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Japan Hotels and Resorts - Japan consists of several thousands of islands, of which Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku are the four largest. Japan's closest neighbours are Korea, Russia and China. The Sea of Japan separates the Asian continent from the Japanese archipelago. Japan's area is larger than, for example, Germany's and comparable to the one of Italy or California. Japan's northernmost islands are located approximately on same geographical latitude as Milan or Portland while her southernmost islands are about on the same latitude as the Bahamas. In other words, Japan's North South extension equals about the distance from Oslo to Naples. More than 50% of the area of Japan is mountainous and covered by forests. Japan is politically structured in 8 regions and 47 prefectures.

Due to the large North South extension of the country, the climate varies strongly in different regions. The climate in most of the major cities, including Tokyo, is temperate to subtropic and consists of four seasons. The winter is mild and the summer is hot and humid. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer. The climate of the northern island of Hokkaido is colder, and snow storms occur frequently during winter. In Okinawa, on the other hand, the mean temperature of January is a warm 16 degrees Celsius.

Holiday Inn Express Shin Kobe Hotel Japan 6-4-14 Hatazuka-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 651-0068, Japan Hotel Rating: Reserve Inquire View Rates

Holiday Inn Express Shin-Kobe's location is a convenient 5 minute walk from JR bullet train Shin-Kobe Station. The hotel offers easy access to Kitano Ijinkan and other famous sightseeing spots such as downtown Motomachi and Port Island. It is an ideal hotel for either business or pleasure.

ACCOMMODATION: Single A (5 rooms, 15 m square) Single B (60 rooms, 18 m square) Double (6 rooms, 19 m square) Twin (24 rooms, 24 m square) The 4th floor is non-smoking floor. Rooms on the 5th floor have got two telephone lines. Single room has got one semi-double bed and Twin room has got two double beds. The toilet is washlet. SPECIAL HOTEL FEATURES » 1 restaurant » Gift shop » Newsstand CONFERENCE & MEETING FACILITIES: One conference room 40 sq. metres which can hold up to a maximum of 20 persons. Whiteboard, TV, video deck are available. Coffee, tea and juice are also available for break. SERVICES & EQUIPMENT » Microphone » VCR » Alternative business services - fax, copy, internet