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Japanese Cuisine
Written by Viator, August 2010
If the idea of eating sushi turns your head, or if you’re the guy who's hunting down the McDonalds in Tuscany, then perhaps you're also the guy not too keen on the idea of Japanese cuisine. If so ...
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3 Days in Tokyo: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Tokyo. You have no idea until you go. This ancient Eastern city throbs with lights, culture, and movement so sure to both invigorate and bedazzle you the moment you step off the plane, that there ...
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Best Places in Central and Southern Japan to Experience Koyo
Written by Emma, Australia, October 2011
As the last of the summer heat begin to wane, Japan ’s
foliage undergoes its dramatic seasonal transformation. Through late
November, a carpet of color spreads from the northern island of ...
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Visiting Osaka from Kyoto
Written by Emma, Australia, February 2013
Osaka is less than one hour from Kyoto by train and is well worth a day trip or, at the very least, an overnight stay.
Unlike Tokyo or Kyoto ,
however, Japan’s third largest city is best ...
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Edo-Tokyo Museum
Written by Emma, Australia, January 2013
Housed in a rather unappealing post-modern concrete structure said to resemble a rice granary, the Edo-Tokyo Museum offers a trip back in time to the start of the Edo period right through to the ...
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Higashiyama Hana Touro – Special Night Illumination
Written by Kyoto Expert: Satoko, Japan, January 2012
Kyoto in early Spring is a great time to enjoy one of the famous night light festivals, a moonlit beauty of the Higashiyama area. Editor’s Note: This recommendation was taken from our Japan ...
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Kintai Bridge Cherry blossom festival
Written by koalakiss86, Australia, November 2010
This cherry blossom festival is located of course at the kintai bridge, its most famous for its hump like structure, its a small fee to cross this famous bridge to get to the beautiful gardens on the ...
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Setsubun: Japan’s Bean Throwing Festival
Written by Emma, Australia, February 2013
Spring is coming in Tokyo, let’s throw some beans! Setsubun is a day to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring in Japan. Traditionally beans are scattered or thrown on this day as a ...
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The Art Lovers Guide to Kyoto
Written by Emma, Australia, February 2013
While Kyoto lacks some of the vibrancy of Tokyo’s contemporary arts scene, it holds all the cards when it comes to traditional art and architecture. You only need to wander the streets of Ginza or ...
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Tokyo Tower
Written by Emma, Australia, January 2013
Eclipsing the Eiffel Tower in height by just 13 meters and modelling itself on Paris’s older and more famous landmark, the candy-striped Tokyo Tower has been a feature of Tokyo’s skyline since 1958. ...
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What To Do With One Day In Kyoto
Written by Emma, Australia, January 2013
East Kyoto is the best-preserved and most charming part of the city with a number of significant sites within walking distance of one another. You can easily spend the best part of a day exploring ...
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