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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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The Statue of Life was the landmark of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Flower Expo) held at Tsurumiyokochi Park in Osaka, Japan. It was certainly one of the popular tourist attractions during the duration of the Expo 90 Osaka which lasted six months from March to September 1990. The statue provided excellent background for any beautiful souvenir snapshot!
Our Top 5 pavilions at the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Flower Expo) held at Tsurumiryokochi Park in Osaka, Japan in 1990 were the following:-1 - Matsushita Pavilion (Photo 1);2 - Hitachi Group Pavilion (Photo 2);3 - Fujitsu Pavilion (Photo 3);4 - Tokyo Pavilion (Photo 4); and5 - Gas Pavilion (Photo 5).Please visit our Japan page's travelogues to view more beautiful photographs of other pavilions and other attractions at Expo 90 Osaka.
Our fondest memory of Expo 90 International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Flower Expo) held at Tsurumiryokuchi Park in Osaka, Japan was the International Exhibits at Aqua Hall where exhibits of plants and flowers from around the world including our home country Malaysia were displayed. The exhibits were so beautifully, colourfully and neatly presented so as to attract your eyes with delightful fragrance steaming out of fresh flowers and plants. Although Expo 90 Osaka is history now but the memory of those exhibits and fragrance is still fresh in our mind!
I think spending five nights in Kyoto is just about right. There are so many temples to see there and five days is just about right.Scheduling your vacation sounds good. It is not rushed. And, you are spending a lot of time in Kyoto...There are so much to see over there...Buying the JR rail pass over here is the best decision that you made. It saves you money and time.Have fun in Japan!
1. if you are taking Long hour train, please ensure you reserve a seat first!2. to travel long hour train, preferable take the night train, so you can save 1night accommodation.3. The Train is very on time, so please be punctual.4. Most restaurants drinking water and tea is free, you can save money on buyingmineral water, just carry a bottle with you and refill it in the restaurant.5. Is very hard to get people who can speak english in japan... so a goodtranslation book is essential..
When travelling in Japan, expect to spend more. A daily budget for a person to truly explore and experience the country (excluding museum entrance fees) range from $22.00-$40.00. For me, I always have a budget of $65.00 because I have to buy some snacks (drinks), souvenir items (postcards), etc.The food, however, is very inexpensive. There are so many tiny restaurants where you can grab lunch/dinner for about Y6000 to $1000 ($6-$10).Your budget will include bus amd train fares in and around the city. Here's why $22.00-$40.00. The bus fares depending on where you are going range from $2.00-$5.00 one way. So, that would be $4.00-$10.00 to go back to your hotel. Your breakfast, lunch and dinner would be from $18.00-$30.00.I always have brunch so that saves me money! I eat at about 11:00 am because most hotels have free coffee and tea. You can make your own in the hotel.So, for a family of...
Our fondest memory of Japan was the witnessing of the giant mural painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci at Garden of Fine Art pavilion at International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Flower Expo) in Osaka in 1990. The Expo '90 was held at Tsurumiryokuchi Park in Osaka. Th painting was a reproduction of the original with almost the same size on ceremic plate. The reproduction measures 432 x 886 in contrast to the original which measures 460 x 880. For your information the original is located at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The reproduction is now located at Tadao Ando Garden of Fine Arts Museum in Osaka. The museum has reproductions of many famous masterpieces on ceremic plates.
Lorrian,Things can be very expensive in Japan but they don't have to be. A meal can range for $10 to $200. The key I found is to get off the tourist path to where the locals eat. Sushi and formal sit down restaurants are expensive but you can find little lunch spots and noodle shops where you can get a reasonable meal for a relatively cheap price. You can also make your own meal from a convenience store for $5-$10.My only experience was in Tokyo which is more expensive than the rest of Japan. You should plan for about $100-$120 a night minimum for hotel (air/hotel packages can often yield a better hotel cheaper than otherwise), $30-$40 per person for food a day. For souvenirs, those that would cost you $5-$10 in the US or Europe will cost $25-30 in Japan. The $20 thing is probably $50. This is based on exchange rates 5 years ago so that may have changed a little.Bottom line is you can...
The people of Japan are not used to using credit cards. They usually carry cash whenever they go shopping. There are many stores in Japan that don't use credit cards so when travelling in the provinces of Japan, make sure to bring cash.Also, if there are stores that accept credit cards, and the charges are more than $500.00, the store clerks usually ask you, the card holder, to show a lot of identification and they sometimes get freak out. They ask the managers to assist them in putting in the purchase. I was held shopping one time because they asked me: "Ikai demasuka? Nikai demasuka?"That means that they are asking you if you wanted your credit card bill once or twice? Never heard that before shopping in the United States but that is kind of cool that they don't bill your credit card one time. I was shopping at a local thrift shop in Ibaraki, Japan when I showed them my credit card....
Lots of questions. I'll tell you what I know:1/ How widespread are hostels across Japan and would you need to book prior to your visit (late June, first half of July)? There are hostels in a number of the bigger and more famous cities. But, many of the lesser known and smaller cities don't have any at all. As far as booking in advance regarding hostels, I just don't know. I'll ask my staff about their experiences (as they've used them in Japan) and get back to you on that part.2/ How restricted would we be if traveling by rail, (i.e. can you get to mountain resorts by rail)? Some places you can get by rail others you can't get there by rail alone. In my experience, I would usually go by rail first and then by bus to places that I went hiking at.3/ Do you need to have reservations to stay in mountain huts? Maybe. But, I have stayed in a few places with no reservation (and I wouldn't have...
Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo
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Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto
6 Reviews and 743 Opinions We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,...
The Ritz-Carlton Osaka Osaka
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Q: Hi there, Will arrive in Tokyo, Narit Airport for a layover and wanted to take advantage of seeing something. I will arrive at...
A: youre lucky to be arriving so early, so you will likely pass through immigration fairly quickly. lets still count with an hour just in case. you can either take the...
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