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A Place to Live "satoyama" Culture
 
Tanekura is a small village nestled in the Japanese Alps. It is a perfect example of "satoyama" culture, where man does not encroach on nature but lives in harmony with it.
Only sixteen people live in this village, from forestry, agriculture and...

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Art and Technology Unite to Make a Mesmerizing Display
In collaboration with DMM Planets, TeamLab has come up with another amazing art installation for Fuji TV’s summer festival. For an entrance fee of ¥2000, visitors can experience an otherworldly and interactive art form; Incorpora...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
The Kyoto shrine famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates will spirit you away to a mystical world of beauty this weekend at its famous annual night-time festival.
 
Fushimi Inari Shrine (or “Fushimi Inari Taisha” in Japanese) ranks as one of the top must-see sightseeing spots ...

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Rare Authentic Swedish Massage in Tokyo
 Mythologically speaking, Ebisu is the deity of commerce, and the namesake neighborhood embodies this with an impressive array of esthetic clinics, spas, hair salons, nail salons, shiatsu, body work, chiropractic and massage studios. There are ...

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Be Thoroughly Entertained By the Maiko of Sakata
Mystery, beauty, elegance. These are just a few elements that a maiko embodies. An apprentice geisha, maiko undertakes specialized training in various forms of art, including traditional dance, the shamisen, a type of Japanese stringed...

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Picking Sweet Red Bundles of Sakuranbo in Murayama
There is definitely something both therapeutic and rewarding about fruit-picking. My first experience picking, sorting, and pitting cherries was at Murayama in Yamagata Prefecture. Yamagata is famous for its juicy, sweet, and glossy ...

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Traditional Calligraphy With a Modern Twist
Calligraphy, or shodo as it's known in Japanese, has been a part of Yoka Satake’s life for twenty-five years. The young but talented instructor has spent a good portion of her adult life teaching fellow Japanese the fine art of the ink and ...

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Top Quality Seafood at Lower Than Restaurant Prices
Matsushima is famous for its seafood, especially oysters, anago (salt-water eels) and nori seaweed. Being on the Miyagi coast it also has access to excellent Sanriku seafood.
Unlike the huge Shiogama Wholesale Seafood Market, Matsus...

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A Gallery With Interesting Special Exhibitions
Tokyo being a city full of culture and art lovers, naturally has a lot of art galleries spread across all corners of the city and you never know what you might find in one of them. I discovered the Tokyo Opera City Gallery as part of my ...

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LONELY PLANET
 
This is an excerpt from the food and drinks chapter of Lonely Planet's Tokyo guide.
Unlike the Western world, soft drinks (sodas) and other sweetened beverages rarely appear on the menu (with the exception, of course, being Western-style fast-food restaurants).
Needless to say, th...

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