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It makes sense that Takayama is sister city to Cusco, the culturally rich and picturesque Peruvian city with an Incan heritage that is set in the Andes. It is also sister cities with Lijiang, a city in Southwestern China known for its traditional architecture and spectacular views of nearb...

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Five Entertainment Juggernauts at Universal Studios Japan
Universal Cool Japan is back for 2016, revamped and better than ever, with five globally recognised entertainment brands helping relaunch this year's instalment that runs from January 15th until June 26th at Universal Studios ...

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Escape Urban Osaka In a Historic Park and Rose Garden 
Osaka, a bustling metropolis which pulses with life at all hours, is a temptress who constantly invites to indulge in hedonism. But sometimes, just sometimes, you find yourself between shops, standing bars, museums and festivals,...

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Standing on the ramparts of the partially rebuilt and impressive Kanazawa castle, one can look out over this lovely, prosperous city to the gleaming sea of Japan and the rugged Noto Peninsula. I was there in October and foliage on the mountains to the east was just beginning to turn.
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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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Mainstream Italian Fare In an Elegant Setting
Eating in an art space somehow makes everything tastes better. From the airy ceilings, the hushed cultured conversations, it seems that every bite takes on an extra dimension as form, taste, texture and function are studied in a different...

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As our taxi driver missed the entrance and proceeded to do a U-turn in the middle of the road, I thought the gorgeous fall colors enveloping the highway around us might have mesmerized him, but I quickly realize he completely missed the turn that took us to the Tsurunoyu Onsen. We circled ...

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A Boozy Lunch Experience
Besides being famous for it’s drunk cows, Kobe also has a decent café scene. The fool proof way to a savvy lunch or kitsch coffee is definitely (in my opinion) Motomachi. A 10 minute walk south-west of Sannomiya station will land you in café central. Vintage ...

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The First of Yanagawa's Many Doll Festival Events
The Doll Festival (or Girls' Day) may only be officially celebrated on March 3, but the canal city of Yanagawa in southern Fukuoka Prefecture devotes an entire two months to this colorful tradition. 
 
The events are kicked off annual...

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 Beautiful and Popular Shrine in Central Nagoya
Osu Kannon is a beautiful and famous temple located in downtown Nagoya.  Known officially as Kitano-san Shinpuku-ji Hōshō-in, the temple is an attraction for tourists and religious worshippers alike. 
History
Osu Kannon Temple dates bac...

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