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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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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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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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Hirosaki

Hirosaki is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, known for its cultural heritage and agricultural output. It is h...

Historic Japan Tohoku Japanese City

8.0 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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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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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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Asahikawa

Asahikawa is a city located in the center of Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido, and serves as the region's second-la...

Japan Hokkaido Urban Inland

6.9 Fair

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Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu, located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, is renowned as the birthplace of musician Seiko Takamine and a signifi...

Japan Industrial Japanese City Designated City

6.9 Fair

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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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Kofu

Kōfu is a city located in the Chūbu region of Japan and serves as the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture. Historically sign...

Japan Japanese City Prefectural Capital Castle Town

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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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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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