swap_horiz Hamamatsu Alternatives

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Kanazawa

Kanazawa is a historic city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Central Japan. It’s notable for its remarkably intact Edo-era distri...

Historic Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

9.1 Excellent

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Osaka

Osaka is Japan's second-largest metropolis situated on Honshu Island. As the prefectural capital of Osaka Prefecture, it...

Japan Metropolis Japanese City Designated City

9.1 Excellent

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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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Hiroshima

Hiroshima is the prefectural capital of Chugoku on Honshu Island, Japan. The city holds immense historical significance...

Historic Japan Japanese City Designated City

8.8 Great

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Yokohama

Yokohama is a major port city in Kanto, Japan. Established as a treaty port in 1859, it played a crucial role in facilit...

Japan Port City Kanto Japanese City

8.7 Great

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Fukuoka

Fukuoka is the prefectural capital of Kyushu, Japan’s fifth largest metropolitan area. It’s notable for its rich history...

Japan Metropolis Japanese City Designated City

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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Kobe

Kobe is a designated city in Japan serving as the prefectural capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Situated on Osaka Bay, it’s h...

Japan Port City Japanese City Designated City

8.5 Great

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Sendai

Sendai is the capital of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in Japan's Tohoku region, situated on northeastern Honsh...

Japan Metropolis Tohoku Japanese City

8.2 Great

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Kumamoto

Kumamoto City, located on Kyushu island, is known for its historical significance and features Kumamoto Castle, once one...

Japan Japanese City Designated City Prefectural Capital

7.9 Good

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Nagoya

Nagoya is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and the fourth-most populous city in Japan, situated on the Pacific coast of c...

Japan Metropolis Japanese City Designated City

7.8 Good

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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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Okayama

Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture, located on the Seto Inland Sea coast in the Chugoku region of Honshu,...

Historic Japan Japanese City Designated City

7.6 Good

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Niigata

Niigata is a designated city on the Sea of Japan coast of Honshu and the capital of Niigata Prefecture. It developed aro...

Japan Port City Japanese City Designated City

7.4 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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Shizuoka

Shizuoka is a designated city and the capital of Shizuoka Prefecture on Japan's central Honshu island. It sits along the...

Coastal Japan Japanese City Designated City

7.3 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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Sakai

Sakai is a major city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, with a rich history as a prominent port and manufacturing hub....

Historic Japan Japanese City Designated City

6.9 Fair

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Kawasaki

Kawasaki is a designated city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, situated between Tokyo and Yokohama along the western shore...

Japan Industrial Kanto Japanese City

6.6 Fair

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Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu is a designated city in Fukuoka Prefecture at the northern tip of Japan's Kyushu island, facing the Kanmon St...

Japan Industrial Port City Japanese City

6.5 Fair