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Nara

Nara, Japan, historically served as the country's capital from 710 to 794 and is now renowned for its numerous temples,...

Historic Japan Ancient Japanese City

9.2 Excellent

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Kanazawa

Kanazawa, located on the Sea of Japan, boasts well-preserved Edo-era districts like Higashi Chaya and Nagamachi, alongsi...

Historic Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

9.1 Excellent

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Osaka

Osaka is Japan’s third-largest city, located on the main island of Honshu and known for its vibrant street food scene, h...

Japan Metropolis Japanese City Designated City

9.1 Excellent

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Matsumoto

Matsumoto, located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, is known for its well-preserved black wooden Matsumoto Castle and as a g...

Japan Nagano Japanese City Core City

8.8 Great

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Nagano

Nagano is a city in the mountainous central region of Japan, famously hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and known for its...

Mountain Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.7 Good

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Toyama

Toyama, located on Japan’s Sea of Japan coast, is known for its mountainous terrain, abundant snowfall, and the historic...

Coastal Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.4 Good

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Morioka

Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is known for its cold winters and abundant snowfall, historically influencing local cu...

Japan Tohoku Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.1 Good

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Yamagata

Yamagata City, located in central Honshu, Japan, is known for its vibrant cherry blossoms along the Yoshi River and as t...

Japan Inland Tohoku Japanese City

7.0 Good

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Gifu

Gifu City, located in central Honshu, Japan, historically served as the capital of the ancient Gifu Province and is know...

Historic Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

7.0 Good

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Akita

Akita City, located in northern Japan's Akita Prefecture, is known for its harsh winters, stunning mountainous landscape...

Coastal Japan Tohoku Japanese City

6.8 Fair

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Mito

Mito, located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is historically significant as the former castle town of Tokugawa Ieyasu, fo...

Historic Japan Kanto Japanese City

6.8 Fair

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Chiba

Chiba is a large port city located east of Tokyo on Honshu island, known for its extensive industrial areas, Disneyland...

Japan Bay Kanto Japanese City

6.7 Fair

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Fukui

Fukui City, located in central Japan's Honshu island, is renowned for its production of traditional washi paper and as t...

Historic Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital

6.7 Fair

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Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, is known for its substantial production of sweet potatoes, particularly the "Masu-imo" v...

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, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, is known for its production of high-quality wind instruments, particularly clarinets...

Japan Kanto Japanese City Core City

6.3 Fair

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Saitama

Saitama is a Japanese city located north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, known for its rapid post-war industrial growth...

Japan Metropolitan Kanto Japanese 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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Kashiwa

Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a suburban city located roughly 40 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, known for its ric...

Japan Suburban Kanto Japanese City

6.0 Fair

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Fukushima

Fukushima is a Japanese city and prefecture impacted by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011, which led to a nuc...

Japan Inland Tohoku Japanese City

5.9 Mediocre