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Steaming Summer Festival Floats On The Tenno River
Venue: Tsushima City When: Jul 27th - Jul 28th 2019 ,  8:40am - 9:00pm
Every steaming hot summer evening for over 500 years, the people of Tsushima in Aichi Prefecture go down to the Tenno river.
It’s not that the river side is c...

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Every sweet cinnabon must be in want of good coffee.
If you're like me, you have probably been wondering where you can get a big, ooey-gooey, dripping-with-icing-and-bursting-with-amazing-cinnamon-y-goodness cinnamon roll in Japan. What's that? You're not that obsessed with cinnamon ...

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Forest and Lake and Umbrella
 
Venue: Metsa When: Jun 19th - Jul 15th 2019 ,  10:00am - 9:00pm
Metsa, comprising Metsa Village and Moomin Valley Park, is a Moomin theme park in rural Saitama. However, it can be reached from Tokyo in just over an hour by either public transport or by ...

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Thanks to the dunes and beachy blowouts, you'll look at sand in a totally new way.
Tottori city is a place known for looking at things from a different perspective. Here you’ll find most things have a unique twist.The capital city of Tottori prefecture lies in the northeastern wi...

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A classy break from the Sannomiya bustle
In the bustle of Sannomiya, there's an oasis of calm. Like many of the best places in Japan, it's not in the most obvious of locations. Its name isn't very unique. It's rather small, only seating 13 people. All in all, it has a very humble atm...

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Playing with nostalgia in downtown Tokyo
For those longing wistfully for the past, Shibamata is the perfect place to indulge in rose-coloured memories of yesteryear.
A haven for nostalgia, Shibamata is situated along Tokyo's eastern edge with Chiba Prefecture and is an easy one or tw...

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A theme park atop a mountain all in Osaka’s backyard.
At first, Mount Ikoma, located on the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures, may seem like the other sacred mountains in Japan. But beyond the long history and worthwhile temples to visit there are quirky features like its...

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Tonkatsu Bourdain Might Have Loved 
If you are looking for a Bourdain-type off the beaten track, hole in the wall, privately owned restaurant run by an elderly couple who have been making the same meals for 50 years, Katsuya is not it. Katsuya is the exact opposite: a chain restauran...

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Where to stay when visiting Hiraizumi and Kanegasaki
Just north of the World Heritage area of Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, lies Kanegasaki, a lovely town that is known for its historic samurai district. If you visit the area by car, consider staying overnight at one of the town's t...

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Sake Competition 2019 held in Tokyo
SAKE COMPETITION 2019
Do you know the world’s most delicious Japanese Sake in the world?
Lately Japanese sakes are becoming so popular among non-Japanese people that most of them even know the word “SAKE”. This time we at JapanTravel participated i...

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