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9h Nine Hours Hotel Open in Narita Airport Tokyo

  • Category:Tourism
DAILY MAIL
 
The sci-fi '9h nine hours' hotel is open at Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan. Hotel aimed for passengers whose flights are delayed or cancelled. Rows of sleeping capsules line the building plus locker rooms, showers and a lounge.
 
Perfect if you're on a short turn-around, a hotel has op...

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Japan Set for Record 13 Million Visitors in 2014

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JAPAN WSJ
 
apan is on course to see a record 13 million visitors by the end of 2014, the latest figures released by the Japan National Tourism Organization show.
 
Between January and November this year, 12.2 million travelers from overseas visited Japan, the organization said Wednesday, putting...

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Open-top bus offers quick tour of Osaka landmarks

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
OSAKA — Osaka Sky Vista, the first open-top tourist bus in Osaka Prefecture, has been well received — with repeat customers — since its launch about five months ago, as passengers are treated to a sense of space and quick trips to various Osaka landmarks.
 
The double-deck bus op...

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30.45 million Japan people seen to travel on Winter holidays

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
The number of people in Japan who will make overnight or longer travels during the year-end and New Year holiday period will total 30.45 million, the second largest since comparable data became available in 1996, JTB Corp. estimated Monday.
The major Japanese travel agency said th...

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Hanafuda: The essence of Japanese culture in a deck of cards

  • Category:World Heritage
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
One of my Japanese friends has a pack of traditional playing cards called hanafuda. The deck consists of 48 cards, four for each of the 12 months. The term hanafuda means “flower cards,” and each month is represented by a particular flowering plant. There appears to be many ways ...

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Thai travelers get guidance on how to act when in Japan

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STAR ADVERTISER
 
Thailand's embassy in Japan has some tips for Thai visitors: Don't put your chopsticks in the serving bowl. If driving, stop for pedestrians at crosswalks. And just because you have kids doesn't mean you can cut in line.
 
The advice is part of a new online manners guide the emb...

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Is it a potato or a prawn?: Kyoto farmers make a name selling strangely shaped vegetables

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Hiromi Ochiai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
KYOTO — Misshapen vegetables do not generally sell well if at all, but Kyoto farmers have found a way around this by making up names, often after famous places in the city, for unusually shaped products.
 
A pumpkin that looks like ...

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Revisiting childhood through toys

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Keiichi Nakane / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
MIBU, Tochigi — On entering the Omochanomachi Bandai Museum, visitors are quick to spot the 5.6-meter full-scale bust of Gundam towering over the center of the hall. With the statue’s right palm large enough for an adult to stand o...

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Hanayashiki – Asakusa’s Tiny Amusement Park

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Asakusa is an old part of Tokyo. In a city that changes quickly and often, it is not surprising to read about the many changes that have happened in this area. Asakusa was a major entertainment district with theaters, restaurants, and all kinds of entertainment. While many of the th...

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Visitors to Japan surpass 10 million in 1st 10 months

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of visitors to Japan in January-October grew 27.1 percent from a year before to 11,009,000, already topping the full-year record of 10,363,904 marked in 2013, an estimate by the Japan National Tourism Organization showed Wednesday.
 
As a result, the number of visitors...

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