Japan

Melanie Clegg holds a BA (Hons) in Japanese Studies from the University of Oxford. After almost a decade spent in Japan, she now resides in the UK where she works as a freelance Japanese to English translator of video games and other entertainment media. She lives with her husband and their two one-eyed cats.

Contents include

Introduction

Tokyo, Kanto and Chūbu Region
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Bay
Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Shibuya, Tokyo
Food Stalls
Mont Fuji
Yokohama
Jigokudani Monkey Park – Macaque monkeys in hot springs
Shinkyo Bridge, Nikko, Tochigi

Kyoto, Osaka and Kansai Region
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto
Shirakawa River, Gion District, Kyoto
Yasaka Pagoda and Sannen Zaka Street, Kyoto
Restaurants, Shinsekai District, Osaka
Fish Stall
Osaka Castle
Tea ceremony
Cherry Blossom in Kyoto
Osaka Castle
Himeji Castle
Rice Terraces, Maruyama-senmaida,
Kumano, Mie
Shrines – Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto.

Chugoku Region and Shikoku Island
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The torii of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Matsuyama Springs

Tohoku Region
Fukushima
The Three Scenic Views – Matsushima is a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture. There are some 260 tiny islands (shima) covered in pines (matsu) – hence the name – and is ranked as one of the Three Views of Japan.

Kyushu Region
Nagasaki
Fukuoka
Kyushu Shinkansen high speed train
Kagoshima
Kirishima Onsen
Kumamoto Castle
Mount Aso
Kuju Mountains
Yufuin
Beppu

Hokkaido
Ainu people
Sōunkyō Gorge
Sōunkyō Hot Springs
Sapporo Life

The Outer Islands
Okinawa – Cherry Blossom Festival
The Hachijo Royal Hotel, Hachijojima Island – abandoned hotel in what was hoped to become Japan’s Hawaii holiday resort
Aogashima – volcanic island