JAPAN TRAVEL
Experiencing Agriculture And Nature Close-Up
What better way to get to know someone’s culture and way of life than to live, work and have fun with them?
That’s why Hitoyoshi-Kuma, a designated Japan Heritage site in southern Kumamoto Prefecture, has developed farm stays for tourists....

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A Special Event At The Ota Memorial Museum
Venue: Ota Memorial Museum of Art When: Nov 14th - Dec 13th 2020, 10:30am - 5:30pm
A special event taking place at the Ota Memorial Museum of Art until December 13th is titled "Japan in Ukiyo-e".
This much-loved art form depicts Japan in a m...

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A Special Exhibition At The Koriyama City Museum Of Art
Venue: Koriyama City Museum of Art When: Oct 10th - Nov 23rd 2020, 9:30am - 5:00pm
In Japan, the demand for glassware items really took off in the Meiji era, but it was commonly seen as something that was utility-based rather th...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Tokyo stocks dipped Friday as market players took to position-squaring ahead of the weekend.
The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange shed 27.38 points, or 0.12 percent, to end at 23,619.69. On Thursday, the key index surged 224.25 points to mark the highest finish s...

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BBC
 
A Japanese theme park has unveiled what it believes is the world's first permanent "life-size" Godzilla statue.
The installation on Awaji Island, off the city of Kobe, measures 23m (75ft) and offers visitors the chance to ride a zip line right into Godzilla's mouth.
The beast's colossal siz...

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INSIDER
 
·  Yomiuriland in Tokyo, Japan has announced that it will be offering an "Amusement Workation" package.
·  Starting at 1,900 yen ($17.94), it is available from October 15 and will allow visitors to work poolside with access to outlets and WiFi.
·  It even includes an hour on the Ferris ...

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Tsumami zaiku is Japanese traditional craft
2 hours in Tokyo
From ¥4,500
Highlights Tsumami zaiku is very traditional cloth folding craft in JapanYou can make one or two cloth flowers depending on timeSelect what you want to make and chose cloths to make tsumamizaiku 
 
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Women In Toyo Preserve Their Local Culinary Tradition
In the little town of Toyo, in Kochi Prefecture, a local women’s group is making sure that their 130-year tradition of kokera zushi doesn’t die out.
This impressive regional specialty can best be described as a layered “sushi cak...

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Hand-Cut Iya Soba With Valley Views
There's no shortage of places to find a bowl of hand-cut soba in the Iya Valley. These chewy noodles, made with locally grown buckwheat, are one of the staples of this secluded corner of Shikoku. But if you want to slurp your noodles in sight of on...

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Rejuvenate Yourself In The Oita Countryside
Imagine a rural bed and breakfast that’s in touch with tradition, but contemporary; isolated, yet convenient; simple, yet refined—and one located on the edge of a national park. BBC Nagayu (Bed, Breakfast, and Culture) sits on the outskirts...

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