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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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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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 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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 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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 An exhibition of Sendai's famous clay tradition and cultureI find ancient household items always interesting to watch because they are so similar by shape and purpose to modern household ones that it makes the connection with those distant times much easier. One such thing that is u...

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 A hardcore gamer’s den in Akihabara.
 
While retro-style arcades have started to make a resurgence in the West, in Japan they are a staple and can be found all over.
The problem is, especially for those hungry for a taste of nostalgia, most arcades are now stuffed with crane gam...

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An indoor hot spring bath complex One of the most popular things to do in Japan is relaxing in a spa or natural hot spring bath called onsen. There are special onsen towns located on natural springs as well as onsen that make use of natural that is found in the city.
In Senda, you wi...

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Every August, it's the beautiful island's main event: A post-hippie island drum fest.
 
Earth Celebration 2019: Main Event Dates: Aug. 16 (Fri)–18 (Sun) on Sado Island!Sado Island, an emerald isle off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, is usually a quiet and peaceful place. But ev...

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And enjoying it, too!
I save on food. I don’t eat. Just kidding. What, me starve? No, the economics of eating in Japan isn’t about starving or sacrifice and suffering. All you need is a little adaptability, a fresh new approach to eating, because it may not be what you're used to, or...

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Watch fighting arachnids in Aira City, Kagoshima
Venue: Kajiki Welfare Centre When: Sunday - Jun 16th 2019 ,  8:30am - 4:00pm
Kajiki's Spider Fighting Festival, or Kumo Gassen, is a spider-fighting event that takes place in Kagoshima's Aira city, in a tradition that dates back over 4...

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