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Step inside a historic hotel come museum
Plenty has already been written about a place where temples are built-in the mountainside, Yamadera, but what else can you do around town?
 
After a bit of shopping and indulging in the famous soba, some visitors make the short trek to the Mat...

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Autumn fairs held within Shinagawa City
This autumn, the Shinagawa City / Shinagawa Tourism Association invites you to Shinagawa City to spend an afternoon of fun. As described on their site, there are many interesting Japanese cultural attractions to look out for.
On Saturday, Octob...

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A great diversion close to Tokyo
While traveling throughout Japan by train there will be some cities that you only see from the window as you continue on your journey.
Omiya Station is one of those places that the bullet train stops as well as many of the rapids. I have passed throug...

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One of 12 Japanese castles with an original main keep
Although many castles can be found around Japan, Uwajima-jo is one of only twelve with an original main keep. Sometimes referred to as
Tsurushima-jo, it was built by the local feudal lord, Takatora Todo, in 1596. The area was rule...

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A spectacular mountain adventure
A one-hour drive from Matsumoto brings you to the stunning Venus Line.
Starting north at Utsukushigahara the road winds up and down through beautiful mountain highlands, wetlands, plateaus, ponds, rivers, and several dazzling waterfalls.
As you come a...

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A showcase of all of Masao Koga's lifetime achievements
Koga Masao Museum of Music is a museum only three minutes on foot from Yoyogi Uehara Station. It is a museum that is dedicated to the famous composer Masao Koga, an important contributor to popular Japanese music.
 
The museum s...

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The top ten in Japan's ancient capital
Travel & Leisure has named Kyoto as the World’s Best City for the second consecutive year in row, making it a place to visit in every season and time of your life. Even if you can only spare three days, you can truly savour the top ten Kyoto exp...

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Exploring samurai culture in Kanazawa
For those looking for an all encompassing image of samurai society, culture, and history, there’s one place to visit that will surely not fail to disappoint: Kanazawa.
Kanazawa’s samurai history is integrated into the city on all levels. On the g...

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The world's longest wooden pedestrian bridge
Twenty-five minutes on foot from Shimada in the suburbs of Shizuoka City, Horai Bridge is a long wooden footbridge crossing the Oi River.
The bridge was completed during the Meiji era in January 1879; before then, those wanting to cross th...

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Pirate's lair on an island in the Seto Inland Sea
The Shimanami Kaido is a 60-kilometer long toll road that passes over six islands in Japan's Seto Inland Sea in order to connect Japan's main island of Honshu to Shikoku. Along the way, on the island of Innoshima, is Suigun-jo, a cast...

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