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Tourist information Honshu.

Chugoku region, Kansai, Chubu, Kanto, Tohoku

Seventh largest island in the world (it is larger than the island of Great Britain).

The capital of Japan, Tokyo, is located on Honshu.


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Hotels in Honshu

  Narita Airport Washington Hotel ***, 658 Oyama, 286-0131 Narita, Chiba Prefecture
Located just near the Airport, Narita Airport Washington Hotel welcomes guests to its cozy lobby and European style guestrooms. It is an ideal place to stay when traveling in or out of the country from Narita Airport, or when visiting Narita-san. A free shuttle bus service is available to and from Narita Airport and Narita Station.
  Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel ***, 3-1 Ariake, Koto-Ku, 135-0063 Tokyo
Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel is located right in front of the huge convention center - Tokyo Big Sight. In the immediate area is Odaiba. Odaiba is Tokyo's best amusement area with many shopping centers like Palette Town and Aqua City, a big amusement park, a boardwalk and beach, Fuji Television's headquarters and the famous Rainbow Bridge. For sports lovers, within a five minutes walk
is Ariake Tennis Park. Access to Disneyland and Haneda Airport is only 30 minutes by train or bus [ ca. 9 km ]. Tokyo Bay Ariake Washinton Hotel, overlooks the new Tokyo Waterfront Area.

 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  

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  Welcome Inn Reservation Centre   -   International Tourism Center of Japan
Small reasonable accommodations, most family run. Search by Prefecture, City, Tourist Attraction etc.
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  Ryokans  -  Traditional Japanese Hotels
  Minshuku  -  Japanese Bed & Breakfast Accommodation

National Park in Honshu

  Ise-Shima National Park

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 Kuoni   -   Type of holidays : Escorted Tours, Family holidays & Spa
You can choose to stay in Tokyo or visit the former capital Kyoto where you will find traditional Japanese crafts and plenty of sightseeing. An amazing country - extras can be expensive but Japan has such a unique culture that you cannot fail to be fascinated by all you see.



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Transport / How do I get in Honshu

Located south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyuushu across the Kanmon Strait.

  Tokyo Airport   -   Narita International Airport
  Tokyo International Airport / Haneda
  Kansai Airport   -   Kansai International Airport    -   the busiest airport in Osaka
The airport is situated on an artificial island in Osaka Bay.
  Sapporo Airport   -   New Chitose Airport [ IATA: CTS, ICAO: RJCC ]
Somewhat south of Sapporo.
  Sendai Airport

   

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  Airline Tickets Honshu / Bargain Flights
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  Japan Railways reservation Service (JR)  -  Japan's leading railway company
Service intended for customers who wish to travel within Japan commencing from Narita International Airport. Shinkansen [ Super Express ] and Narita Express. Also for Japan Railpass and JR East Pass

  Tobu Railways
  Odakyu Railways
  Tokyo Subway
  Kyoto City Bus & Subway
  Osaka Subway

Honshu is connected to the islands of Hokkaido, Kyuushu and Shikoku by tunnels and/or bridges.

  Akashi-Kaikyō-Bridge
The bridge links the city of Kobe on the mainland of Honshū to Iwaya on Awaji Island
  Seikan Tunnel  -  53.85 km railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km portion under the seabed
It travels beneath the Tsugaru Strait as part of the Japan Railways Kaikyo Line.


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  Honshu
Honshu is mountainous and volcanic. The highest peak is the active volcano Mount Fuji at 3,776 m. There are many rivers, including the Shinano River, the longest river of Japan. 
Honshu's main economic centre: the metropolitan areas of Tokyo–Yokohama and Ōsaka–Kōbe [ Pacific Coast ].

  Tokyo 

  Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area

  Chugoku region [ westernmost region ]
Hiroshima-ken, Okayama-ken, Shimane-ken, Tottori-ken, Yamaguchi-ken.
  Kansai [ southern-central region ]
Hyōgo-ken, Kyoto-fu, Mie-ken, Nara-ken, Osaka-fu, Shiga-ken, Wakayama-ken.
  Chubu [ central region ]
The central part of Chubu is characterized by high, rugged mountains.
Prefectures in Vhubu: Aichi-ken, Fukui-ken, Gifu-ken, Ishikawa-ken, Nagano-ken, Niigata-ken, Toyama-ken, Shizuoka-ken, Yamanashi-ken.
  Kanto [ east ]
The Kanto region is the most highly developed, urbanized, and industrialized part of Japan.
Prefectures in Kanto : Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area.
  Tohoku [ northeastern part ]
Tohoku is hilly, with the Ou Mountains running north-south.
Akita-ken, Aomori-ken, Fukushima-ken, Iwate-ken, Miyagi-ken, Yamagata-ken.

  Chiba [ Kanto region ]
Chiba City is a primary seaport, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in the nation. Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. See City of Chiba
  Fukushima 
Fukuchiyama is located about 25 km inland from the Sea of ​​Japan on the southern end of the Fukuchiyama Valley and surrounded by mountains in the south, west and east. See City of Fukuchiyama
  Hiroshima [ Chugoku ]
The largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu. Hiroshima was founded on the river delta coastline of the Seto Inland Sea in 1589 by the powerful warlord Mōri Terumoto. Hiroshima is for many people the core objective of the first military attack on the 6th August 1945. After rebuilding in 1949 Hiroshima has developed into an important industrial center. In a bay before Hiroshima lies the island of Miyajima with the Itsukushima Shrine on stilts. In the water before it stands a torii [a gate painted in cinnabar], one of the most photographed landmarks in Japan. See City of Hiroshima.
  Izumo
Home to the great Izumo Shrine, the second most holy Shinto Shrine in Japan.
  Kawasaki [ Kanto region ]
Kawasaki is on the right bank of the River Tama, between Tokyo in the northeast and Yokohama to the southwest. The Port of Kawasaki is one structural unit, together with the ports of Tokyo and Yokohama. See City of Kawasaki.
  Kobe [ Kansai region ]   -   Kobe    -   sixth-largest city in Japan
Located on the southern side of Honshu. Kobe is one of the busiest harbours for maritime trade, being ranked 1st in size in the country ,after merging with Osaka's port, as well as one of the largest in the world. See City of Kobe
  Kurashiki  
The historic city Kurashiki is located to the west of Okayama Prefecture, on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea. Around it the Bikan Historic District, one of Japan's largest and most beautiful historic areas. See City of Kurashiki 
  Kyoto [ Kansai region ]
Kyoto is the former capital of Japan [ from 794-1869 seat of the imperial court of Japan ]. 14 temples and Shinto shrines, together with three others in the neighboring cities of Uji and Otsu, are declared UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu) in 1994. Kyoto, with its 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, palaces and gardens was bombed in the Second World War out of respect for that and is one of the best preserved cities in Japan. Kyoto is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan. See City of Kyoto.
  Nagoya [ Chubu region ]
Center of the third largest Japanese metropolitan region. The city of Nagoya was already known as a trading center  in the Middle Ages. In the city lies the Atsuta Shrine, known as the second most important shrine of Imperial Japan. In addition to the more than 4,000 archaeological and historic artifacts linked to the history of Japan, it houses the divine sword of Kusanagi, one of the three imperial regalia. See City of Nagoya.
  Okinawa [ Chugoku ]
  Osaka [ Kansai region ]
Osaka is the third largest city in Japan and located at the place where the Yodo River flows into Osaka Bay. Kyoto and Nara, with nearby Osaka, is the cradle of Japanese culture and people.
Osaka is not only one of the most important industrial centers of Japan, but also one of the most important ports. In the city, the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, a tourist attraction with the largest aquarium in the world. See City of Osaka.
  Rikuzentakata
After the tsunami, the city of Rikuzentakata, population 24.700, in northern Iwate Prefecture, looked as if it was submerged in muddy water with no traces of houses or buildings.
  Saitama [ Kanto region ]
  Sendai
Located in the narrow strip between the Pacific and the mountains and is the largest city in the Tohoku region. Sendai is one of the most important stations on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen line. On 11 March 2011 an earthquake that caused a tsunami in the coastal region of the city, took place 130 kilometers off the city in the sea before the coast. Of Wakabayashi district, which extends directly to the coast, only a swampy wasteland with murky, waist-deep water was left. Most houses were completely flattened, as if a giant bulldozer ravaged the area. City of Sendai. 
  Shimane [ Chugoku ]
  Tottori [ Chugoku ]
Home to Japan's only sand dunes, the Tottori Sand Dunes
  Yamaguchi [ Chugoku ]
  Yokohama   -   [Japan's second-largest city]

  Arima Onsen   -    Japan's most famous hot spring resort
Near Kobe in beautiful surroundings. Arima is the oldest spa area in Japan. Arima hot springs are natural ones that have been used since ancient times when people had no skills of digging in the ground.
It has two kinds of springs. One is kinsen [ gold spring ], which has water colored yellow-brown from iron and salt. The other is ginsen [ silver spring ], which is colorless and contains radium and carbonate. See Arima Hot Springs [ Tenjin hot spring, Gokuraku hot spring, Carbonated hot spring, Gosho hot spring, Ariake hot spring, Uwanari hot spring, and Taikou hot spring, a place for drinking spring water ].
  Cape Kure in Kushimoto, Wakayama
  Chiba City Zoological Park
  Chūgoku Range [ mountain range ]
  Hida Range [ mountain range ]
  Inage Beach [ artificial beach Chiba ]
  Kantō Range
  Mount Fuji
Power plant in Fukushima I
Fukushima I is the first Nuclear Power Plant of the energy supply company Tōkyō Denryoku [TEPCO]. It consists of six blocks. The first two boiling water reactors as well as block 6 were built by General Electric, Block 3 and 5 by Toshiba and Block 4 by Hitachi. The power plant is located 250 km north of Tokyo, close to the sea. Twelve miles away is the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant II.
  Pacific Ocean beaches [in western Chiba]
  Shimokita Peninsula
  Shinano River
  Tokaido / Tōkaidō [ Eastern Sea Road }
Historic road that connected Osaka and Kyoto with Edo (now Tokyo) in Japan. The Tokaido was 488 km long and ran mostly along the Pacific [ i.e., southern ] coast. The route of the Tokaido is now followed by a national highway and two important rail lines, one being a line of the high-speed Shinkansen.
  Yodo River 

  Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts
  University of Kyoto
  University Sendai   -   Tohoku University

Cuisine  -  Japanese Recipes

Kyoto is known for its cuisine, which are typically used mainly herbal ingredients.

  Yatsuhashi from Kyoto
A Japanese sweet which is made from adzuki beans.

History of Honshu

Much of the Honshu's early history took place in its southern region.

  History of Kobe

Music, Art Culture, Events

Kyoto is the center of Ikebana and the birthplace of classical Japanese theater arts (Noh theater, Kabuki and Kyogen).

  Ikebana
  Kabuki
  Kyogen
  Noh theater
  Tea Ceremony
Kyoto is the center of the tea ceremony.

  Ohara Museum of Art [ Kurashiki ] 
First museum for Western art in Japan. Established in 1930 by Magosaburō Ōhara. It contains paintings by El Greco, Monet, Matisse, Gauguin, and Renoir. Also in the collection: fine examples of Asian and contemporary art.

  Hiroshige [1797 - October 12, 1858 ]
Utagawa Hiroshige was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. See Tokyo Digital Museum


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