I have been twice. Tokyo, Kyoto (kimonos! Kimono markets!), Nara, Uji (tea!), Sendai, Nikko, Utsunomiya (gyoza), Kiryu (kimono), Yokohama, Kamakura, Odawara, Hakone, Nagoya, Matsumoto, Kiso valley, Gifu, Kanazawa (kimono, garden, they have it all!), Fukui (the museum is a wonder), Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, Okayama (There's always something in there!), Takamatsu (garden), Matsuyama (Spirit Away onsen), Iyo (more kimono), Hiroshima, Fukuoka (Hakata obi!), Kurume (Totally lost in there! All about kimono of course.)