Domestic airline routes

Japan may look like a small country but it is actually quite a long way to get from one end to the other. Fortunately, Japan has many domestic air routes and local airports. A journey that might be inconvenient to do by train can become very simple if you take a domestic flight. The trip from Tokyo to Fukuoka, for example, takes less than half the time if you fly instead of taking the bullet train. Also, more out of the way destinations and Japan’s many islands (places like Shikoku and Okinawa) become more accessible.
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