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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.

New Otani Harborland Kobe Hotel Japan 1-3-5 Higashi Kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0044, Japan Hotel Rating: Reserve Inquire View Rates

Located in the middle of Kobe's new downtown area, this city resort hotel responds to the needs of business travellers with convenient services and amenities. Every detail has been carefully considered from the installation of facsimiles in every guest room to extra wide beds to ensure a good night's rest. For convenience, comfort and relaxation, Kobe Harborland is a hotel dream come true.

ACCESS INFORMATION » JR Kobe Station: 2-minute walk via the underground shopping arcade » Shin-Kobe Station: 15 minutes by car (Shinkansen) » Kansai International Airport: 70 minutes by car ACCOMMODATION: There are 235 Guest rooms available with advanced facilities to accommodate your business needs. The room interiors are highly sophisticated and extremely relaxing. No Smoking rooms are available. Room types include Suite with King Bed and Mountain View, Semi Suite with Twin or King Beds with Mountain Views, Mountain View Rooms, Double Oceanside Rooms - will only fit one person for western clientel. RESTAURANT & LOUNGES » 5 restaurants and bars » Japanese » Chinese » International » Sushi » Teppan-yaki (Japanese style grill) » Sky Lounge » Lobby Lounge MEETINGS & BANQUET » Large banquet hall (660 square metres) » 13 banquet rooms (34 - 414 square metres) » Two wedding halls (1 chapel) HOTEL FACILITIES » Members Club (piano bar, private rooms, gym, sauna, bath etc) » Beauty salon » Dressing room » Photo studio » Parking (500 spaces)