swap_horiz Sapporo 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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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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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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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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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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Naha

Naha is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, situated on the southwestern coast of Okinawa Island. It functi...

Japan Port City Okinawa 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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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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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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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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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