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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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Food Reflecting The Geographic Diversity of The Region
When you’re talking about the food of Matsuyama, it can be difficult to separate it from the delicious food of Ehime as a whole. Nevertheless, there are some dishes that are particularly associated with Matsuyama.
One of these he...

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Cheap and Reliable Lunch In Central Matsuyama
Close by the moat of Matsuyama Castle stand the offices of both Ehime Prefecture and Matsuyama City government, and at twelve o’clock you can see streams of civil servants heading earnestly towards Baden Bistro for lunch. Working on the t...

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 Old Fashioned Menu And Service
For Itoko Ohara, 1924 was the best of times and worst of times. Business and high fashion bloomed in peace time, and for an impressionable 11 year old, her visits to the big cities of Kobe and Osaka took her to department stores like Takashimaya, made ...

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Royal Pleasure Garden To Enjoy Nature And Design
While Kyoto’s temples will charge you a hefty entrance fee, visiting royal property, believe it or not, is free of charge! However, you cannot just walk in as and when you please. Kyoto’s Imperial villas and gardens are locked up a...

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Kurama-area Shrine Dedicated To The Deities Of Water
Located in a narrow valley north of the center of Kyoto, Kifune Shrine is said to have been founded 1,500 years ago, making it older than the city itself. Legend has it that the goddess Tamayori Hime-no-Mikoto sailed from Osaka Bay...

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