Japan GuideJapan, known as Nihon or Nippon in Japanese, is an island nation in East Asia. Also known as the "Land of the Rising Sun", Japan is a country where the past meets the future. HotelsFind hotels in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagoya and more. TokyoTokyo is the capital of Japan. At over 12 million people in the official metropolitan area alone, Tokyo is the core of the most populated urban area in the world, Greater Tokyo. OsakaŌsaka is the third largest city in Japan, with a population of over 17 million people in its greater metropolitan area. KyotoKyōto was the capital of Japan for over a millennium, and carries a reputation as its most beautiful city. KantoThe Kantō region of Japan, on the eastern side of the main island Honshu, is a broad plain dominated by and nearly synonymous with the megalopolis of Tokyo and its suburbs. ChubuChūbu is the central region of Japan's Honshu island. This area is located at the border between West Japan and East Japan, there are many high-altitude mountains such as Mount Fuji and the Japanese Alps. KansaiKansai is the western region of the main Japanese island of Honshu, second only to Kanto region of Eastern Japan in population. ChugokuChūgoku is the westernmost part of the main Japanese island Honshu. Aside from Hiroshima, most of Chugoku is probably well off … KyushuKyūshū is the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. The climate is slightly warmer and more tropical than Honshu, and the southern and eastern coasts are regularly battered by typhoons each year. TohokuTōhoku is the northeastern region of Japan's Honshu island. Traditionally a poor rural backwater with a harsh climate, today's Tohoku offers the traveller some of the best scenery in Japan. HokkaidoHokkaidō is the northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Home to Japan's native Ainu people, Hokkaido continues to represent the untamed wilderness with many great national parks. OkinawaOkinawa is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, an island chain to the south of mainland. ShikokuShikoku is an oft-forgotten island in Japan. The smallest of Japan's Big Four, it lies to the south of Honshu. Seto Inland SeaThe Seto Inland Sea is the body of water between the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.