Japan

Japan 2016

Very useful link: Japan Rail Pass, a convenient package ticket for foreigners traveling by train around Japan, including Shinkanzen high-speed trains:

Journey to the Kansai region, which is geographically, historically and culturally the true centre and heart of this island country. The major cities of Osaka, Kobe and the world’s largest city Tokyo. The two historic metropolises of Nara and Kyoto, some of Japan’s most beautiful castles and gardens, the most revered shinto shrine in Ise. The mountainous Kii Peninsula, Japan’s largest lake Biwa and the highest waterfall, Nachi. A day on Shikoku Island, including Megijima, a trip to the Japanese Alps and Hiroshima. Plus a handful of icing on the cake – demonstrations of the art of pearl hunters, ninja warriors, sumo wrestlers or participation in the fire festival in Nachi and the highlight of Kyoto’s biggest festival, the Yamaboko Junko procession of allegorical chariots.