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Japan, one prefecture at a time.
Where to go, what to eat, what to bring home, and the Japanese you’ll actually use — built from public data and CC photos, not brochures. Free to read. Free to start learning.
Kyoto
Hokkaido
Okinawa
Nagano
Kanagawa
Nara
IshikawaPhotos: Kyoto: Dimitry B (CC BY 2.0) · Hokkaido: Yo_Takehana (CC BY 4.0) · Okinawa: Hiroki_Hieda (CC BY 4.0) · Nagano: beggs (CC BY 2.0) · Kanagawa: Ray in Manila (CC BY 2.0) · Nara: Mustang Joe (CC0 1.0) · Ishikawa: char (CC BY 4.0) · Tokushima: panpanzupan (CC BY 4.0)
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