Visit Hakodate

The fiery city of the Meuse: Montagne de Bueren's 374 steps, the Sunday Batte market and Liege waffles.

The mouth of the Amazon: the Ver-o-Peso market, acai bowls at their source and the Cirio procession.

The food capital of Bolivia, the biggest Christ statue in South America and the La Cancha market.

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

Kobe beef, a harbour between the mountains and the sea, and the night view from Mount Rokko.

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

Thirty-six guild streets of scooters, street kitchens and colonial shophouses around Hoan Kiem Lake.

The world's largest car-free old city.