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Nara

Nara is a historic city in Japan serving as the prefectural capital of Kansai. It was once the nation’s capital from 710...

Historic Japan Ancient Japanese City

9.2 Excellent

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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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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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Nagasaki

Nagasaki is a port city situated on Japan’s Kyushu island serving as its prefectural capital. Historically significant d...

Historic Japan Port City 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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Uji

Uji is a historic city within Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It’s internationally recognized for its exceptional green tea cul...

Historic Japan Tea Kyoto

8.4 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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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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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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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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Chiba

Chiba is a designated city and the capital of Chiba Prefecture in Japan, situated on the Boso Peninsula near Tokyo. It f...

Japan Bay Kanto Japanese City

6.7 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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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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Saitama

Saitama is the capital of Saitama Prefecture and a designated city in Japan's Kantō region, immediately north of Tokyo....

Japan Metropolitan Kanto Japanese City

6.2 Fair

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Maebashi

Maebashi is the capital of Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The city has historical ties to seric...

Japan Kanto Japanese City Prefectural Capital

6.0 Fair