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Japan is a beautiful, clean, and friendly country, not to mention safe! You really don't have to worry so much about getting ripped off or mobbed by touts, everything is very orderly and systematic.
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Can be expensive, surprisely low-tec outside of the big cities, earthquakes, typhoons, landslides, Squat toilets
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12-storey Department Stores and Giant Video Screens, UNESCO World Heritage sites and Hot Springs!!!
52 Reviews I was dressed for dancing, $400- heels, wearing way more clothes than normal because its cold, leather jacket, etc... free entry, free drink tickets.. the usual way I'm treated... AS soon as I check...
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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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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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41 Reviews Getting to all the site in Kyoto looks almost impossible at first, but after buying a all day transportation pass getting to the sites become a breeze ....... All day passes come in 2 cards .......a...
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6 Reviews and 800 Opinions We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,...
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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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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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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Peace Park and Memorial Museum
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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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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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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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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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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Q: Hello, I'm visiting Tokyo and Kyoto for about 1 week each... I was wondering if it pays off buying DAY PASSES for the metro?...

A: For Kyoto the Kyoto City Bus One Day Card (500 Yen) is very good (Metro is very limited in Kyoto), you can buy it when you leave the bus, just tell the Driver "1 day pass...
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Japan has, what you've never experienced

Japan is a island country surrounded by the sea in the circumference. Trade and exchange with foreign countries were restricted severely till the 19th century. Therefore, Japan is different from the...
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Nihon sugoi desu! (Japan is wonderful!)

My first visit to Japan was in early spring 2005. I kind of tagged along with a friend who went there to do some work for her University. She wanted company and I needed a vaccation. Japan amazed me...
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Japan is a delightful country to vist. You can witness a country with traditional cultures and modern technologies blended into a unique way of life. From the slow sipping tea ceremony to non-stop...
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Japan, My Friends, Our Trip....

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