lonely planet japan
As crowds swell in Japan’s cities, you’ll be richly rewarded for taking a side street, a back road, a slow train to somewhere you’ve just heard of.
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Build a trip to remember. Visit Daibutsu, Nara’s big Budha, at Todai-ji. Engage with Hiroshima’s horrific history and peaceful present. Summit Japan’s most iconic sight, Mt Fuji. Take a pilgrimage to some—or all—of Shikoku’s 88 temples.