Stop giggling. Countries around the world are known for their unique fertility rituals — just look at Victor Noir?s Grave in France or The Mira ...
How do you make one of the most beautiful places in Japan even more stunning" Add cherry blossoms. Here are all the best places in Kyoto to see them. ...
The journey from Tokyo to Osaka and Kyoto is quick and easy on the T?kaid? Shinkansen — but it’s also expensive, and you miss a lot alon ...
???????Tokyo's taxis changed how they charge their fares yesterday. The old fare of 730 yen for the first 2 km, followed by ¥90 per 280 meters has be ...
??????The red and white retro-styled Tozai Megurin is a community bus service around Taito-ku in Tokyo.One of the four routes is convenient for the po ...
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?????Japanese Panel Signals Support for One-Time Law to Let Emperor Abdicate New York TimesJapan gets first sumo champion in 19 years BBCUS defence ch ...
Pythagoras calls three the perfect number, expressive of ?beginning, middle, and end,? and he therefore makes it the symbol of the divine. The Japanes ...
???????Just off Kokusai Dori in Naha near Makishi Station on the Yui Line is the relatively new Yatai Mura, a series of 20 casual "yatai" (s ...
Japanese capsule toy mania is here! So -- what's inside this famous gachapon game center in Akihabara" Join John on a virtual tour and adventure ...
???Asahi-yu in the Yanaka (Yanesen) district of Tokyo is one of Tokyo's last few traditional public baths or sento.The Yanaka area was home to a numbe ...
?????#206Kyoto city bus #206 runs from Kitaoji Bus Terminal (Subway Kitaoji Station) to Kyoto Station and then back to Karasuma Kitaoji and ...
?????Japan Becomes a Rising Star for the Swiss Watch Industry New York TimesJapan's hi-tech toilets to get standardised symbols BBCJapan hotel chain a ...
????????Chikamachi Lounge is a group of European-inspired and Asian eateries in a passageway linking the Midland Square building with the Winc Aichi c ...
?????????The area around Dobutsuen-Mae Station on Osaka's Midosuji Subway Station and Shin Imamiya Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line is home to numero ...
Kyoto's autumn leaves (k?y?) are some of the most famous in the country, and one of the most popular places to view the changing colors is at Eikan-d? ...
???Kyooji Temple is a small Nicheren temple off the Yanaka Ginza shopping lane in the Yanaka (Yanesen) district of Tokyo.The temple dates from the Edo ...
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?????#1Kyoto city bus #1 runs from Nishigamo Shako-mae close to Kamigamo Shrine in the north of Kyoto to Demachiyanagi Station and then back.Bus #1 p ...
Bishamon-d? temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto is host of the Gishi Matsuri, a festival connected to the famous tale of the 47 R?nin. Held on Dece ...
???Sesoko Island is a small island off the Motubu Peninsula near Nago on the west coast connected by bridge to Okinawa Honto.Sesoko has a few lovely w ...
?????Caroline Kennedy, an Ambassador Whose Role Transcended the Embassy New York TimesEmperor Akihito: Japan considers moves to allow 2018 abdication ...
???&????Chogakuji Temple in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture is associated with the death of the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen (1521-1573).Ta ...
???????Shin-Ochanomizu Station on the Chiyoda Line of the Tokyo metro in Ochanomizu has some lovely mosaics by glass artist Ikkou Itabashi representin ...
?????????Hotel Avanti Tokushima in Tokushima city on Shikoku is 600 meters from Tokushima Station and only 100 meters from the ropeway going up Mt. Bi ...
Okinawa (??) is Japan’s southernmost prefecture made up of hundreds of subtropical islands stretching over 700 kilometres of ocean. With its per ...
??NorenEdo Noren, a two story food and shopping center opened in November 2016 as part of the redevelopment of Ryogoku Station. Ryogoku is the heartla ...
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????????????Man in the Moon bars are a small chain of Irish-style pubs in Kyoto with pubs at Kyoto Station and others in Shijo Karasuma, Gion and Rokk ...
???????Orion is Okinawa's very own beer with an American-style mild taste and an alcohol content of 5%.Orion Happy Park in Nago in the north east of O ...
Planning a trip to Japan is exciting. But with so much information available on the internet and in guidebooks, it can also be a bit overwhelming at t ...
?????A Maverick Former Japanese Prime Minister Goes Antinuclear New York TimesIs Japan?s culture of overwork finally changing" BBCHow Japan weave ...
???????????The Ryukyu Sun Royal Hotel in downtown Naha on Okinawa is a moderately-priced business hotel close to Asahibashi Station on the Yui Line an ...
January 7 is the day of the Nanakusa or Seven Herb Festival. This day, many Japanese eat rice gruel (kayu) that contains the seven medicinal herbs of ...
Start your year with -- a VOLCANIC EXPLOSION! Japan's most active volcano is also a great place for lava trail hiking, hot spring bathing and pure adv ...
??????Shitamachi Museum Annex (Former Yoshidaya Liquor Store) is a photogenic, traditional wooden store in the Yanaka district of Tokyo that survives ...
Step into the fascinating world of Japanese metalwork with the craftsmen of Kyoto?s Morimoto Decorative Metal Workshop, some of the foremost kazari ka ...
Have you ever wondered what New Years is like in Japan" Or how to say Happy New Year in Japanese" Japanese New Years customs are a lot diffe ...
?????#9Kyoto city bus #9 runs from Nishigamo Shako-mae across the Kamo River from Kamigamo Shrine in the north of Kyoto to Kyoto Station and ...
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The Sumida River circuit of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune in Tokyo is the very first of this type of New Year pilgrimages: it was devised in 1804 ...
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???Located in the Yanaka district of Tokyo, Gallery Okubo is now part gallery, part cafe and part traditional tea room. An antique shop for Japan ...
My first time shopping for Japanese New Year Lucky Bags in a big shopping mall!! It's a rush to be first in line for the best lucky bags!! LUCKY BAG O ...
Sometimes things about Japan can be so interesting and yet difficult to understand. I may laugh because of the differences, but I always appreciate t ...
The Annex Katsutaro is a popular place to stay in the delightful low-rise Yanaka area of Tokyo.Rooms are Japanese style with futons on a tatami f ...
The First Calligraphy in the New Year is called "Kakizome" or "Kissho-hajime" and it is one of many "firsts," as we have ...
?????Japanese Ad Executive to Resign Over Employee?s Suicide Stemming From Overwork New York TimesJapan PM Shinzo Abe offers Pearl Harbor condolences ...
In Japan, "Shichifukujin" are the seven gods (kami) who are said to bring wealth and long life. The group of these seven lucky gods consists ...