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Kaio is a kaitenzushi restaurant on the 6th floor of Diver City on Odaiba, Tokyo. In addition to the normal conveyor belt, you can use the iPad touch screen to make specific orders, and they are delivered by a little "shinkansen" train on the 2nd level above the conveyor belt. Kids w...

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Natural hot spring and local history in Kochi City
Sansuien is a hotel in Kochi City on the banks of the Kagami River, in close proximity to Kochi Castle. I wouldn’t call it luxury, but it’s a bit upscale. With its 131 rooms it’s definitely one of the larger establishments, but it di...

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Mongolian style lamb barbecue in Shinbashi
Mongolian-style barbecued lamb is typically known as 'Genghis Khan' in Japan. Genghis Khan Kirishima opened in Shinbashi in January 2019. The restaurant is operated by an ex-Sumo wrestler, Mr. Kirishima, and offers high quality lamb meat. En...

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Tokyo Disney Resort opens souvenir shop inside the park targeting travelers
When: Feb 1st - Feb 28th 2019 ,  10:00am - 10:00pm
For a limited time, Tokyo Disney Resort opens a shop at each of their parks that offers exclusive Disney-designed Japanese souvenirs, as well as apparels and...

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Illuminated onsen town in Nikko
Venue: Yunishigawa Onsen When: Jan 26th - Mar 3rd 2019 ,  10:00am - 9:30pm
Each winter, the small onsen town of Yunishigawa, in Tochigi's Nikko area, transforms into a winter wonderland with hundreds of 'kamakura', or snow huts, on display.
 
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Experience the modern Japanese tea culture
Centered around tea culture, Hotel 1899 Tokyo offers guests a comfortable modern abode and a peaceful retreat to enjoy Japanese tea.
Located in Shinbashi, Minato ward, right in the heart of Tokyo, 1899’s convenient location provides good acc...

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Another earth
Traditional, tropical; mystical, magical, Kagoshima is nothing short of extraordinary.
Making up the tip of Kyushu and a chain of islands extending southwards, Kagoshima is an otherworldly blend of the traditional and tropical; consistent sunshine coats the histori...

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Tasty, very affordable Thai food in Shizuoka city
Looking for dinner one night in Shizuoka City during a visit for the annual Street Performance World Cup, I really wanted something with a bit of spice, so I was very happy to see a couple of Thai flags on a building. I was right to b...

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Venue: Konomiya When: Sunday - Feb 17th 2019 ,  3:00pm - 4:00pm
There are lots of naked people running wild in the streets of the sleepy township of Konomiya, Inazawa, just west of Nagoya City. Streakers, hundreds of them, and hundreds of thousands of spectators, young and old, mal...

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Island group off Hyogo's coast in the Seto Inland Sea
 “Ieshima” means “Home Island.” After waiting out a storm in the safety of Ieshima’s harbors around 600 BCE, Japan’s legendary first Emperor Jimmu described the islands as being, “So quiet it feels like home.”
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