The Cradle of Traditions

Japan is truly a multi-faceted land. On the wild and rural end of the spectrum are the vertiginous massifs of the Japanese Alps, which cover a large part of the Chubu region in the very heart of the island and the eastern plain of Kansai. On the more urban side – the cities of Osaka and Kyoto – essential links of the immense Japanese megalopolis and cradle of Japanese civilization.