SinoTranslator / Samuel Wang

I only visited Tokyo last time. On my next trip, I’d like to see more Japanese cities (and towns/villages as well).

Japan’s 10 Most Populous Cities:

1. Tokyo
2. Yokohama
3. Osaka
4. Nagoya
5. Sapporo
6. Kobe
7. Kyoto
8. Fukuoka
9. Kawasaki
10. Saitama

“Guìlín shānshuǐ jiǎ tiānxià.” I’d really like to visit Guilin on my next trip to China… and see whether this adage is merited.

“Shàng yǒu tiāntáng, xià yǒu Sū-Háng.” (Lit.: Above is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou.) Indeed, this metaphorical branding of Suzhou and Hangzhou as a Heaven on Earth is justified.