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English Brochure Highlights Tourist Spots, Ninja in Koka

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 A variety of attractions are drawing visitors to Koka, Shiga Prefecture, including ninja experiences, shrines, Shigaraki ware pottery studios and a shukubamachi post station along the Tokaido road.
An English-language travel brochure has recently been published, featuring popula...

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Hatsune Miku Guides Travelers Around Japan’s Regional Food Delights

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has recruited the virtual idol Hatsune Miku to promote Japanese food around the country.
Perhaps only in Japan would you get a non-existent character licensed to a government agency to advertise local cuisine to foreign...

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Nara Town Promotes Tourism with Flying Dog-drone Mascot, Yukimaru

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
The latest example of a regional Japan promotional video hoping to go viral is this one from Oji in Nara Prefecture, which features a flying dog.
The drone-dog flies around the area, “walking in the sky” as the video calls it. The idea for the video is inspired by Yukimaru, who was...

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City of Akashi to Give Tours to Attract New Residents From Tokyo

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
AKASHI, Hyogo — The municipal government of Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, has launched a program to attract new residents to the city from Tokyo and its neighboring areas, giving people guided tours with free accommodations to show them the city and its charms.
If tour participants m...

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Main funeral ceremony for Prince Mikasa held at Tokyo cemetery

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The main funeral ceremony for Prince Mikasa, an uncle of Emperor Akihito who served as an officer in World War II and later spoke out about the importance of peace, was held Friday at a cemetery in Tokyo eight days after his death at the age of 100.
The ritual, called the renso no g...

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Actress Nagasawa Chosen to Promote Taiwan Tourism in Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TAIPEI — Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa will be the spokeswoman for Taiwan’s tourism in Japan for the coming year, the island’s Tourism Bureau said Monday, marking the first time a woman was picked for the position.
Wayne Liu, the bureau’s deputy director general, told a press con...

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Travelers’ Treasures - Giyamanto (Pottery)

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The ceramics have the transparency of glass combined with the depth of lacquer ware. The pieces have artisanal charm and yet are mass-produced and safe for use in microwave ovens and dishwashers. Founded in 1921, Mino ware pottery is the result of over 3,000 test pieces and over ...

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Japanese Lockers Prevent Traveler Headaches With Compact Door

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ROCKET NEWS
 
 
Forgot to grab your phone or guidebook? With these user-friendly lockers, there’s no need to pay again if you want to get it and lock your things back up.
There are few things more frustrating for travelers than tossing your bags into a locker, dropping in a few coins, shutting th...

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Luxury Tourist Concierge Services Growing in Tokyo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Everything seems to be about tourism these days — and how to cash in on the boom.
This has led to foreign-language-speaking staff and tax-free counters at major stores in Tokyo. We reported yesterday how a Shibuya fashion store has even made its own version of the famous Hachiko st...

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Sightseeing Center For Foreign Tourists to Open in Shinjuku Station

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Keio Corp. and its group companies will open an information center and travel-related facilities for the rapidly increasing number of foreign tourists at an underground mall in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station in July.
The group hopes to enhance the options available to such tourists by ...

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