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40. The most prolific festivals – Three Great Edo Festivals
Kandamatsuri While festivals of all shapes and sizes are staged throughout the year, any Japanese will tell you that there is no festival like a summer festival. Most well known are the ‘Three Great...
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41. The world’s best service -department stores
Isetan ShinjukuSure, at some stores around the world, the staff are experts in their field, hoping to wait on your every wish and command. Japanese department stores such as Mitsukoshi and Isetan have...
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42. You will never see a more expansive sake list – Kuri
kuriIn terms of sheer variety, Tokyo is the best place in the world to try sake, and it’s likely that you’ll be able to find most of it at Kuri （庫裏）in Ginza. The sake menu is a tome that lists over 100...
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43. Onsen with the best Feng Shui – yukari
ＹｕｋａｒｉStrictly built according to the principles of Feng Shui, Yukari (深大寺温泉ゆかり） is a beautifully appointed hot spring in Tokyo’s western suburbs. The baths are marked with the cardinal directions for...
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44. Monumongous supercute mascot characters – Shibuara Water Recycling Center
Shibuara Water Recycling Center Talk about hiding in plain sight. When Tokyo’s Bureau of Waterworks decided to paint its official P.R. mascot character ‘Mr. Earth’ atop the roof of their Shibaura...
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45. You can eat like a sumo wrestler – yoshiba
yoshiba Sumo wrestlers are always going head-to-head in a fast and furious slapping match against 300-pound opponents, which is why they require a steady diet of chanko nabe （ちゃんこ鍋）stew to keep their...
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46. Cocktails are maniacally fresh – Bar Rage
Bar Rage In cocktail-crazy Tokyo, bartenders approach their subject with the artistry and focus of Michelin-starred chefs. The mixologists at Aoyama’s swanky Bar Rage source top-quality, fresh...
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47. The most fiscally reckless, visually spectacular fireworks displays –...
Sumida-gawa river Tokyo has a huge number of major hanabi-taikai, or fireworks festivals, every summer, but the gathering at Asakusa and Mukojima along the Sumida-gawa river has got to be the most...
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48. Vegan restaurants that make even carnivores’ mouths water – Takao Yakuo-in
Takao Yakuo-in When it comes to excellent vegan cuisine, look no further than … a Buddhist temple. The monks of Takao Yakuo-in （高尾山薬王院） monastery prepare elaborate vegan courses （精進料理）for visitors on...
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49. The finest art cafés
ＡｔｏＺ ｃａfe Tucked on the fifth floor of a nondescript building in the back streets of Aoyama, the A to Z Cafe brings Yoshitomo Nara’s works to life in an imagined recreation of the artist’s atelier....
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Edo-style “UKIYO-BURO” was revived in Hakone Tenzan.
Hakone Tenzan renovated Men’s Inner Bath in 1998. Revived Edo-style "Ukiyoburo" in Hakone Tenzan. The men’s inner bath was redesigned with the similar improvements. An “URUSHI-BURO” or ancient cypress...
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50. The best riverboat entertainment – yakata-bune
yakaba bune Sumida river is the most beloved river of the shitamachi Tokyo downtown and also home to the yakata-bune — a traditional Japanese boat whose internals look like a typical Japanese pub....
View ArticleH&M Ebisubash Store:7-2, Soemon-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
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Shibuya station will change drastically
Shibuya station which currently is used by Toyoko-line, Yamate-line, Ginza-line, Inokashira-line, Denentoshi-line, Hanzomon-line, and Fukutoshin-line is going to undergo a drastic remodelling on this...
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Mt. Fuji officially recommended as a World Cultural Heritage Site
ICOMOS resolved to recommend Mr.Fuji, the highest mountain of Japan and a popular tourists’ destination which is thought to be one of Japan’s symbol, and its related areas as a World Cultural...
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Cherry blossoms’ full bloom in Japan
In Japan, we have full bloom of cherry blossoms in many rigions by the end of March this year. In Kansai (the Western part of Japan), beautiful combinations of cherryblossoms and old cultural...
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Hakone enjoys more than 20 million visitors
Hakone, one of the most popular tourists’ destinations and hot spring resort in Kanagawa Pref. near Mt. Fuji declared it had been visited by 20,857,000 tourists (increased by 7.3 % compared to the...
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BRT will be introduced in Tokyo for Olympics 2020
Tokyo Metropolis announced a new plan of introducing a BRT(bus rapid transit ) system in the central areas of Tokyo and its waterfront areas in preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 on...
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The 20th anniversary of “1.17″,the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
This year we Japanese people commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Great hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the January 17th. In the damaged areas, municipalities hosted special commemorative ceremonies...
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Tokyo Marathon 2015 held, with about 36,000 participants
“Tokyo Marathon 2015″ was held on Feb.22 in Tokyo. (http://www.tokyo42195.org/2015en/) That was the 9th of the annual events with about 36,000 participating runners. The course covered some central...
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