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Japan is a volcanic archipelago with a population of 127 million. Japan consists of 4 major islands, where the majority of the population resides. These four are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Also include the Ryukyu islands in the south of the four major islands to Japan. Furthermore, there are more than 3000 small, mostly uninhabited, islands. The empire is trapped between the Japanese Sea, where Russia and South Korea that have a coastline and the Pacific ocean. The Ryukyu islands lie south of Kyushu and will continue to Taiwan. They have a coastline on the East Chinese Sea, which borders on China. The main Okinawa island. Geographically Japan is characterized by many close wooded hills and mountains, lakes, small fertile plains, short rivers and steep snowy mountain ranges. With nearly 9 million inhabitants Tokyo is the capital of Japan. Other cities Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka and Kyoto industrial city. In addition, the port cities Kobe, Hiroshima, Yokohama and Nagasaki and the Olympic cities of Sapporo and Nagano. Nara is known for its many tourist attractions, of which seven are listed on the world. Buddhist and Shinto temples, lakes, a Primeval Forest and the imperial palace. Other attractions in Japan are Himeji Castle, the island of Yakushima, the historical monuments of old Kyoto, the historic villages of Shirakawago and Gokayama, the peace monument in Hiroshima or the atomic bomb dome, the-Itsukushima shrine, shrines and temples of Nikko, Shiretoko , My Iwami Ginzan silver and the three holy places (and the pilgrim route) in the Kii Peninsula mountains.

The easy and low cost way of travelling. Hostels do not only provide sleeping but new friendships as well. Hostels, also called youth hostels, provide short-term accommodation to travellers or backpackers, particularly encouraging outdoor activities and cultural exchange for the young. Hostels are also often called backpackers' hostels (or backpackers' for short), particularly in Australia and New Zealand. In a hostel guests often rent a bed (sometimes a bunk bed) in a dormitory and share common bathroom, kitchen, and lounge rooms. Private rooms are often available. The main benefits of a hostel are firstly the low cost of the accommodation compared to alternatives such as hotels, and that one gets to meet other travellers from all over the world. Hostels are usually less formal and less expensive than hotels. They are most frequently used by young travellers. In the past many hostels imposed age limits, but today it is more common for hostels to accept guests of all ages. Despite the openness of modern hostels, the majority of guests are traditionally and overwhelmingly between the ages of 18 and 26.

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