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A chance to win a trip for two by casting your vote
The Undiscovered Japan project is a government-backed initiative that is trying to lure tourists away from the well-trodden path of the Golden Route and instead introduce them to other regions of Japan. With the steadily increasing ...

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Four days of fun shows all around the city
Venue: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan When: Nov 2nd - Nov 5th 2017,  10:00am - 5:00pm
From Thursday 2nd November 2017 to Sunday 5th, the annual Daidogei World Cup will be held in Shizuoka City. At dozens of stages all around the city, ...

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Demons, heroes & eight headed serpents
Venue: Taikodani Inari Shrine When: Aug 1st - Sep 30th 2017,  8:00pm - 9:30pm
Kagura is a dance theater with a long history in the old country of Iwami (currently west Shimane prefecture). This entertainment form is a living part of the region's...

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Spice up your time in Tokyo with a day at Heiwajima boat races
Spice up your time in Tokyo with a day at the races… the boat races, that is. Ota Ward is home to one of Japan’s few boat racing stadiums, where groups of six boats at a time compete in a watery arena in a sport not unlik...

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Promoting Japanese culture for Tokyo 2020
Early in 2017, three young Japanese men carrying a rickshaw through Vietnam drew media attention. Their ongoing trip aims to span the globe and promote Japanese culture, and the rickshaw in particular, in anticipation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympi...

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Kumamoto's massive light-up event
The Saishunkan company's Hilltop campus outside of Kumamoto City puts on the biggest and arguably best holiday light display in the prefecture. From the end of November to Christmas Day itself, visitors are invited to come tour the over one hundred a...

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Seven kinds of Japanese traditional performing arts
Japanese culture is full of interesting forms of art that are unique in the world and have ancient roots, but which are difficult to discover and understand for foreign tourists. If you are planning a trip to Kyoto I suggest a visit...

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Enjoy Christmas festivities at the City of Light
Hakata Station has always been one beautiful show of architecture, and now during November and December they also have some gorgeous Christmas Lights for show too! That's not all, as along with all the pretty lights, a Christmas Market...

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“Who the heck did this?!” People walking in a busy shopping district in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, turned their heads to look in the direction of the loud voice.
Casually dressed in felt hats and kimono, the members of a samurai performance group, Jidaigumi Basara, drew fire tongs from...

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Discover the magic of nature
Most aquarium fans in Osaka have probably visited the Kaiyûkan Aquarium, but may not have heard of Nifrel, a unique aquarium in shopping center LaLaport Expocity, which presents animals regrouped in different thematic zones.
  ColorThe first zone in the v...

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