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Foods and Products   Tokyo

Foods and Products, Tokyo

 32 Reviews  When you go to a sushi restaurant, I was told by a Japanese friend not to dunk the rice part of sushi in the soy sauce, but just the fish (and don't let it swim!). Also, the best way to eat sushi is... 

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Tourist Information Center   Kyoto

Tourist Information Center, Kyoto

 6 Reviews  The Kyoto SGG Club,Goodwill Guide Volunteer Services of Kyoto, and the Rotary International District 2650 Club of Kyoto are giving away free maps to tourists in Kyoto. The map is in black and white... 

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Kansai international airport   Osaka

Kansai international airport, Osaka

 3 Reviews  While Kyoto represents the elegant past of Japan, Osaka being a modern city, offers the opposite Japanese experience. Osaka offers the hustling and bustling of a modern city; in fact it is so busy... 

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Shrines & Temples   Nagoya

Shrines & Temples, Nagoya

 4 Reviews  The shops at Ossu-Kannon have some really great deals and some really unique stores. I found a complete kimono set for only about 10,000 yen (about $75 US). Just get off at the Kamemaezu or... 

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Shrines and Temples   Tokyo

Shrines and Temples, Tokyo

 42 Reviews  The lucky charms in Japan can usually only be obtained at the shrines. They are usually categorized by the area of your wish such as “prosperous business”, “successful study”, “well-being of family”,... 

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City Districts   Kyoto

City Districts, Kyoto

 3 Reviews  Depending on how many days you are staying in Kyoto, map out the places you are going to see. The temples are located in different areas: 1. Higashiyama Area - The attractions around this area... 

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Umeda Skybuilding   Osaka

Umeda Skybuilding, Osaka

 9 Reviews  After a walk up at the observatory, we came down and found this little resting place just beside the building. The little "park" was bloom with some flowers and thought they were nice & pretty so took... 

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Day Trip out of Tokyo   Tokyo

Day Trip out of Tokyo, Tokyo

 26 Reviews  On my first visit I didnt have chance to visit Disneyland. So for 2nd visit, I took my kids to Disneyland and they love it!. So many things to do there. A lot of Disney characters, show, Disney Sea,... 

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Internet Access   Kyoto

Internet Access, Kyoto

 2 Reviews  i found a nice place where you can use free internet, for an hour at a time..its "Campus Plaza" near the Kyoto station. if you exit the station on the north side, turn left and you will end up on a... 

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walking   Osaka

walking, Osaka

 4 Reviews  OSAKA often seems like it has no main centre and is an overwhelming maze of small streets and alleys. Although this is true - do not be shy about walking around Osaka, to where-ever the road takes... 

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People and Life   Tokyo

People and Life, Tokyo

 38 Reviews  The Love Hotel is a Japanese institution, where harried lovers find alone time away from gossiping office colleagues or crowded multi-generational homes with paper-thin walls. To attract patrons away... 

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Pontocho   Kyoto

Pontocho, Kyoto

 1 Review  DONT BE SHY ABOUT TAKING PEOPLES PHOTOS. In politically correct Australia, we fear taking peoples photos. So I have to do it as candidly as possible. But in Japan, Kyoto in particular - it was more... 

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culture & history   Osaka

culture & history, Osaka

 4 Reviews  In early March or April, the Cherry Blossoms are a real sight to see! Anywhere in Japan during these months is time for Sakura! This is when cherry Blossoms bloom and it is such a wonderful/beautiful... 

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Getting Around   Tokyo

Getting Around, Tokyo

 31 Reviews  what makes police in tokyo unique is the Koban System wherein a Koban is a typically a two-storied housing with a couple of rooms with from one to more than ten police oficers. The officers in these... 

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Dotombori   Osaka

Dotombori, Osaka

 3 Reviews  Being at the busy and colorful streets in Dotonbori area at night is a real must. The colors of the advertising lights are bright and make the place so lively. It looks like more people like it... 

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Managing Your Luggage   Tokyo

Managing Your Luggage, Tokyo

 8 Reviews   At Narita International Airport, delivery service counters will send luggage to your hotel the next day or from your hotel to the airport for about ¥2,000 for bags up to 20 kilograms .... 

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temples & shrines   Osaka

temples & shrines, Osaka

 4 Reviews  This is one of the wooden statues found on either side of the main entrance into Shiittenoji Temple. These statues are at the entrances to all temples in Japan. They are guards placed to ward away... 

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Travel Plan Examples   Tokyo

Travel Plan Examples, Tokyo

 6 Reviews  the number one tour company in the tokyo area, the hato bus company is an icon itself in the tokyo area hence i've made a separate things to do tip for hato bus tours here in my tokyo pages. Whether... 

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castle   Osaka

castle, Osaka

 11 Reviews  The extensive grounds of Osaka Castle were impressive. The next night, friends took us to the top of a 7-story building with a rooftop entrance to a huge, red ferris wheel. High over the city's... 

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City Overview   Tokyo

City Overview, Tokyo

 32 Reviews  Please note that all information written here is valid for September 2011. Due to the events of the major Earthquake roughly 200-300km north of Tokyo and the problems with the Fukushima Nuclear Power... 

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zero (empty tips)   Osaka

zero (empty tips), Osaka

 5 Reviews  The two magazines pictured opposite are two of the most popular free papers in Japan. Both magazines are particularly useful for getting up to date listings of cinema, stage and live music... 

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How to Survive   Tokyo

How to Survive, Tokyo

 7 Reviews  The International Roaming Rates of Mobile Phone Companies are sky high at $ 2.25 minute per call so your best bet while traveliing in japan is using a phone card like KDDI Super World Cards. These... 

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Shinsaibashi   Osaka

Shinsaibashi, Osaka

 2 Reviews  ShinshaibashiFountain display in the canal at Shinshaibashi. This place is full of happenings at night and is worth a visit. The brightly lit streets cris-crossed each others like a grid. You don't... 

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Facts and History   Tokyo

Facts and History, Tokyo

 18 Reviews  Before japan was famous (or notorious) for it's squat toilets wherein you just squat to tke a dump or pee but nowadays japan is now popularly known for its bidets and anus washes (lavatory) and it is... 

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Sightseeing outside Osaka   Osaka

Sightseeing outside Osaka, Osaka

 1 Review  Take a short ride (35 min.) by shinkansen to Himeji and go see Himeji Castle. I really enjoyed the aquarium even though I was there during the earthquake. I think the earthquake just made it more... 

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Japan has such a rich and...

by Gilam

Japan has such a rich and ancient culture that its nearly impossible to sum it up in one experience, but some thing I wouldn't miss would be:1. Bathing in an onsen (natural hotspring), preferably outside in the snow with hot sake2. A visit to the city of Kamakura outside Tokyo3. Eating at a Kai Ten Sushi (sushi-go-round)4. Sumo5. Going to a really good city arcade...Japanese arcades are the best...Try to find a SONY PLAZA I have so many...I miss the way the Shinto bells sounded on the hillside behind my apartment in the morning...I miss the social life, Japan is full of friendly people...the FOOD...the food is wonderful...

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When you're a first timer in...

by yen_2

When you're a first timer in Japan you should try to eat the so called 'SUSHI' and visit it's Temples' and Castles that Japanese people are proud of with their traditional sightseeing. I would rather recommend you to visit the Emperial palace, the place of their Emperor and Empresses along time ago until the present. Tokyo skycrappers, you shouldn't want to miss the Golden Pavillion located south of Japan(Kyoto) and the Fuji-san(Mt. Fuji). I will surely miss the most in this place when I'm away is that the fast pace of technology and it's people that brings Japan to the top most of the many places I've visited. I just like it here...nahhh,,with such great food, I will surely miss this place when i'm away!

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It is a dog which the father...

by InnerValley

It is a dog which the father kept. It is said “y?²Œ¢?iTosa Dog?j with the dog in Žl?‘?iShikoku?j. It is a weak dog to coldness in the dogfight emergency though is a strong dog it though is strong in the fight and the heat.

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Coelacanth's image.Eyes...

by InnerValley

Coelacanth's image. Eyes shone in green when the night came. It does not shine because the lamp can be cut now. The thing which had been captured in the river was heard in old times. It was possible to have done at that time. It is speaking about ten years ago. The place is Koutou ward.

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Go to Aomori to visit the Big...

by smoothiegurl

Go to Aomori to visit the Big Budda. It's the largest in the country I believe. There are many shrines to visit there too. During the winter time makes Aomori all the more beautiful. One of my fondest memories is being able to participate in a Japanese parade. Dressed in the traditional kimono and Japanese woooden sandels, marched down the downtown streets of a small city near Misawa, Japan. I also miss going down the street called 'Green-pole' road (b/c of the green poles lining the street) in Misawa Japan, and going shopping at the Japanese Mall there. :)

KAMAKURA DAIBUTSU in...

by miner

KAMAKURA DAIBUTSU in Kamakura,not too far from Yokosuka Going to Kamakura and getting lost. Our 'guide ' exited us on the wrong side of the train and we wandered around for a while trying to find someone who spoke English.During our wandering we attended a wedding,met a lot of non-English speaking townspeople,and finally found Buddah. Picture courtesy of Encarta

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Visit the Tokyo Fish Market at...

by JoelDaddy

Visit the Tokyo Fish Market at 4:00 in the morning when all the fishermen come in. Trust me, it's worth getting up for. I'll never forget the seven course dinner my father and I had. We met a business contact who was working there. We sat in our socks on a reed pad and ate, and drank, and ate and ate. It was an experience like none other.

Visit Nagasaki: a city founded...

by Rui_Nobre

Visit Nagasaki: a city founded by the Portuguese on the XVI Century. In Nagasaki you must go to exact place where the Atomic Bomb was dropped in Augsut 1945 and thinking that almost 150 000 innocent people were killed in few seconds...

Visit Tokyo Disney amusement...

by nee0712

Visit Tokyo Disney amusement park! It was amazing that landscape wasn't looked artificial.Cool!! I think you will be suprised at such long lines there too.I had to wait for each attractions in lines forty minutes in an average. And maybe you had better to visit Disney Land than Disney sea.The attractions were not attractive as theirs apperance I thought!

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Hiroshima bola pre nas...

by renuschka

Hiroshima bola pre nas dolezitejsou zastavkou ako hlavne mesto. A-bomb Dome pozna vari kazde skolopovinne dieta nielen z hodin dejepisu. To, ze autorom tejto stavby bol cesky architekt som sa dozvedela az na mieste. Okolo ruin je vybudovany park a v nom na rozlicnych miestach najdete informacne tabule, ktore poskytuju navstevnikovi moznost prechadzat sa pomedzi ruzove kriky bez sprievodcu. Ticho, dazd a macky zalezene pod krikami su vasimi spolocnikmi. Mesto zije svojim rusnym dopravnym lomozom a ruinami tyciacimi sa do priestoru dokazuje svetu vacsiu nezmyselnost zhadzovania bomb ako ine mesta, ktore mali to stastie, ze ich si pri krutom vybere nikto nevsimol.

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