Agui

The little known town in the Japanese

countryside that's close to my heart

Fukuoka

The city at the base of the Japanese mainland

Gamagori

The little known town with a big

punch on the Japanese coast

Hiroshima

The infamous city recognised throughout

the world for all the wrong reasons

Kyoto

The ancient Japanese capital and

the spiritual centre of the country

Matsumoto

The city of hot springs and one of

the most beautiful castles in Japan

Nagoya

A major Japanese city and

the home of Toyota

Nara

The home of the iconic bowing deer

Okinawa

The iconic tropical island

steeped in war history

Osaka

One of the Japanese highlight cities

Tokyo

The Japanese trend-setting capital

and megolithic city

Yudanaka

The home of the iconic Japanese snow monkeys