Osaka is Japan's lively food capital, known for street snacks, neon-lit nightlife and a friendly, informal feel. It is well connected by fast trains for day trips to Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima.
A city tour usually covers Osaka Castle and the busy Dotonbori and Shinsaibashi areas, where neon signs, canals and food stalls line the streets.
Osaka's covered shopping arcades, such as Shinsaibashi-suji, stretch for long distances and mix fashion brands, drugstores and snack shops. They are pleasant to walk in any weather.
Hiroshima is reached from Osaka by bullet train. The Peace Memorial Park, the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Museum tell the story of 1945 and the city's rebirth.
A day trip to Kyoto typically includes the Fushimi Inari shrine, famous for thousands of orange torii gates winding up a hillside, and the Arashiyama bamboo grove.
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