Japan holidays
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Japan holidays offer up gold-capped temples, some of the world's most modern cities and an ample supply of cherry blossom trees.
Two sides to Tokyo
When it comes to style, Japan’s capital’s in a league of its own. The city offers up a solid mix of old and new, with historic Buddhist and Shinto temples sitting in the shadows of digital-billboard-covered shopping centres. The city’s Asakusa district’s great for culture vultures, who can snap pictures of its traditional wooden buildings and brightly coloured shrine. Over in the Ginza area, meanwhile, you can treat yourself to a shopping spree in the top-brand boutiques.
Natural wonders
Japan’s landscapes are as colourful as a platter of sushi. You can see everything from the snowy peaks of Mount Fuji and the Japanese Alps to jade-green botanical gardens and scarlet-tinted, plum trees. But it’s during spring when the country’s natural assets really come into the limelight. Cherry blossom trees all over Japan burst into a sea of pink petals. Ueno Park in Tokyo’s one of the most popular places to see this world-famous bloom – it’s home to over 1,000 trees.
Land of the Samurai
Japan’s got more than a millennium’s worth of history under its belt, and there are plenty of centuries-old houses, museums and rustic mountain villages for you to visit. Of all the sights you can see, though, it’s the traces of the Samurai that steal the show. These legendary, sword-swinging soldiers ruled Japan for over 700 years, and you’ll see statues of them dotted around Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara. Plus, in the city of Kanazawa, you can wander around entire Samurai districts, like Nagamachi, and see weapons, armour and 250-year-old feudal houses up close.
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