2B: sapcnesePodi01.com JapanesePod101.com Blog Learn Japanese with Free Daily Audio and Video Lessons! Start Your Free Trial 6 FREE Features Search December 9, 2015 4 Major Cities in Japan Hello Listener, You're definitely learning new Japanese words and phrases with these lists, the Word of the Day and weekly JapanesePod101 Audio and Video lessons. But here's @ geography question for you: Do you know the Major Japanese Cities? ‘And do you know how to properly pronounce them in Japanese? You're about to learn it all with this post. 1. Tokyo Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the largest city in the country. Tokyo is also one of Japan's forty-seven prefectures, but it is referred to as a to ("a metropolis— @ instead of a ken ("a prefecture"). 2. Kyotorh ie ae O Kyoto, one of the oldest cities in Japan, was formerly the capital of Japan until 1868, when Tokyo became the capital. Now itis a major city in the Kansai area, known for its traditional atmosphere with its numerous temples and shrines. 3. Osaka Osaka is a large city that is located in the Kansai area close to Kyoto. It is the capital of Osaka prefecture as well as the economic and cultural center of the Kansai region. Many famous Japanese comedians hail from Osaka. Osaka is also known for its regional specialty dishes now popular throughout all of Japan such as, Takoyaki and Okonomiyak’4. Nagoya Nagoya is the third-largest city in Japan coming in after Tokyo in 1st - and also one of the biggest in the world - and Osaka in 2nd, Nagoya is located in Aichi prefecture and is also a major port city like Tokyo and Osaka, When in Nagoya, the places you simply must see while in Nagoya are Atsuta Shrine and Nagoya Castle. Other things of note are the Tokugawa Art Museum and Nagoya's famous foods: misokatsu (a fried pork cutlet drizzled with miso sauce), tebasaki (uniquely sweet-flavored chicken wings with sesame seeds) and kishimen (a broad, flat style of udon noodle). Want to know more Japanese cities? Click here to check out this free Japanese City list! Posted by JapanesePod101.com in Japanese Culture, Living in Japan, Working in Japan, Japanese Online |e.Get all of the NEWEST Lessons! Search Create Your Free Lifetime Account Select Your Level ¥ Your E-Mal Address Join Now Or sign up with Facebook Connect with Facebook Got an account? Sign in here Blog Posts+ Popular + Recent : July 11, 2016 Have you ever felt confused about all those -kun, -chan and -senpai you hear when watching anime? | am sure you have .. + lel July 1, 2016 You want to learn Japanese but you don't want to spend a cent. You don't want to lose time creating an account if the. JAPANESEPODIO1.COM MCA LEARN JAPANESE Aa June 7, 2016 We always see this kind of advice on the Internet: “You should watch Japanese drama, it helped me to quickly progress. +2 December 27, 2016 Have you ever returned to JapanesePod101 lessons you've completed? Accessing a lesson once is enough to learn ..December 20, 2016 Hi Listener, Want to speak more Japanese in 2017? You need exposure to native Japanese conversation from day 1 How to Overcome the Top 4 Japanese Learning Fears Decomber 13, 2016 Every Japanese learner will have these fears ~ “I'm not good enough yet.” “I don’t think I'm making any progress.” "W... [elated Posts nese Honorifics Guide: San, Kun, Chan, Sama and Mori Have you ever felt confused about all those -kun, -chan and -senpai you hear when watching anime? | am sure you have .. nesePod101 Free Lifetime Account: Is it really free? You want to learn Japanese but you don't want to spend a cent. You don't want to lose time creating an account if the... How To Learn Japanese with Anime? We always see this kind of advice on the Internet: “You should watch Japanese drama, it helped me to quickly progress... nese Slang Part | Slang is an aspect of language that isn't usually taught in the classroom but is an important part of becoming pr. ‘See Previous Post ‘See Next Post Categories + Apps + Blogroll += Community Spotlight © Forum Spotlight © Everyday Kanji ‘© Goneral Announcements © Scheduled Maintenance + Guest Bloggers © Benkyd Blog Max in Shanghai © Nathan's Notebook ° rai Th + Lapanese Culture © Japanese Holidays[einntawanes 2 Bintignatim + Japanese Food + Japanese Language + Kani © Kanji Mnemonics © Kenil Serabble + Kanii Curiosity + Learn Japanese © Advanced Japanese © Japanese Alphabet © Japanese Grammer © Japanese Lessons © Japanese Online ° Japanese Phrases © Japanese Podcasts © Japanese Words © Tips & Techniques + Living in Japan © Getting Started Living in Japan + Media Coverage + Motoko's Blog + Newsletter + Site Features © Feature Spotlight © Tutorials + Speak Japanese + Suecess Stories + Teaching Japanese + Team JapanesePod101 + Uncategorized + Word of the Day + Working in Japan @ Immigration, Visas @ Tokyo Intern