Japan cities and geography?

Question:

I'm writing a story and I need two places far away from each other but both are by water. The main character works at a dock. He leaves preferably across Japan by the bullet train (I would like it to be fairly far) to preferably again a traditional city because it has to do with a demon. I need there to be ocean for a cliff side around trees but that can be worked out as long as there's a cliff side. Can you give me some places please? Pictures if you can, if not just the places and how long it would take to travel to them by bullet train. thanks! ^_^

Answer:

How about Matsushima a city on the coast, kind of near Sendai to the NE of Tokyo. IT's often described as amongst the most beautifull seashores in Japan. Unlike much of Japan, the cliff's you seek are found there along with many religious shrines amongst the archipelago of islands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushima


Perhaps A distant coastal city connected by Shinkansen would be Fukuoka. In fact, it is the furthest south one can travel by bullet train. It is a beautiful, large city with an ancient culture of it's own, largely due to the more open travel history of gateway cities in Kyushu island.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka

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