Place to visit (Other places from Tokyo or Kyoto)

Hi all,

According to the QA forum of Tripadvisor, I found there are many people who are struggling with choosing the places to visit in Japan. I think Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hokkaido and Okinawa are already very popular places for foreigners, so I pick up other places where there are not so well-known as those places. Some of the places are not very far from Kyoto and quite convenient for a day trips.

1. Miyajima in Hiroshima (http://visit-miyajima-japan.com/en/ )

 Hiroshima is not very far from Kyoto and they have got quite a lot of amusing thing for visitors from the very beautiful Shrine to local food. The shrine, Itsukushima Jinja, is one of the most beautiful building in Japan (and the most for me). When the water level is high, you can see the shrine floating on the sea. The red of Shrine and blue of Sea and Sky makes very beautiful Contrast. There are famous food called Okonomiyaki (Japanese Style Pizza). I would strongly recommend to visit Miyajima and eat Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima when you visit Japan and have some time.

2. Shirakawago (http://shirakawa-go.org/english/ )

Shirakawago is in Gifu Prefecture. It has many Japanese Old style houses. Those houses are not big but looks very pretty. The scenery of those houses and fields in mountains is very beautiful. You cannot see such a scenery anywhere else in Japan. It is not easy to visit there but it would be invaluable experiences.

3. Koyasan (http://eng.shukubo.net/ )

Koyasan is home to an active monastic center founded twelve centuries ago by the priest Kukai (posthumously known as Kobo Daishi) for the study and practice of Esoteric Buddhism. It is the headquarters of the Koyasan sect of Shingon Buddhism, a faith with a wide following throughout Japan.

4. Yakushima (http://visit-miyajima-japan.com/en/ Or http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4650.html )

Yakushima is a subtropical island off the southern coast of Kyushu and part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It is covered by an extensive cedar forest that contains some of Japan's oldest living trees. Trees more than 1000 years old are affectionately called yakusugi (a combination of Yakushima and sugi, the Japanese word for cedar), the most ancient of which may be over 7000 years old.

So, they are the famous places other than Tokyo, Kyoto etc… I hope you find new places, where you want to visit.

That’s all about it for today. Should you have any questions, requests or comments, please leave a message. I am very happy if you could give me some advices to improve this blog so more people can visit here and get information on what they need.

Bye!