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Time-slip back to Japan in the 1920s Here
One of my absolute favorite places in Yokohama is the Kanagawa Prefecture Headquarters, called “Kanagawa Ken Hon-cho”. Until air travel allowed visitors to come via airports, Yokohama was Japan’s front door to the world. Officials wanted this b...

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Garlic powered Kumamoto-style ramen
Operating since 1957, Kokutei (黒亭) is one of the most famous and popular ramen shops in Kumamoto, proudly serving the local Kumamoto style – a variation on the classic tonkotsu ramen that Kyushu is famous for.
Kumamoto style adds in chicken to th...

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At Togo Park's Momiji Festival
Venue: Togo Park When: Saturday - Nov 24th 2018 ,  6:00pm - 9:00pm
Togo Park (東郷公園) in Agano is renowned as one of the most best places to see the momiji (fall colors). Throughout the year, it is a beautiful park, dotted with streams, bridges, stone...

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 Visiting the wholesale market used by professional suppliers
When we think of the Marine Products Division of the Yokohama Market, we imagine the intermediate wholesalers, true professionals in the world of fish, all lined up, with other professionals in the world of fish—the fish m...

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A “Little Edo” in Ibaraki
In the Edo Period, travelers between the capital and Mito refreshed themselves at post towns along the Mito Kaido, one of the historic post roads of feudal Japan.
 
Tsuchiura City’s lodging and stores on this 115 kilometer route flourished. Modern trains and...

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Join the Holiday Jamboree
Venue: Tokyo Disney Resort When: Nov 8th - Dec 25th 2018 ,  8:00am - 10:00pm
 
Chirstmas has arrived at Tokyo Disney Resort, featuring new shows, beautiful decorations, as well as seasonal cuisine to help you get into the holiday spirit of the winter season....

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Kids of all ages...
While I thought it would be just an interesting shopping experience, the Tamiya Playmodel Factory turned into a 3 hour stop with my 8 year old son.
 
Three floors total. Bottom two are dedicated to models, radio-controled cars, and race cars kits for the second f...

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Local crafts meet contemporary design in Ueno
 
Nohga Hotel has landed in Tokyo's Ueno district, an area increasingly witnessing a transformation from a downtown, urban working hub to a tourist hotspot in its own right, providing superb access to local sights such as Ueno zoo, Shinob...

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A hot spring (onsen) in Shinjuku?
After the opening of the “super spa” luxury bathhouse Thermae-yu in Kabukicho in 2015, Shinjuku will get a new hot spring resort facility in the form of Onsen Ryokan Yuen Shinjuku, which opens in Shinjuku 5-chome in spring 2019.
Measuring 5,514 squ...

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A great hotel in Japan's snow country
As worthy as Hokkaido is of its fame, Niigata Prefecture's Echigo-Yuzawa deserves its share of the winter destination limelight.
Located literally a stone's throw away from Tokyo (well, 80 minutes by bullet train), the town was the setting for No...

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