JAPAN TRAVEL
100 km of coast, culture, and cuisine
The Namahage Ride in Oga, Akita is really an event like no other.
Participants come in from all over the country in order to cycle 100 kilometers around the Oga Peninsula, taking in the beautiful sights, sounds, and flavors of Akita Prefecture on...

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Experience all of the charms of Japan in Asakusa
Marugoto Nippon is a new shopping complex that opened only a year and a half ago in Asakusa. It has a very modern Japanese style and does an excellent job presenting the charms that areas of Japan have to offer.
 
This department store...

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Take a class in the famous old town of Ouchijuku 
If you make your way out of the samurai city of Aizuwakamatsu toward the south, you will stumble upon a beautiful little area called "Ouchijuku" in the town of Shimogo. This area was a former post town during the Edo Period in Japan, ...

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Alpine adventures at Nikko's Kirifuri Highlands
Break formation from the well-trodden tourist trail to Nikko's Toshogu shrine and discover a new adventure a little to the east up in the Nikko Kirifuri Highlands.
Ozasa Farm offers a great getaway for families with a wide range of acti...

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Growing up in a small beach town on the west coast of Florida, much of my free time as a youth was spent in or around the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf was almost always warm, not unlike bath water, yet it provided the perfect respite from the stifling heat of the Florida summers.
As a c...

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Fish your own dinner!
Zauo is a restaurant which offers quality food, as well as leisure. The restaurant is creatively designed to simulate fishing on the ocean. As you walk into the restaurant, you’ll see a large boat that occupies the center of the restaurant, surrounded by water w...

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Kyudo masters show the Way
The adventurous at heart might think the voyages of a traveler staying in one country for years would dwindle into something humdrum. They don’t need to—they can morph into experiences of complexity and maturity. Take today’s serendipitous entry into the wo...

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Harima – the new cycling destination of Japan
When you think of cycling destinations in Japan, you’re not wrong if the first places that come to mind are the famous Shimanami Kaido route or tackling the menacing 230km loop around Biwa Lake. However, venture into the mountains in rura...

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Old Tiger Henro eats eye candy
A little hunger never hurt anyone. Or so I told myself when I reached my hotel in Hiwasa, severely hungry, to discover my longed for dinner needed to be reserved at 11 am. I was too late! I was immersed in a gorgeous seascape, but can anyone, apart from...

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A hidden gem in the mountains of Yamagata Prefecture
Looking for an authentic experience of Japanese hospitality where you are treated as a guest of the community and not just a tourist? Hijiori Onsen is just what you have been looking for.
A number of recently popular destinations h...

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