Intorduction
First time visitors are impressed by its greenery and its mountains which covers nearly three quaters of the country. The landscape of Japan is breathtaking with a contrast of rugged peaks, rocky gorges and waterfalls, snow fed lakes, turbulent rivers and dense forests.
Japan has four distinctive seasons-
Winter brings lots of snow which is eagerly awaited by skiers and snowboarders who crowd the popular resorts such as Hakuba and Naeba.
Spring shows one of the best loved symbols of Japan (cherry blossom) sweep across the country throughout April.
Summer is hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 30s. Its also the season for festivals and fireworks.
As the temperatures start to cool in Autumn the leaves begin to change colour and the red leaves of late autumn are an often breathtaking sight especially against a backdrop of Mt Fuji or a temple of Kyoto.
Any holiday to Japan will include the breathtakingly ultra-modern and the charmingly traditional, from hi-tech department stores to Kabuki theatres, and from futuristic skyscrapers to ancient temples. If for you, travel is about discovering different cultures, be assured you'll go to few places that feel as out of the ordinary as Japan.
First time visitors are impressed by its greenery and its mountains which covers nearly three quaters of the country. The landscape of Japan is breathtaking with a contrast of rugged peaks, rocky gorges and waterfalls, snow fed lakes, turbulent rivers and dense forests.
Japan has four distinctive seasons-
Winter brings lots of snow which is eagerly awaited by skiers and snowboarders who crowd the popular resorts such as Hakuba and Naeba.
Spring shows one of the best loved symbols of Japan (cherry blossom) sweep across the country throughout April.
Summer is hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 30s. Its also the season for festivals and fireworks.
As the temperatures start to cool in Autumn the leaves begin to change colour and the red leaves of late autumn are an often breathtaking sight especially against a backdrop of Mt Fuji or a temple of Kyoto.
