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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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I visited Japan last October as a "small group" with my wife and got an excellent service and value for money by NTA (Nippon Travel Agency). They offered me several different itineraries according to our preferences.Have a look at http://www.nta.co.jp/english/index.aspor, better, send a mail with your wishes to Mrs OLGA KATO, she will take care of you! olga_kato@nta.co.jpGood Luck! Great small people, culture, excellent food
Hello: Tokyo is a great central area to start with. It's easier to travel to other places from Tokyo since there are more shinkansen (train) routes to the 4 main island. Before you plan your trip, you have to consider the season. Its almost summer and if you do not like hot weather, then you have to go to Northern Japan (Hokkaido)first. If the weather does not bother you then I recommend that you go to the following:Heritage - Kamakura and Yokohama are close to Tokyo. About 1-1.5 hrs bullet train. Kyoto is farther South, but if you love history, traditions, and culture, then this is a wonderful place to go to.Hiking - Fuji depending on the weather and Nikko up North offers heritage and nature in one.Nature - Hakone-Fuji-Izu. Too many tourist since its so close to Tokyo. If you go there, better stay there for a few days so you can manage your time depending on the visitor off-time.**Do...
Some tips on learning Japanese on your own.Rosetta Stone is very good learning software, but before you use it it is not a bad idea to know some Japanese already. I found it went from very basic to quite difficult a bit too fast...http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/languages/japaneseCheck with your local library. I found course litterature called 'Genki' and it is used by universities in Sweden that teaches Japanese. See link:http://www.amazon.com/Genki-Integrated-Course-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789009637For an online dictonary:http://jisho.org/It is real good. Gives you words in english and japanese in both romanji and kanji.Read and learn the pronunciation guide before training your vocabulary! Some words can get a new meaning if you say it wrong! This is a very good guide:http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~bestor/easy_pronunciation.htmJapanese is a hard language to learn but it is...
First of all, before even recommending which guidebook to buy I have to say this: don't forget to check out VT! This is sort of an online guidebook and many people here got great pages and many tips that you might not even find in a guidebook you'd buy! :)But when it comes to buying a book I always go for Lonely Planet. (Not only Japan but when I went to Korea and China as well.) I've tried others but end up buying LP in the end. Gotten used to the order they explain things. * First general info and history on the place * Sights* Entertainment and places to eat and drink* Accomodation * Transport to get there and away + getting around* Daytrips (if there are any places of interest around) Lonely Planet are always very detailed and most of the time put out all prices on accomodation and in restaurants. Plus they got different levels depending how much money one is prepared to spend. So...
You can buy a ticket package at the tourist window of the Namba Station in Osaka. This includes all the transportation costs involved. Get the $40 package as it includes express service there and back again. I bought the $32 one which involved express to and local back... believe me, after a day of walking and walking and walking you don't want to take the local back. You have been warned.
I forgot one more things......I think people misunderstand a bit here.....for suitcase space yes, for narita express they have space to put but for sinkansen I had a little space. ask if you are buying a checket for green seat put you in the end(each carrige end seat has bit of space if I remember correctly just ask if the have a space), if not then just put aside. I'm sure people doesn't mind as long as you show them respect.
couple days ago I spoke to my mother(she's in Nagoya) and she told me it's warm over thete. So, for Japanese warm means more than warm to you. I sugesst to bring Sweater/freece for evening, shirts(long and short), pants(not thick) long and short. enjoy staying Japan. If you go to Kiyomisu temple checked out this shop "ebiya ryu-san" Address: shimisu bus pool mae, gojo-saka, higashi-ku, kyoto-city. Tel(075)551-3883. I bought gift to my friends they are nice and good price, and didn't take much place to put in my suitcase.yuri
This is not really a favorite thing...just general Japan travel info.I'm currently living in Korea, but spent 18 days in February backpacking around Japan. You might want to check into the Japan Rail Pass, which you must purchase from a travel agent outside of Japan, and then turn in your receipt for the actual pass when you arrive in Japan.As far as your locations, there is really very little to do in Osaka. I'd highly recommend (as someone else already has) that you instead use Kyoto as your base of operations in that region and Nara, Osaka, and Himeji are all day trips from Kyoto.If you choose to go to Osaka, there is the Aquarium and the Dotombori area with its neon lights. I stayed with my friend at a co-ed capsule hotel in the middle of the love hotel area a short walk from the Dotombori area. It was called: Capsule Inn Namba and you can access its information here...
Because of urban traffic congestion, driving within Japan's major cities is not recommended for foreign visitors. However, driving on main roads between cities is an alternative to public transportation. If you intend to drive in Japan should note the following:On main roads most major destinations are sign-posted in English. In rural areas this may not be the case. If you are planning to drive in more remote areas, then buy a reliable English-Japanese road atlas before you depart. Companies such as Shobunsha and Kodansha publish these atlases. Driving in Japan is on the left. Parking can be difficult to find in some urban centers..An International Driving Permit is required. You will also need to be in possession of your national license while driving in Japan. Highway Tolls are very high. Toll charges will depend on how far you wish to travel and which roads you intend to take....
Honestly speaking, there are few places in this world where people are as trusting and trustworthy as in Japan.You can take my other anecdote as a testimonial or the fact that there are still some vending machines out there where you can buy cigarettes, beer and countless other things on the street. They might be lessing in numbers, but if you look, you can still find them.If these were in less civilized places, they would be used and abused.
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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