Taking up 1/6 of the area of the prefecture, this largest lake in Japan is named "biwa" because of the resemblance of its shape to the traditional Japanese music instrument.
You may have been to Nara’s deer park or heard of rabbit island at Okunoshima and Miyagi’s fox village, but cat islands in Japan are a paradise for cat and animal lovers!
Japan is the birthplace of anime, there are many real-life locations that inspired anime scenes across the country. Most of these locations have a certain charm to it...