Interesting locations in Japan

Located in the Pacific Ocean, Japan lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.

Fast-paced, energetic and buzzing with activity, Tokyo is the epitome of post-war development in Japan. Tokyo is also the most populous city in the country and most populous metropolitan area in the world. Being the nation's center of education, Tokyo has many universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools. The University of Tokyo is one of the leading research universities in Japan. Other schools include Keio University, Hitotsubashi University, and Waseda University.

Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces, gardens and architecture make Kyoto one of Japan’s most beautiful cities. Home to thirty-seven institutions of higher education, it is also one of the academic centers of the country. The three largest and best-known local universities are Doshisha, Kyoto, and Ritsumeikan Universities. Among them, Kyoto University is considered to be one of the top universities in Japan, with several Nobel laureates, for example Yukawa Hideki. Kyoto also has a unique higher education network called the Consortium of Universities in Kyoto.