JAPAN TRAVEL
Enhancing the Ghibli experience with delicious food
The Straw Hat Cafe is located in Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, Tokyo. It is a most adorable cafe with gorgeous interior that reminds you of Ghibli movies everywhere you look, and serves the most delicious food - all made with organic ingre...

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Experience a Great Summer Festival in Hayama
Venue: Morito Beach When: Tuesday - Aug 13th 2019 ,  6:00pm - 9:00pm
Do you like the beach? Do you like or want to experience Japanese summer festivals? Then the Morito no hama, bon dance competition/Festival is the best place to be this s...

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You may never eat sushi again after visiting this creepy-crawly museum.
Exploring the Meguro Parasitological Museum will leave you feeling simultaneously enthralled and disgusted. The parasite-infected animals, bugs, and worms housed inside are enough to make your skin crawl.
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A Tokyo entry in the 100 Soundscapes of Japan
Nostalgia reigns in Shibamata. Beloved for its connection to the classic TV film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It’s Tough Being a Man) and famous for its magnificent Taishakuten Buddhist temple, Shibamata's charm is complete with two nationa...

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A sushi-go-round for families and picky eaters
Do you love sushi? I do, but I'm the only one in my family who does. That means when we travel around Japan, it can be hard convincing everyone to go to a sushi restaurant. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this position. Fortunately, the...

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Nagoro, Japan (CNN) — On the surface, Nagoro is like any other sleepy riverside village in southern Japan's remote Iya Valley.
A winding drive through the small town appears to reveal elderly residents tending to their gardens and families waiting patiently at a bus stop. It all seems norma...

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Venue: Beppu Spa Beach When: Jul 26th - Jul 28th 2019 ,  7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Beppu Hanabi Taikai (Beppu Fireworks Festival) is a must-see summer event. The festival is held annually on either the last weekend of July or first weekend of August.
 
Beppu Hanabi Taikai is held at Spa ...

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A Tokyo entry in the 100 Soundscapes of Japan
Clouds of flowers / these bells are from Ueno / or Asakusa? So wrote the master haiku poet, Matsuo Basho. Living as he did on the banks of the Sumida River, Basho was able to hear the bell towers ring from both Ueno and Asakusa and his co...

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Held On The First Saturday Of August Every Year
Venue: Yodogawa River, Osaka When: Saturday - Aug 10th 2019 ,  7:40pm - 8:40pm
An excited crowd clad in their best Yukatas, the smell of grilled sausages from the street vendors, sounds of excitement and thrill from kids sitting on thei...

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GAIJINPOT TRAVEL
Welcome To Japan’s First Poop Museum.
If checking out wacky “only in Japan” locales is your thing, you’re in for a treat because Yokohama now has a museum dedicated entirely to poop. Take pictures of flying poop, step on exploding poops, and play the poop-version of Space Invader...

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