swap_horiz Saitama Alternatives

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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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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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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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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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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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Mito

Mito is a Japanese city and the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, located in the Kanto region on the Honshu island. Histori...

Historic Japan Kanto Japanese City

6.8 Fair

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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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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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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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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

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Sagamihara

Sagamihara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture in the Kanto region of Japan. It lies inland west of Tokyo and combines dens...

Japan Kanto Inland Japanese City

5.9 Mediocre

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Kawaguchi

Kawaguchi is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, located immediately north of Tokyo in the southern part of Saitama. It...

Japan Suburban Metropolitan Kanto

5.7 Mediocre