Kobe is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent seaport city in Japan. Wedged between the coast and the mountains, the city of Kobe is long and narrow. It is located on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, on the north shore of Osaka Bay and about 30 km (19 … Read more
Nara is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the hilly northeastern edge of the Nara Basin, 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Ōsaka. As of August 2020, the population of Nara is about 370,000 people. The city covers a total area of 277 square kilometers (107 square miles). The highest … Read more
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. Japan consists of a great string of islands in a … Read more