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A record number of anime fans descended upon the third installment of the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (KYOMAF) on Sept. 20-21.
 
A total of 40,576 enthusiasts turned up at two venues in Japan's ancient capital, organizers said, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time.
 
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The mountainous Yoshino region in southern Nara Prefecture is blessed with an abundance of forest resources. Cedar trees, first planted in the area about 500 years ago, are now widely known as one of the region’s main specialties.
 
The cultivation method was characterized by planting s...

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JAPAN-GUIDE.com
The Naruto whirlpools occur along the Shikoku coast of the Naruto Strait, and are created by the large volumes of water moving between the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean between high and low tide, combined with the unique underwater geography of the narrow strait.
 
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JAPANTRAVEL.com
Sushi is probably Japan's most well-known cuisine and in the country you are spoilt for choice, with such a huge variety of price, quality and venue. For the freshest fish it makes sense to eat sushi straight off the boat, and Japan's incredible wholesale markets are ideal for thi...

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JAPANTRAVEL.com & WIKIPEDIA.org
Tatsunami stable (立浪部屋) is a stable of sumo wrestlers, is a member of the Takanohana ichimon or group.
 
The Tatsunami sumo stable, near Miraidaira Station in Tsukuba-mirai, Ibaraki, is one of the most prestigious stables in sumo history. Originally founded in ...

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THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Chinese tourists swarmed over the Yorozu and Nagomi duty-free shops at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 7, the final day of a holiday period to celebrate the founding of their nation.
 
Many were drawn to a corner selling a mainstay of generations of Japa...

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SNOWJAPAN.com
Jigokudani Yaenkoen.  You might not have heard that name but you have probably heard about a place in Nagano where you can see "snow monkeys" (Japanese Macaque) taking an onsen.   I had often heard about Jidokudani and even driven past the entrance on the way up to Shiga Kogen more ...

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JAPANTODAY.com
For most people, getting to fly first class in an airplane to some far off destination is a fleeting dream, too expensive to actually accomplish. So for those of you wishing you could enjoy free slippers and a dedicated cabin attendant but don’t want to shell out half a year’s sala...

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A woman from Tokyo became the 1.5 millionth visitor to the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum dedicated to Hiroshi Fujimoto, the manga artist best known for the internationally popular “Doraemon” series.
 
Officials said the milestone was reached Sept. 20 at the museum, which opened in Kawa...

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The Japanese love flowers, and wisteria are among their favorites. Wisteria (known as fuji in Japan) is said to be one of the archipelago's most ancient noted flowering trees, even being described in the collected poems of the Man'yoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves).
 
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