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Organic food in Aoyama
By Mandy Bartok
Travelers looking for tasty organic eats should look no further than Daylesford Organic in Aoyama. This all-organic eatery, which started as a farm in the Cotswolds area of England, has had a branch in Tokyo since 2010 and has won numerous retur...

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 Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation InstitutionBy Evangeline Neo, November 2015The official name of this museum is The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, but I prefer to call it Kobe Earthquake Museum for short. Having pe...

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A wonderful walk through time
Originally built as a community road in 1899, the Mukashi Michi played a major role in enabling the movement of vital provisions for local residents. During its heyday, this 10 kilometer stretch of mountainous road became a major transportation hub where...

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Tonkotsu ramen direct from Fukuoka
At just 1 minute walk from Asakusa station, ICHIRAN Asakusa—opening in early November 2015—represents the newest addition to ICHIRAN's fleet of tonkotsu ramen restaurants, originally from Fukuoka.
ICHIRAN prides itself on doing things a little diffe...

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So you want to get dressed up, do the whole kimono thing while you’re in Tokyo? These timeless outfits are not exactly cheap, but that’s why kimono rentals exist. You can experience wearing one for a short time without having to spend an enormous amount of money. Plus, by renting you...

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A tale of sunlight and shadows
Arashiyama is famous for its Sagano Romantic Train ride, whether during Spring for its cherry blossoms or Autumn for the brilliant colors of its maple leaves.  
It is also renowned for its landmark Bridge, Togetsukyo which is used in many tourist promot...

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Some outfits never go out of fashion. Kimonos are a prime example – they’ve been making people look elegant for centuries. These stylish rags certainly aren’t cheap though – unless you know where to look…
If you stand in the middle of a scramble at Shibuya crossing, how many internat...

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A full on countryside experience
“No one is sure whether these rocks are an ancient ruin or a natural formation,” my guide informed me as we scrambled up the river of black boulders that fill the length of Nabekura-kei depression. “But because this area is a good place to view the st...

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Stretching north to south along the eastern side of the centrally located Kii Peninsula, sandwiched in between the bustling metropolises of Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto is Mie Prefecture. It’s a prefecture rich in history, culture and legend. It’s also a naturally blessed region with over...

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One of The Finest Examples Of a Warring States Castle
By Chris Glenn
Iga Ueno, home of the ninja!
Most foreign tourists head to the north western Mie Prefecture town to see the ninja, without even realizing the city of Iga Ueno was also a castle town, with one of the finest examples ...

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