Attractions in Honshu

Japan’s largest island, has an area of 89,000 square miles (230,510 square kilometres). About 80 percent of the Japanese people live on Honshu.
Three mountain ranges run parallel through northern Honshu. Most of the people in this area live in small mountain valleys. Agriculture is the chief occupation. East of the ranges, along the Pacific, lies the Sendai Plain. West of the mountains, the Echigo Plain extends to the Sea of Japan.

The towering peaks of the Japanese Alps, the country s highest mountains, rise in central Honshu. Southeast of the Japanese Alps lies a chain of volcanoes. Japan's tallest and most famous peak, Mount Fuji, or Fujiyama, is one of these volcanoes. Mount Fuji, which is inactive, rises 12,388 feet (3,776 meters) above sea level. The Kanto Plain, the country's largest lowland, spreads

Tohoku

• Dewa Sanzan — the Three Holy Mountains of Dewa
• Hirosaki — the self-proclaimed Kyoto of the North
• Shimokita Peninsula — featuring a heavenly mountain valley and the Japanese entrance to Hell

Kanto

• Odaiba — Tokyo's newest district on a reclaimed island in Tokyo Bay, very popular among Japanese but still under the radar for most foreigners
• Kawasaki — dull industrial Tokyo suburb known for the inimitable Iron Penis Festival (April) and its home shrine

Chubu

• Oku-Hida Onsen Villages — luxurious hot springs nestled in the Japan Alps
• Sado Island — place of exile and gold mines, now featuring the yearly Earth Celebration and the self-proclaimed Alcohol Republic
• Mihama, or "Beautiful Beach" is a small ancient fishing village near Tsuruga City in Fukui Prefecture.

Kansai

• Mount Koya — secluded hilltop complex of Buddhist temples only a short hop away from Osaka or Kyoto

Chugoku

• Onomichi — pleasant little temple town home to many Japanese authors