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Asakusa Tokyo
158 Reviews Sensoji Temple is believed to be the first temple ever built in the Tokyo area and was originally founded by a fisherman, Haji Nakatomo, who is said to have built the temple after finding a statue of...
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Gion (Geisha district) Kyoto
64 Reviews It's not a long walk but it really holds a historical look. building looks new but in the old japanese style. Restaurants there are little above the average price wise. at the end of the road you will...
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Universal studio Osaka
26 Reviews in japanese that ture but still loads for fun for those who have never been to universal stuido of usa. just access the site of universal sutio and you will understand everthing , it is a very...
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Nagoya Castle Nagoya
28 Reviews With its famed golden shachi dolphin roof decorations, Nagoya Castle is the de-facto symbol of the city. Built in 1612, the main edifice was reconstructed in 1959 on its original foundation after...
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12 Reviews Kobe is home to one of Japan's three most famous Chinatowns (Yokohama and Nagasaki being the other two), so when the Chinese New Year arrives (setsubun), the Chinatowns are great places to visit, and...
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Peace Park and Memorial Museum Hiroshima
128 Reviews I once stayed with a friend who lived a stone's throw away from the Peace Museum in Nagasaki and since then, I have always wondered what it was like to live near a building charged with so much...
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Todaiji Temple Nara
75 Reviews Todai-ji ("Great Eastern Temple") is reputedly the largest wooden structure in the world, and it houses what must be one of the largest bronze statues of Buddha around, the Daibutsu or Great Buddha....
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Snow Monkey Park Nagano
4 Reviews Without a doubt, one of the coolest spectacles in all of Japan is to watch the wild snow monkeys of the Japanese Alps sit out a snowy winter day soaking in the hot waters of a naturally-heated onsen....
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Itsukushima Shrine Miyajima
30 Reviews If you are in the Hiroshima city, you must visit Itsukushima-Jinjya in Miyajima. It's the shrine (not a temple) with famous red torii (gate) in the water, but has lots more than just the...
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Korakuen Garden Okayama
12 Reviews Korakuen Garden is considered to be one of the three best gardens in Japan since the Edo Period. It was constructed by Tsuda Nagatada by orders of the daimyo Ikeda Tsunamasa and took thirteen years to...
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Shinjuku Tokyo
72 Reviews This was a stunning experience with all the different varieties of cherry trees in full blossom. Incredibly beautiful! The garden is run by the Ministry of the environment now but it has a long...
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Kiyomizu Temple Kyoto
98 Reviews I really loved the short visit I made to this place. i like the atmosphere of this narrow streets with souvenirs shops along your way up the hill to the temple. the temple is realllllly huge and you...
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castle Osaka
62 Reviews Visit the Castle... its very interesting. Its a fairly long walk from the Rail Station, but its an interesting walk and the Castle is quite unusual which is why it should be seen. Pity to go all the...
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Shrines & Temples Nagoya
12 Reviews 1900-year-old shrine with lush evergreen forest is best known by one of the three Imperial Regalia, Kusanagi sword. The shrine saw the modification after the Meiji Restoration. It is a nice place to...
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Meriken Park & Harborland Kobe
24 Reviews in this area, you can do a lot. there is the mosaic mall just on the other side from kobe tower, all the cafe and restaurants there have the sea view. i wrote a review about the aswome fisherman...
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Miyajima Hiroshima
33 Reviews I was skeptical about the appeal of Mt. Misen since one round trip ticket costed me 1800 yen, which was by far the most expensive ropeway I had ever used. "No view is worth this much, " I remember...
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Nara Park Nara
33 Reviews There is around 1000 Deers rooming Nara , they eat somthing called Shika Senbei which is rice crackers specially made for them. they costs 150 en and sold every where. But take cares they are...
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Zenkoji Temple Nagano
5 Reviews The main hall is typical Buddhist architecture from the mid Edo Period. The principle image is enshrined inside the altar in the innermost temple. Admission to the inner temple is 500 Yen, and...
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Five-Tiered Pagoda Miyajima
8 Reviews The beautiful curved roofs of the Goju-no-to Pagoda and strinking vermilion colouring are a familiar sight on the island of Miyajima. Standing on a hill overlooking the bay and Itsukushima Shrine, the...
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Kibiji District (Kibi Plains) Okayama
6 Reviews Saijo Inari is known as one of the three great Inari Shrines in Japan (Fushimi Inari in Kyoto and Toyokawa Inari in Aichi being the other two). It is unique, because the complex is composed of a...
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Imperial Palace Tokyo
61 Reviews this is the second of the famed double bridge in the Imperial Palace Front plaza area. There are two bridges over a moat separating the Kokyo Gaien and the Imperial Palace - these are called...
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Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) Kyoto
102 Reviews Three-storey Zen Buddhist temple. Each floor was done in different architectural style - the ground floor is Heian imperial architecture, the second floor typifies warrior aristocracy and the top...
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Dotombori Osaka
22 Reviews Dotombori is a street in Namba alligned with eateries, arcades, and shopping centers. Many people do come for food and shopping, but the area itself is actually an attraction of sorts. The restaurants...
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Aquarium Nagoya
7 Reviews The most interesting thing for me in this Aquarium is the dolphins performance. They really brilliant. Cool !! Beside that you can see the big whales and you can find nemo and dory also in here...
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Mount Rokko Kobe
7 Reviews A highland pasture spread on the peak of Mt. Rokko. Sheep, donkeys and ponies are free to graze, and visitors can come in close contact with the animals. Children can learn and try to take milk from...
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Its wooden veranda which juts out over a wooded canyon is functioned as "viewing veranda" where most of the visitors enjoyed the panoramic view of Kyoto and the woods around the temple. The view from here is dramatically beautiful.Facing this wooden veranda there is an altar dedicated to Kannon (goddess of mercy) who can bring about easy childbirth. I saw many women tossed in an offering, usually something like a 100 yen coin donation then said little prayers.
KIYOMIZU-DERA is one of KYOTO's most visited temples, founded in 807 AD, but its present huge wooden building that is really stunning were rebuilt in 1633 by Tokugawa Shogun. Built on the side of Higashiyama Hill, the whole complex nestles with the arms of nature.Kiyomizu Temple is listed on the UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage site.
Kiyomizu-Dera means Pure Water Temple. The temple gets its name from the underground spring below.Most of visitors (including myself!) made a long line waiting for the turn to sip the pure water by holding out a long handled cup to dip from the flowing water. The spring is divided into three small trickles flowing through a notch cut into each of three beams protruding out near the roof of the alcove. According to our guide, each of the streams has a special property. The right waterfall enhances your intelligence, the middle makes you handsome or beautiful and the left waterfall gives you a long life. The choice is yours!
In the shrine's main hall, there are two big holy stones called "makura ishi" (love stones). The Japanese believe that a person who succeeds in walking straight ahead from one end to the other between the two stone which is about 6 meter long, with closed eyes while reciting the loved one's name will see his/her relationship in love becoming into marriage....
Kiyomizu temple is a complex that consist of more than one building or structure. There are a collection of buildings and structures located on the ground. Inside we find various smaller structures or temples devoted to a variety of different things where the faithful come to pray. Among them is the famous Jishu Jinja shrine.
Ginza is the most famous shopping area in Tokyo. Ueno-Koen, a park north of the centre, has some of Japan's best museums and galleries.Asakusa, north-east of the centre, is one of the few places where you can experience something of the real-life flavour of old ***amachi.Senso-ji Temple, probably the liveliest place of Buddhist worship in all Japan.Shinjuku, west of the centre, is present-day Tokyo's rowdiest entertainment quarter.Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3776m/12,385ft) is the only natural feature most visitors to this beautiful place are sure they want to check out and you want to visit too.
This temple of love is frequented visit by young people eager to see their relationship in love and marriage.A Japanese girl pointed the red ribbons and asked me to pull, then said some words in broken English which I only got the "love... love..." word. I had no idea what did it mean but I did pull the ribbon.
Everybody who comes to Japan ends up getting really, really pissed. Upon arrival we snigger at the small 'o-chokos' that the sake comes in but the final snigger is always on the master of the drinking establishment.Sake effects us all in different ways. Unfortunately, for my victims, that is, I become a raging nymphomaniac. No man within a 20km radius is safe from my sake breath and groping, sweaty hands. I have had so many embarrassing experiences that I can blame sake on.Oh dear! If you'd like to read more, you will have to send me the sum of $16.99.
For most people the view from the bay is not enough and they choose to go on a boat ride. There is a variety of choices, so you will find something for yourself for sure!!! There are cruise boats, on which you can cruise for an hour or so and even have a dinner or a drink, or typical tourist boats, that take you around the bay and the most beauitiful islands just so you can take some pictures. I heard you can even rent your own boat and avoid the crowds and the rush by boating by yourself or with family and friends.
Age is to a geisha what ageis to the good rum. Not many geishas around lately but the art of geishas is part of the tradition and many troupes of traditonal dancing can be appreciated along the Archipelago. Dance in a geisha customs in despite of the age, and still showing all the sensuality that a Geisha is supposed to convey it's indeed an art. Ah!!! Where did the young geishas go? Rochelle where are you? (-; But wai... This is not a Geisha no t even she is representing a geisha in stage... Wait! Wait!! this is traditional make up for theather artist and dancers...How to explain a weterner that she is not a geisha? Impossible!!! The image is too strong: Japanese woman in kimono= geisha. So there!!! (-;
Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo
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Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto
6 Reviews and 740 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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