JAPAN TRAVEL
Kyoto specialities, beer & fun with Maiko
When: Jul 15th - Aug 31st 2018 ,  6:00pm - 9:30pm
The Miyagawacho Beer Garden is a rare occasion where you can enjoy beer, daily specialities served by neighboring restaurants, and Classical Japanese dance by the Maiko (apprentice geisha) of ...

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Fireworks with a big dragon!
Venue: Tenryu River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan When: Aug 26th - Aug 27th 2018 ,  10:00am - 9:00pm
Beginning in Nagano prefecture and meeting the sea at the coast of Shizuoka, the Tenryu river is the ninth longest in Japan. On the first weekend of June, t...

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BOUTIQUE JAPAN
 
Travel logistics can be one of the least enjoyable aspects of traveling, but thanks to its legendary convenience stores — known as conbini in Japanese — traveling around Japan is surprisingly simple!
The thought of schlepping my suitcase on trains and bullet trains, hiding my cas...

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A castle with a view
In the Kanto region around Tokyo, there are dozens of castle sites that testify to the long periods of conflict and struggles for control throughout Japan’s history. Some of these sites are merely foundations and moats.
Others retain original gates and towers, bu...

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Japanese sports tournament
Venue: Awaji Island When: Sep 15th - Sep 17th 2018 ,  11:00am - 5:00pm
If you're planning a trip to Kansai in September, come and join the Undokai World Cup!
Undokai World Cup is an annual Japanese sports tournament held in Awaji Island. It is just 90 minut...

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A welcome smile in the Furano countryside
Furano is one of the most popular destinations in Hokkaido. In summer flower fields are cultivated in many farms and the blossoms attract thousands of visitors every year.
In addition, the verdant meadows are surrounded by rolling hills frami...

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A salute to Tokyo’s bookworm wonderland
Many years ago, when I took my first job in Tokyo at the publishing house of Graphic-sha, in Kudan-kita, I discovered a place that I would wander through during my lunch hours, on free weekends, and at any opportunity I’ve had in the following ...

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A famous landmark in Gunma
Situated 30 minutes by car from Shibukawa, Mount Haruna is one of the famous mountains in the Gunma prefecture.
Mount Haruna is a place I like to go often. As I live not far away from there, I can definitely say that the best season to go is during the fall...

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Seaside shrine with 123 red torii gates
In northern Yamagata's Nagato City, Motonosumi Inari Shrine (元ノ隅稲成神社) and its 123 red torii gates have been attracting swathes of Instagrammers looking for that perfect addition to their feeds.
 
This unique shrine provides a memorable o...

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A remote ryokan lit only by old oil lamps
magine an old wooden building, a traditional Japanese ryokan, hidden in a valley somewhere in a remote area of the Aomori Prefecture. Surrounded by a thick forest and built along a stream near a waterfall, this place will make you go back to ...

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