2015年10月30日に世界最大の個人旅行ガイドのロンリープラネットに「２０１６年最も素晴らしい旅行地」国部門で日本が第２位にランクインした。
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BEST IN TRAVEL 2016
Lonely Planet’s experts have trerkked the giobe to selects the best countries, cities and regions to visit in 201. Explore them now and Plan your next adventure.
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国部門
Top 10 countries
Roll up, roll up-we’re ready to pull back the curtain on our top 10 must –see countries for 2016. Make these irresistible places part of your travel plans next year as they take a turn in the limelight.
国部門の順位
1位 BOTSWANA 2位 JAPAN 3位 USA 4位 PALAU
5位 LATVIA 6位 AUSTRAILIA 7位 POLAND 8位 URUGUAY
9位 GREENLAND 10位 FIJI
＃2 JAPAN 
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Japan. It might be number two in this year’s rankings, but it’s always number one for travellers in search of an otherworldly experience. Nowhere else on earth exemplifies that dog-eared ‘modern yet ancient’ cliche like the land of the rising sun. Tokyo’s successful bid to host the Olympics in 2020 has raised the temperature of a feverish city amid a blur of new development, but beyond the suburbs Japan remains as elegant and enticing as its graceful wooden temples.
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