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 Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is one of the best gardens in Tokyo and a popular location for viewing cherry blossom. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden contains Japanese and European style sections.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (新宿御苑, Shinjuku Gyoen) is a large park with an eminen...

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By Livvy Boote
 Many people will tell you that July is not the best time to visit Fuji, because it’s the rainy season. The clouds will obscure the view, the weather will be miserable, and you’ll get wet - it’s not worth it. I chose to ignore these warnings, and I’m glad that I did.
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 Red pandas, giraffes and slothsMy first visit to a zoo in Japan, and boy was my grin ear to ear throughout the day! Chiba Zoological Park is located in the Greater Tokyo area, specifically in the capital of Chiba Prefecture, Chiba City. It is one of the more popular attractions in C...

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Throwing a frisbee, flying a kite or playing badminton in the open in the middle of Tokyo? Yes, this is actually how a lot of people living in Tokyo spend their weekend in Yoyogi Park (Yoyogi Koen).
This wonderful green spot lies right between the busy city centres of Shibuya and Shi...

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An invigorating sushi experience in quiet Zama.
By Jason Kuttner In Zama, Kanagawa there is a gem of a sushi restaurant, with a suave gentleman wielding the knife. In this relatively small town, his status is legendary, and it is entirely possible that I may be making enemies by pu...

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 Foreign Footsteps in Japan – 26 Bruno Taut
By Tomoko KamishimaIn ancient days, Katsura in southwest Kyoto was a popular moon viewing spot for court nobles. In the world's oldest novel, Tale of Genji, there is an impressive scene in which Hikaru Genji holds a moon viewing party in Ka...

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Most consistently highest-ranked ramen shop in Japan
Tomita Ramen is arguably one of the top ramen shops across Japan. Don't take my word for it either — at the time of writing it proudly sits at the top of the Ramen Database with an average 99.22 score in Number 1 spot, twice winner...

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My ongoing search of the real Tokyo led me to Tateishi, in the capital’s far east. Spankybruno had warned me when describing his favorite place in Tokyo, "It's Shitamachi – dirty, old, trashy, and friendly". And indeed, located on the edge of the metropolis, separated from the center...

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Japan is not just famous for high tech and advanced gadgets, appliances and electronics, but is also recognized for its great brands of cosmetics and good quality of medicine. In Tokyo alone, you will come across many drugstores in almost every hundred meters.
The biggest drugstore c...

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In Japan, since so many people who love cute animals live in apartments that don’t allow pets, you can find cafes that’ll let you relax in the company of everything from owls to bunnies.
The most common and widely documented are of course cat cafes, but what do you do when you’re crav...

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