Landmarks of the world

The Ponto-cho area in Kyoto annually becomes a gathering place for thousands of people who come here from all over the world. As you know, Japan is a country where a lot of different events take place. A special place in Japan is occupied by the city of Kyoto, whose life is active all day long. Peop...

Ginza district in Tokyo is the most famous shopping area in the Japanese capital. Translated from Japanese, the name of the district means silver yard or silver workshop. This can be explained by the fact that there used to be a mint in this place. There is a saying that even the largest bill will n...

The Ogasawara Islands are an archipelago that consists of more than 30 islands, some of them quite small in size. In 2013, a new island joined the archipelago. He was literally born on the surface, by a volcanic eruption. Its dimensions are just over 200 meters wide, and its height above sea level i...

Yakushima Island is a skeleton with an amazing protected nature, on a relatively small area there are simultaneously tropical forests with banana groves, cedar forests and snow-capped mountain peaks. Yakushima has long been considered one of the most popular tourist destinations, with between 2 and ...

Honshu Island is the largest island in Japan, and it is here that the life of the entire country circulates. It covers an area of more than 227,000 square kilometers. As you know, Japan is one of the largest island archipelagos in the world. There are a huge number of islands here, which are interco...

The island of Hokkaido used to be called Ezo, and important Japanese events took place in this place, which formed the basis for the formation of Japanese statehood. The island is the second largest in Japan. It is here that the main circulation of resources takes place - the natural resources of Ja...

The island of Hateruma, small in size, is located in the south of Japan, and on its southernmost part there is a small monument on which this information is attested. The island is mostly known for its beach. Thousands of Japanese come here by high-speed ferry to enjoy the soft white sand and warm w...

Shikoku Island is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is ranked 50th in the world ranking of islands. There are many mountains and rivers, forests and valleys. Shikoku differs from other Japanese islands in that it is considered abandoned in terms of economic and industrial developmen...

Rishiri Island is located in the northern part of Japan, it has the shape of a circle, in the center of which there is a volcano. Risiri-san is 1,721 meters high, and its foothills are covered with dense greenery. Tourists from all over the world come here quite often, but domestic tourism is also w...

Rebun Island is a small island in the north of Japan, its elongated tip is Cape Sukhotan, the northernmost point of the country. You can get to the skeleton by ferry, which regularly sails here from the neighboring island of Rishiri and Hokkaido. The average travel time is 2 hours. A small port town...