JAPAN TRAVEL
Celebrating the Legend
Venue: Hiratsuka When: Jul 5th - Jul 7th 2019 ,  10:00am - 8:00pm
I step out of the train station to the smell of grilled seafood skewers, takoyaki, and taiyaki batter baking with its sugary sweet bean filling.
Sellers cling on to clusters of bobbing Hello Kitt...

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This Tokyo hotel is as serene as it is sleek, spanning the top six floors of a 38-storey skyscraper in the business district Otemachi. The minimal interior taps into Japan’s design heritage with its wood, paper and stone, while tall partitions create loose boundaries between the lobby...

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GAIJIN POT TRAVEL
A gorgeous natural getaway right in Osaka’s backyard.
Mino is a tranquil and traditional town located just north of Osaka City. Sparsely populated and surrounded by abundant nature, it’s the ideal escape from the crowded, gray metropolis. Known for a quasi-national park, peacefu...

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Cozy Noda City cafe for burgers, coffee, and sweets
Are you craving diner food? Japan forgives you for forgoing washoku, Japanese cuisine, for a day as there are many places that serve dishes familiar to visitors from North America. Meet Up Under the Tree Cafe is one of a handful of ...

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Three days of summer festival action in Saitama
Venue: Kumagaya When: Jul 20th - Jul 22nd 2019 ,  1:00pm - 9:00pm
The Uchiwa Matsuri, possibly the largest of Saitama's summer festivals, is held in Kumagaya, just north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture.
With a history dating back to 1750...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
A Shrine Protecting Sendai City
National Treasure of Japan, Osaki Hachimangu was built in 1607 on the orders of Date Masamune, the lord of Sendai. The architectural style is reminiscent of the ones in Nikko, but visiting this shrine left me with a special feeling.
 
The approach to t...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Innovative and chic hotel near the heart of Osaka
Make it happen: that’s the phrase that The Royal Park Canvas - Osaka Kitahama hotel wants you to keep in mind during your stay.
Located in the heart of Osaka, along a river intersection near the historical Lion Bridge, the hotel creat...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
A Great Place To Eat And Learn About Macrobiotic Food
Sobe’s Café
Sobe’s Café is located in Hanamaki near Fuji University in the south part of the city. What is special about this place is that it’s a macrobiotic restaurant and shop. They also grow their own organic rice, have regula...

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DEEP JAPAN 
 Ryokans in Japan
A Typical Ryokan Room
 
Futon, onsen, and dinner are the three reasons I choose to stay at ryokan over other lodging facilities. Usually at ryokan, you get to sleep in a tatami room in futon.
Since I usually sleep on a bed at home, it is a great feeling to kind of re...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
 Clear waters, open campfires, beautiful hiking & blissFinding a good place to camp in Japan isn't very difficult. Finding one that matches my nostalgic vision of "camping" as a child, that's a different story.
I've camped a few times in Japan, but my girlfriend and I and our three-d...

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