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Region of Japan
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Most visitors arrive in the Kanto region via Tokyo, and most of those arrive via Narita Airport, Japan's main international gateway.
Read in the guideTrains are the most efficient way to get around the Kanto region. All roads might not lead to Rome, but all railroads in Japan definitely lead to Tokyo.
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Omitama · International · IBR
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capital of Japan, largest city in Japan
a Tokyo offshoot to the east
suburb sandwiched between Tokyo and Yokohama
officially Japan's 2nd largest city, in practice a giant Tokyo suburb.
temple town within easy striking distance of Tokyo
the grandiose mausoleum of the Tokugawa shoguns
former hot spring boomtown fallen on hard times
town of clay pots and steam locos
Bonsai capital of Japan
the largest highland marshland on Japan's main island of Honshu.
mountain hiking within easy striking distance of Tokyo
Japan's surfing paradise in style and attitude (a shame there isn't much in the way of waves)
for hot springs and views of Fuji
home to Japan's largest field-athletics course Shimizu Koen.
Odawara (小田原) is a city in Kanagawa prefecture in eastern Japan. It is on the coast of Sagami Bay, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
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