Favorite regions of Japan
 

What is your favorite region of Japan and why?

I spent 4 years in and around Yokosuka with many many trips to Toyko and surrounding area. I love that area. There are so many places to visit. I quickly became a master at the Train system, so getting around was second nature.
Living in a Japanese house, getting know my neighbors was great. i guess that's why I like the area so much. It's a personal attachment:cool:

I had friends who lived in Sasebo and after spending some time there, I was ready to come back to Toyko. I enjoyed it more than down south.

I chose Kansai although i only spent a week there i had a lot of fun. I love history and most of all i love Japanese history and Kansai is deeply rooted in it. Of course Osaka and Kyoto are the two most popular cities which pretty much everyone has heard of. I found the people in Osaka a lot more polite and easier to approach then in Tokyo thats not to say people in Tokyo are not polite and but i had more conversations with people in Osaka that i didnt know than i did in Tokyo.

Also, The Kansai region houses some of Japan's most beautiful and historic land marks including the Hōryū-ji (worlds largest wooden structure), the Nintoku Tomb (worlds largest burial mound) Plus my personal favorite Osaka Castle but we can throw Nintendo in there two lol.

I guess i just like all the history once can access in the region. When you see things like those it makes you feel just how young the U.S. is compared to Japan.


MMM you didnt mention yours?

I didn't want to influence anyone....yet.

LMAO i see but damn i wish people would think for themselves for once. Its hard being the papa bear around isnt it?:D

Chubu.

名古屋はええよ！

After my stint in Touhoku, I'd really like to move back there.

More like being seen as the big bad wolf...but I digress...

I did put my vote in.

I've been in Kyushu most, I guess, and am still homesick for Saga and Kumamoto (the Japanese side of my family is from that area).

Spent a little time in Narita but didn't care much for it. I guess I like inaka better.

I was only in Kyushu once, but was really impressed. I would love to go back again.

I guess my username says it all. :D

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Tokai - Hokuriku is the best. :D

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I knew how Nagoyankee and Nyororin would vote, but I am surprised by how many Hokkaido votes so far. I don't hear people talking about Hokkaido so much here.

Wonder if I should create a Nagoya dialect chat thread.... At least three members will be posting! :D

I would love to read that, as distinguishing japanese dialects is a hobby of mine.

This is a personal favorite:

(obviously exaggerated and done by all Kansai comedians)


YouTube - ごっつええ感じ

Here we go. :D

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When it comes to dialects though, I have to say I`m much better at imitating a Fukui one than Nagoya. As, well, in Fukui, almost EVERYONE speaks that way... While in Nagoya, most people are pretty standard.

Thanks to karaoke, I have that song completely memorized (except for the spoken part in the middle).

When I was studying at Nanzan, one of the teachers gave us a short lesson in Nagoya-ben. Despite still speaking with a neutral Japanese dialect, that didn't stop people that we met in Kyoto from making cat noises at us.

That's what confused me a little about the time I spent in Nagoya, as the women and men seemed to speak different dialects. To me the men sounded closer to Kansai-ben where the women sounded closer to Tokyo-standard.

Again, a sweeping generalization made over several short trips.

LOL Around 5:50, Matsumoto goes, "シュワルツネッガー福井の生まれ～。" :D

Hilarious! I spilt my soda over the NASA bit around 1:30. :D

That's one of my favorite parts of the bit...that Fukui has nothing so famous.

佐々木小次郎 is supposed to have been from Fukui.

I could probably come up with a lot more if my husband were home, as he is from Fukui... And is supposedly descended from some one quite famous. Of course, I forget who.

But come on, no need to make fun of the place. :P

Well in have only been in Kanto, Hokkaido and Tohoku so far and will travel the rest next year.
Anyway i voted for Tohoku. That is probably also personal because ive met great people there. And Tohoku has some great places to be! Hokkaido would follow shortly after and than Kanto.

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i picked okinawa... but im biased.. i lived there

I perfer Okinawa. It's really pretty there. ^_^

I never expected Hokkaido to be "winning"...though it certainly is a beautiful part of the country.

I have this vague feeling that it also has to do with familiarity of the name. Hokkaido is always called Hokkaido - but you don`t hear the others quite as often. (At least, if you`re outside of Japan.)

You might be right. Okinawa has a lot of votes too.

Obviously this isn't scientific.

I wonder if people know that Akihabara is in Kanto.

It may also be a lot of people who've never been to Japan just always hear about how beautiful Hokkaido is supposed to be, or they see pictures of the ice sculpture contest, etc, and so are voting for it.

Some people might just like the weather there in general. Of course I can't vote here since I've never lived in Japan, but if going by climate and weather alone, I could see me voting for a place like Hokkaido or maybe Tohoku, since I could see me adapting easier there compared to places like the Kanto region or Kansai or Okinawa, etc., which has very very hot, humid summers. It's just that places like Hokkaido are cooler in comparison.

Cooler in summer, but freezing cold with tons of snow in winter. At least the Kansai area rarely gets much snow except in the mountains. And you can even get away with wearing short sleeves in winter in Kyushu or Okinawa, on the warmer days.

Kansai - I go there the most and its awesome :D

That's a tough one. I like Tohoku and Hokkaido a lot. The scenery is beautiful, the onsen are great and the people are kind and helpful.

I also like Kyushu. I've been there a few times and I've found the people quite friendly and easygoing.

Didn't like Osaka much I'm afraid.

I chose Kanto, but I can't say why I chose it.

Wow, Hokkaido's pretty popular! :D

I'd love to see Hokkaido myself one of these days. My dad and I want to go there next time...

I will have to say Chugoku, because my wife is from Kure and Hiroshima city is the only place I have spent any considerable amount of time in Japan. It also didn't feel like a western city, while the areas I saw of Nagoya and Osaka reminded me of San Francisco.

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I think a lot of people aren't familiar with the region names.

But for me, I like cold weather. I like bundling up and all that. I also like snow. ^^

I can't really help but to be biased as I've yet to travel enough :(

I spent some time with my uncle who lives in Yamanishi and I really loved that area. Lots of nature, great views of mountains including Fuji-san, hot springs, wineries, etc. And best of all, it isn\'t too far from Tokyo.