新潟 Niigata (New Lagoon) It's a famous area for rice production, and also good producer of Sake (rice wine) as well. 中部 Chubu (Central Part) Central Japan and in the middle of Japan's mountainous area. 神奈川 Kanagawa (God Apple River) Yokohama is a famous port city, and also Kamakura, Hakone, are all here. Also home to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea! 東京 Tokyo (East Capital) How should I describe Tokyo? Ah, yes it's the capital and center of Japan. New Tokyo International Airport, or Narita is located here. 群馬 Gunma (Crowed Horse) Nothing really to wri.oh, yes there is good hot spring called Kusatsu! 埼玉 Saitama (Tip Ball) Saitama, a rural and city area known for it's soccer team, Go Urawa Reds!! 千葉 Chiba (Thousand Leaves) When many of you come to Japan you come through here. 栃木 Tochigi (Japanese Horse Chestnut Tree) Nikko is famous, but maybe people know it better for it's gyoza, also known as dumplings, yumyum. It's tasted good to me, but maybe not for you. 茨城 Ibaraki (Thorn Castle) Is famous for Natto, sticky fermented soy beans. 関東 Kanto (Gate East) The center and most crowded flat land of Japan. 福島 Fukushima (Good Luck Island) Good Luck!! Seriously Good Luck. They are still recovering from the March 2011 eartquake and tsunami. 宮城 Miyagi (Palace Castle) Is the biggest city in Tohoku, and famous for it's oyster. 山形 Yamagata (Mountain Shape) Is home to the famous Yamagata mountain called “Gassan”, and the mountain was used for ancient mountain worship in centuries past. 岩手 Iwate (Rock Hand) If you are looking for a traditional Japanese Iron kettle, you can find it here! 秋田 Akita (Autumn Rice Field) Autumn is the harvest season for rice, a staple in the Japanese diet, and “Akita Komachi” is a well-known producer in the area. Instead we put together East and North, genius! 青森 Aomori (Blue Forest) A well known producer of apples, and also the tuna caught around this prefecture is the most expensive in the Japan. 東北 Tohoku (East North) Where do you think the area of Tohoku located? Northeast Japan! Clever, right? We don't even think to use the word 北東, Hokutou, which means Northeast in Japanese. Also during the winter time, ski resorts such as Niseko, are a popular destination for winter sports. 北海道 Hokkaido (North Sea Road) A well-known place for farming and seafood. Sign up today! 日本 Nippon (Sun Base) As you can see Japan is the English name for my country which came from a famous book called “The Travels of Marco Polo”, and he mentioned a legendary Land of Gold called Zipang!! The literal meaning of Nippon 'is where the Sun rises'. If you are want to know much more about Japan, our tour guides are deeply knowledgeable about japan and will be happy to share that information with you. So I painstakingly translated each word just for you, and added a little information about each prefecture and it's local areas. You may wonder what all those Japanese town and city names really means, since each kanji characters has its own meaning.
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