Favorite place to travel in Japan
 

For those who have been to japan, what is your favorite place to travel to in Japan? Tokyo was always fun for me, but I am interested in hearing about the places you love to visit.

I know, I shouldn't be posting, because you said for all those who've been to Japan... I haven't been to Japan. But I WOULD wanna go to Kyoto.

I dunno why though. :eek:

Tokyo was really a blast, but I also enjoyed Toyama (in Toyama-ken). It had some really beautiful scenery - on a clear day the mountains (Japan Alps?) were all around off in the distance. It's also near the sea, and while I didn't make it down there, I bet it's awesome to have the sea in front of you and the mountians behind you.

As far as the town itself, I thought there was really good mix of modern stuff and traditional cultural stuff. So I recommend it to anyone who is going to Japan! (or anyone living there who hasn't been)

I would also visit some nature places in Japan, perhaps a comfortable onsen in a mountain region. :D

Well ever gone to Okinawa, Kyoto or Osaka?
i would go there if i were you
those are the best places to visit if you wanna get away from it all...

I woudln't say going to oaka to get away from it all hehe. but none the less it is still one of my fav places in japan. GO KANSAI REGION. I'm not a big fan of KANTO region. Not sure why, maybe because my gf is a kansai girl :) hehe but yeah. As for places. Onsens are the shiznit. Great place to relax and basically wind down.

In terms of the sheer number of times I visited it, wandering the back streets of Osaka, hitting the used manga stores, used CD shops, and restaurants wins by a landslide. But I was an avid manga collector, and found that to be a fun way to spend a Saturday.

In terms of amazing places that blew me away, I'd say Koya-san is probably at the top of the list. Nikko was also very impressive, as were Nagasaki, Himeji Castle, hiking in the Japan Alps, and Nara.

man i wish when to japan already. but i would like to visit tokyo and kyoto and like to check out some of their hot springs as well :)

I like Tokyo there are all of my friends !!!!!!!!!!!! ^^

Samurai007 made an excellent point! Go explore the back streets in any town you might visit including Tokyo. You sure will get to see the different sides of a town. You will miss so much if you only choose to stroll on the busy main streets. Stores and restaurants tend to be more unique and friendlier on the back streets because their counterparts on the main streets often tend to depend solely on their good locations for more business and neglect on proving good service.

Anyway, my favorite cities are Kobe, Sapporo, Hakodate, Fukuoka, etc.. Too bad they are all so far from Tokyo, which is where I reside. For onsen, I highly recommend Noboribetsu and Gero.