JAPAN TRAVEL
Calling all music lovers!
Venue: Sendai City When: Sep 7th - Sep 8th 2019 ,  10:00am - 6:00pm
I understand jazz music is not everyone’s cup of green tea, so it was quite a shock to discover that the Jozenji Street Jazz Festival is one of Sendai’s biggest annual events. Starting back ...

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Don’t be salty — appreciate the gifts of the sea and take a little Kochi home with you after this interactive workshop.
 
Sightseeing in the remote prefecture of Kochi is unforgettable. But to understand and appreciate the culture of this naturally diverse area, you’ve got to b...

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Slip back in time to an Edo Period Merchant Mecca
White plastered walls, tiled roofs and dark-wood latticed windows, these were the trademarks of the merchant houses in wealthy Imai during Japan’s feudal period. Aligned row upon row in small alleyways, the sight of many such houses i...

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Handmade lanterns light up a summer evening
Venue: Anamori Inari Shrine When: Aug 23rd - Aug 25th 2019 ,  6:00am - 10:00am
Every year in late August, the parishioners of Anamori Inari Shrine In Ota City join the priests and their attendants to light handmade lanterns, asking Inari-sa...

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Hair, nail and makeup expertise in English
You have come to one of the most fashion-conscious cities on the planet, with great variety and energy. Walk around Omotesando, Harajuku and Shibuya and you will see the casual, formal, haute couture, avant-garde, retro and far out in the bi...

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Comfort And Luxury Meets In Ginza
The New Hampshire-born brand synonymous with fun furniture looks further to cement its Japan presence with the launch of a Tokyo flagship showroom at Yogibo Ginza.
 
Opened August 2019 in the capital's luxury Ginza district, Yogibo specialises in...

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Summer entertainment with truly awesome fireworks
Venue: Niji-no-Mori-koen When: Tuesday - Aug 13th 2019 ,  8:45pm - 9:00pm
You’ve probably heard about the Japanese passion for fireworks. You may have heard that this or that place is ‘famous’ for its fireworks. For example, the PL re...

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A temple with its past set to the future
One of the most strikingly contradictory temples to be found in Tokyo, Fukagawa Fudo-do Temple in Koto City is a neighbourhood not only famous for its like-clockwork esoteric Goma fire ritual but also for its radical sense of the modern.
Estab...

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Go Glamping And 'Disco' Strawberry Picking At A Farm North Of Tokyo
If you want to go camping in Japan but can’t be bothered pitching your own tent or starting a campfire from scratch, Namegata Farmer’s Village in Ibaraki Prefecture has got you covered. The farm offers a full gla...

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Kaitenzushi are also known as conveyor belt sushi restaurants, sushi-go-rounds, or sushi trains. At a kaitenzushi, a moving belt circulates in front of diners to deliver plates of pre-made nigiri sushi and other menu items.
The first kaitenzushi was opened in the Osaka area in 1958...

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