JAPAN TRAVEL
Experience Japanese Dining and Ninja Themed Cruise
The Tokyo Yakatabune Association has launched their Ninja Themed Cruise, which is now cruising in Tokyo. They invited us last month to experience being a ninja for a day while cruising the beautiful Sumida River in Asakusa at night. ...

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Coffee Lives Up To The Hype at Aoyama Location
A sign with a small bright-cerulean-blue bottle on it and an arrow pointing up a staircase. No name plate. Just a sign that could be easily missed. And that's probably the way Blue Bottle Coffee wants it. 
As we walk up the unimpressive ...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The juni hitoe (12-layered kimono) was introduced in Japan during the Heian Period (794-1185) as a garment worn by ladies-in-waiting.
Particularly complicated to put on, but also luxurious and elegant, it can be seen in illustrations of Murasaki Shikibu’s 11-century novel “The Tale ...

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Inspired by The Natural World, Tochigi Prefecture
I was lucky to get the chance to be spirited away to the far east of this prefecture one cold Sunday in November to such a magical place, filled with beauty, spirit, gentleness and warmth.
 
Picture Book Hill is tucked away on the sid...

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A Peaceful Place To Enjoy Modern Japanese Paintings 
 
Karuizawa is home to a good number of art museums, some of them out of the way, some of them just way out (man). One of the more accessible, both to get to and to get into, is the Wakita Museum of Art, opened in 1991 to showc...

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JNTO
 
Japan is a great place for time travel. In the remote villages, temples and shrines of the countryside there are places that lure the imagination into another age. This is one of the great pleasures of travel anywhere in the world, that experience of stepping out of daily life into another...

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JNTO
 
I love ramen. Not the instant stuff served in Styrofoam cups, but the fresh noodles served in a bowl of rich soup stock topped with fresh vegetables and slices of pork. I try to eat it several times a month at the various authentic ramen shops across Honolulu. However, as many say, you can...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — For two days only, you’ll be able to try your hand at “Taxi Yabusame”, which involves hitting nine targets from the backseat of a cab.
Japanese taxi company Sanwa Kotsu has been getting creative with its transport options lately, offering special 60-minute drives that take i...

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Tea And Kaiseki Cuisine In a Trendy Tokyo Neighborhood
The trendy up-and-coming neighborhood of Futako-Tamagawa seems an unlikely setting for a traditional tea experience, as does the exterior of the modern apartment building where the event is held. Yet when Nobue Matsuzuki, the pro...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
 
A Secondhand Bookstore With a Laid-back Atmosphere
 If you are a bookworm, you would be very pleased to visit London Books. This small bookstore only sells secondhand books in many languages, such as Japanese, English, and German. Although it’s small, London Books has lots of genre...

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