 Great

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Hakodate

Hakodate is a city located on the southern tip of Hokkaido, Japan, facing the Tsugaru Strait. It was among the first Jap...

Historic Japan Hokkaido Tourism

8.3 Great

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Kurashiki

Kurashiki is a historic city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It gained prominence as a key inland port from the 17th centu...

Historic Japan Japanese City Core City

8.3 Great

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Nagano

Nagano is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Chubu region of Japan within the central Japanese Alps....

Mountain Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.7 Good

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Toyama

Toyama is a city located on the coast of the Sea of Japan, serving as the capital of Toyama Prefecture in the Chubu regi...

Coastal Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.4 Good

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Morioka

Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. The city is situated in...

Japan Tohoku Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.1 Good

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Yamagata

Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture, located in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu, Japan. The city is...

Japan Inland Tohoku Japanese City

7.0 Good

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Gifu

Gifu is a city in central Honshu, Japan, and serves as the capital of Gifu Prefecture. It is situated in the Nōbi Plain...

Historic Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.0 Good

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Akita

Akita is a city in northern Japan's Tohoku region, serving as the capital of Akita Prefecture. Located on the Sea of Jap...

Coastal Japan Tohoku Japanese City

6.8 Fair

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Fukui

Fukui is the capital and largest city of Fukui Prefecture in the Chubu region of central Honshu, Japan. It serves as the...

Historic Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

6.7 Fair

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Nagaoka

Nagaoka is a city in Niigata Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu. It lies along the Shinano River and serves as...

Japan Inland Japanese City Chubu

6.6 Fair

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Okazaki

Okazaki is a city in Aichi Prefecture on central Honshu, Japan, within the Chubu region. It is closely associated with T...

Historic Japan Japanese City Core City

6.5 Fair

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Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of Japan. Functioning as a...

Japan Kanto Japanese City Prefectural Capital

6.4 Fair

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Hachioji

Hachioji, located west of Tokyo, is a substantial city known for its extensive agricultural land, vibrant arts scene cen...

Japan Tokyo Suburban Kanto

6.4 Fair

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Takasaki

Takasaki is a city in Gunma Prefecture in the northern part of Japan's Kantō region. It is a major railway junction, wit...

Japan Kanto Japanese City Core City

6.3 Fair

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Toyohashi

Toyohashi is a city in southeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, located near the Pacific coast at the eastern end of the pr...

Japan Port City Japanese City Core City

6.2 Fair

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Funabashi

Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a large suburban city located east of Tokyo with a population exceeding 400,000 a...

Japan Bay Kanto Japanese City

6.1 Fair

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Fukushima

Fukushima can refer to Fukushima Prefecture and to Fukushima City, the prefectural capital, in Japan's Tohoku region. Th...

Japan Inland Tohoku Japanese City

5.9 Mediocre