DEEP JAPAN
 
Along with Kure, Sasebo and Yokosuka, Maizuru is one of the four most important port towns in Japan, located in the northern part of Kyoto prefecture, which is about an hour and a half train ride from JR Kyoto station. Its name consists of two kanji 舞鶴, which literally translated m...

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GAIJIN POT
 
One of several museums dotted around Ueno Park, Shitamachi Museum is something of a journey into Tokyo’s past.
Aimed at giving visitors an insight into life during Japan’s Taisho Period (1912-1926), Shitamachi Museum features accurate recreations of houses and tenements of that perio...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Nara marks the start of spring
Venue: Kasuga Taisha Shrine When: Sunday - Feb 3rd 2019 ,  7:00pm - 9:30pm
Setsubun marks the last day until spring. At the Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up. This tradition has been ongoing for about 800...

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JAPAN GUIDE
 
Designated as a "quasi national park" and located only twenty kilometers north of Hakodate, Onuma Park (大沼公園, Ōnuma Kōen) is known for its picturesque, island dotted lakes and majestic volcano, Mount Komagatake.
Onuma Park can be easily visited in either a day trip from Hakodate...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Rejuvenate yourself in the Oita countryside 
Imagine a rural bed and breakfast that’s in touch with tradition, but contemporary; isolated, yet convenient; simple, yet refined—and one located on the edge of a national park. BBC Nagayu (Bed, Breakfast, and Culture) sits on the outskirt...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Japan's everywhere street snack
Takoyaki is everywhere. From department stores to street corners under the rail tracks, scores of little street stalls can be found dotted throughout Japan serving up little battered balls of diced octopus. Regional variations abound and for every stal...

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TRAVEL GAIJIN POT
Feeling hot, hot, hot.
 
On the eastern side of the Shimabara peninsula sits Obama Onsen, home to some of the hottest spring waters and the longest foot bath in Japan. Looking out over Tachibana Bay, it’s also one of the most popular places in the area to catch a spectacular sun...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Celebrate the joy of hospitality
 
Kuromon markets. Giant rainbow hued fluorescent tubes that look like a Nissan Cedric in Sennichimae. Ma and Pa polishing their kitchen utensils at Doguyasuji Shopping Street. You could almost transport yourself to 1969, for that is not too far from ...

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JAPAN TRAVEL
Japan's oldest dance form comes alive in Fukuoka
Venue: Oe Tenmangu Shrine When: Sunday - Jan 20th 2019 ,  11:30am - 2:00pm
Every year on January 20th, Japan's oldest form of dance comes alive at the tiny Oe Tenmangu Shrine in Miyama, a village of southern Fukuoka prefecture.
 
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JAPAN GUIDE
 
 
A Gourmand Tour Of Osaka’s Lesser-Known Nightlife Spots
Osaka's wealth of famous attractions in addition to its proximity to the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara make the metropolis a great place to stay when traveling through Japan. What many visitors to this stellar city don't...

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