Visit Kobe

Okinawa's capital: Shuri castle of the Ryukyu kings, Kokusai-dori and a food and drink culture of its own.

Hokkaido's southern port: the night view from Mount Hakodate, red-brick warehouses and the morning fish market.

The city of trees in Tohoku, Date Masamune's castle hill, the Tanabata festival and gyutan beef tongue.

Korea's oldest Chinatown, the Songdo smart city and the island beaches by the airport.

The birthplace of bibimbap and a hanok village of 800 traditional houses to stay in.

Britain's second city has more canal miles than Venice, the Balti Triangle and Peaky Blinders' Black Country next door.

The seafood capital of Scotland and the ferry port for Mull, Iona and the Hebrides.

A fishing town of pubs and trad sessions at the end of the Dingle Peninsula, the westernmost point of Europe.