JAPAN
Japan
De las fiestas milenarias de Kioto a los campos de flores de Hokkaido: descubra el respeto japonés por los modales, las estaciones y los dioses.
City guides
Empiece por una ciudad
Cada guía de ciudad incluye cronología, historias de personajes, lugares imprescindibles, fiestas y normas locales.
東京 Tokyo
Tokyo
11 lugares
From the fishing village of Edo to a world city: old temples, neon and working-class shitamachi in one city
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京都 Kyoto
Kyoto
9 lugares
An imperial capital for over a thousand years: temples, machiya and festivals are the best textbook on Japan
大阪 Osaka
Osaka
7 lugares
City of merchants and 'Japan's kitchen': eating, shopping and laughing are louder here than anywhere
奈良 Nara
Nara
2 lugares
Japan's first permanent capital: the Great Buddha, sacred deer and the end of the Silk Road
鎌倉 Kamakura
Kamakura
4 lugares
The first samurai capital: the Great Buddha, old temples and the Shōnan coast
広島 Hiroshima
Hiroshima
4 lugares
A city of peace reborn from ruins, and Miyajima out at sea
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福岡 Fukuoka
Fukuoka
4 lugares
A thousand-year-old port facing Asia: yatai, tonkotsu ramen and the god of learning
長崎 Nagasaki
Nagasaki
3 lugares
Japan's only window on the West during national seclusion: Dejima, churches and prayers for peace
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金沢 Kanazawa
Kanazawa
2 lugares
Castle town of the million-koku Kaga domain: a famous garden, teahouse districts and gold leaf
札幌 Sapporo
Sapporo
2 lugares
A northern new town laid out on Kyoto's grid: the Snow Festival, beer and miso ramen
仙台 Sendai
Sendai
2 lugares
The 'City of Trees' built by the One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune
函館 Hakodate
Hakodate
1 lugares
One of Japan's first open ports: Western-style slopes, a star fort and a million-dollar night view
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Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
25 de julio de 2026
Japan's oldest fireworks festival, with about 300 years of history on the river in old Edo: about 20,000 shells light up the night sky over Asak…
Nagaoka Fireworks Festival
2 de agosto de 2026
One of Japan's three great fireworks displays, themed on remembrance, recovery and peace: the giant 'shōsanjakudama' and the 'Phoenix fireworks …
Ōmagari National Fireworks Competition
29 de agosto de 2026
First among Japan's three great fireworks competitions, where the country's top fireworks makers compete side by side — with Japan's only 'dayti…
Yodogawa Fireworks
17 de octubre de 2026
Kansai's most popular water-city fireworks, reflected in the Yodo River; in recent years it has moved to autumn.
Atami Marine Fireworks
Famous seaside fireworks held more than ten times a year: the 'bowl-shaped' bay, surrounded by mountains on three sides, makes the sound roar li…
Miyajima Underwater Fireworks
A dreamlike display where hemispherical 'underwater fireworks' rise from the sea against the Great Torii of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage…
Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition
7 de noviembre de 2026
The only one of Japan's three great fireworks competitions held in one of the three big metropolitan areas — an autumn contest where about 800,0…
Lake Suwa Festival Fireworks
15 de agosto de 2026
Held on 15 August, the main day of Obon: about 40,000 shells rise from the lake, and the natural acoustics of the surrounding mountains make it …
Tenjin Matsuri dedication fireworks
25 de julio de 2026
The climax of Tenjin Matsuri, one of Japan's three great festivals: about 100 boats parade on the Ōkawa while about 3,000 offering fireworks lig…
Ise Jingū Hōnō National Fireworks Festival
18 de julio de 2026
Japan's only competitive fireworks display offered to Ise Jingū, with about 50 selected fireworks makers from across the country competing on th…