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Japanese travel guide

By: Mansi gupta



Getaways are meant to take a person away from all the hurly and
burly of life to perfect peace and tranquility. An ideal getaway
vacation can thus be at a place where you embrace the beauty of
nature in complete serenity. The paradigm example of this is
Japan where visitors themselves have discovered countless
beautiful getaways. So lets take a look at some of the popular
and ideal getaways in the land of rising sun. Some frequently
visited getaways in the Japan are as follows:

·	Hagi- it is a nice historic archaic Samurai and castle town in
the rural Japan. It is located near the western tip of the
Honshu Island. Hagi has some of the wonderful museums and
beaches. The Joka- Machi old samurai quarter is worth visitng in
Hagi. Besides this the Kumaya Art Mueseum, the Kasuga Shrine
near Joka Machi and the Sho-in Shrine are the must visit sites
in Hagi. 

·	Idzumo is one amongst the four most important Shinto shrines
of Japan. It is also called the home of gods. The shrine has
tremendous historical significance. 

 ·	Sekigane is also an amazing Japanese getaway. It is a small
village that has hot water springs and coastal mountains. At the
end of this small but calm and amazing village is a walk up
through bamboo groves to Kamei Park. 

·	The Kyoto Fu peninsula is a small peninsula that makes a great
getaway. In order to reach this peninsula you need to drive from
Kumihama to Mineyama, Omiya and Miyazu. On the south of Omiya
there is a small shrine that too is religiously and historically
quite significant. 

 ·	The Wakasa Wan (Bay) is another brilliant getaway. The Wakasa
Wan National Park is quite popular here. 

·	The Obama Bay that stretches to the Oshima Peninsula is also a
brilliant getaway. Similarly the Tsunegami Hanto Peninsula that
has Rocky Mountains is also worth visiting. 

 ·	You can also go to see the Tojimbo Cliffs. These are located
on a point of the Echi-zen Kaigan (coast) National Park. It is a
popular tourist attraction because of its exotic beauty. If you
visit here don't forget to go to the small fishing village, Anto
nearby. 

·	The Central Mountains of Honshu Island are a big lure to
visitors. This island has a collection of various mountains
known as Central Alps. It is a great delight and lifetime
opportunity to see these world famous ice-capped mountains. ·
The Shiwaku Shoto Islands are a group of islands near Oakayama
that has many small collections of islands in the Inland Sea.
Hon-Jima and Mukkuchi-Jima islands make desirous getaways. 

·	Apart from these the place of Hokkaido in Japan is recognized
as a top romantic getaway. Similarly there are other passionate
getaways such as Ikspiari, Vinus Fort, Lover's Cape and Kobe
Portpia. 

 But this is just the tip of an iceberg for there are many other
known and waiting to be discovered getaways in Japan. 


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