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Tottori Sand Dunes travel guide Your mental images of Japan likely include such scenes as cherry blossoms swaying in the breeze, steam rising from relaxing onsens, and the majestic M ... 18-05-2018 21:23	Kyoto Journal – An Elegant Appreciation of Culture and I?ve read quite a few Japan-related magazines and I?ve always learned a little bit more about the Land of the Rising Sun from each one of them but Kyo ... 18-05-2018 21:44	Japanese Sandwiches, better than Sushi or Ramen" ? ONL Japanese food is legendary from sushi to tempura to street food like takoyaki, but Japan also does an amazing sandwich that might surprise you! Whethe ... 17-05-2018 21:43	Super Cheap Japan book now in Tokyo’s biggest bookstor Many thanks to Kinokuniya for adding Super Cheap Japan to their bookshelves! Itâ€™s the No.1 chain in Japan and also has stores across the world in co ... 17-05-2018 21:19
EXTREMELY GRAPHIC: Live Lobster Sashimi Recipe How to prepare sashimi out of a living lobster. see the front part of this lobster made into a lobster miso soup: In ... 16-05-2018 21:18	EXTREMELY GRAPHIC: Live Lobster Miso Soup Recipe how to turn a live lobster into lobster miso soup. see the tail end of this lobster made into sashimi: Ingredients: - ... 16-05-2018 21:18	Take a Trip to Takao: Tokyo’s Favorite Mountain Mount Takao has it all: Stunning views, unusual statues, delicious food and exciting festivals. Why not spend a day exploring the wilds of one of Toky ... 15-05-2018 21:49	How to Make the Perfect Chiffon Cake Light and airy chiffon cakes are one of my favorite desserts to make. Baking a chiffon cake may seem daunting to some, but itâ€™s totally worth it on ... 15-05-2018 21:49
Hoppin’ on the Brew Wagon: Kanazawa’s Best Craft Albeit a little late, even sleepy Kanazawa has embraced the craft beer craze that has swept the planet. Options are still limited and none of the them ... 14-05-2018 21:50	Cheapo Weekend for May 19-20: Sanja Matsuri and a Crowd of M Never miss a freebie! Sign up for our weekly events newsletter. \|credit\| Sanja Masturi 2018 â€“ May 18-20 You surely wonâ€™t want to miss the Sanja Ma ... 14-05-2018 21:49	Goodbye Zooming Japan: Hiatus notification Hello to anyone whoâ€™s still reading â€œZooming Japanâ€. I know this blog has struggled with regular updates for the longest time now. And thereâ€™ ... 13-05-2018 21:20	13 Top Tokyo Flea Markets for Bargain Hunting A cheapo?s paradise, Tokyo flea markets are awesome places for bargain-hunting. And there?s no shortage of them?you?ll find something happening in one ... 11-05-2018 21:50
Lower Antelope Canyon Highlights ? Tea Time with Nami (Ep 5) Nami shares video footage from her family trip to Lower Antelope Canyon in her new YouTube series Tea Time with Nami. This is my 5th episode on my ne ... 10-05-2018 21:49	The Cheapo Guide to Seeing Geisha, Geiko and Maiko in Kyoto Elegant kimono, smooth white make-up and that classic demure look?seeing a geisha in Japan is rare, but not impossible. Hereâ€™s where to see geisha i ... 10-05-2018 21:48	T??? F?r a S?f? Road Tr?? ?n J???n When planning to g? on a r??d tr?? in Japan, ?t ?? important n?t only to have all the n??????r? items ??u n??d t? tr?v?l, but also h?v? your ??r r??d? ... 09-05-2018 21:50	Real-Life Mario Kart in Tokyo: Everything You Need to Know Hereâ€™s how you can take to the roads in a real-life Mario Kart in Tokyo and spend an afternoon dodging banana skins and seeing the sights! \|credit\| ... 09-05-2018 21:50
Where to Find the Best Food in Tokyo This Tokyo Foodie Guide was written by our International Food Expert, Kate, from We Travel We Eat! 13.5 million people reside in the city of Tokyo (t ... 08-05-2018 21:19	Cheapo Weekend for May 12-13: Cinco de Mayo, Mad Design, a M Never miss out on a freebie! Sign up for our weekly events newsletter. Cinco de Mayo Japan Festival â€“ May 12-13 Come down to Odaiba and commemorate ... 08-05-2018 21:50	Bryce Canyon National Park Highlights ? Tea Time with Nami ( Nami shares video footage from her family trip to Bryce Canyon National Park in her new YouTube series Tea Time with Nami. This is my 4th episode on ... 05-05-2018 21:48	Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms Japanese Recipe Learn how to cook dried shiitake mushrooms which you can use as a filling for sushi rolls. In this video, I will show you a classic Japanese recipe ... 04-05-2018 21:18
2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan: Travel guide Although it is still over a year away, rugby fans around the world are already looking forward to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. It is the first t ... 04-05-2018 21:21	Tokyo to Kanazawa: The Fastest and Cheapest Ways to Get Ther With its renowned garden, colorful history, a plethora of museums and its authentic olde Japan streetscapes, this city near the coast of the Japan Sea ... 02-05-2018 21:47	Singing Crane: Transforming Vintage Obi into Beautiful Guita After returning from Berlin to settle in Kyoto, Ayumi and TJ have found themselves crafting beautiful guitar straps from recycled obi (sashes used wit ... 02-05-2018 21:47	Awestruck in Japan: 12 Natural Wonders to See This Summer When you think of Japan, you may think of the metropolis that is Tokyo, or the stunning Temples of Kyoto, but Japan has some of the most incredible n ... 02-05-2018 21:47
Cheapo Weekend for May 3-6 (Golden Week Part 2) If you thought last weekâ€™s three day weekend was nice, get ready for Golden Week Part 2, which gives you a full four days of that lovely leisure tim ... 01-05-2018 21:52	Best beaches in Japan for Summer 2018 Did you know that the country of Japan is actually a series of islands" The four largest islands ? Hokkaido, the main island of Honshu, Shikoku, and K ... 30-04-2018 21:21	May 2018: Top Cheapo Events Around Japan May is certainly busy in Japan, with a whole flurry of festivals just in the first weekend for Golden Week! Aoi Festival, Kyoto Wherever you are in Ja ... 30-04-2018 21:55	Lose Yourself at Tokyo’s Top 12 Themed Restaurants Drink with demons, take a seat at the Mad Hatterâ€™s tea party or nosh like a ninja?you can do it all at these Tokyo themed restaurants. \|credit\| Some ... 30-04-2018 21:55
Miso Ginger Pork ?????? With umami-rich miso, savory soy sauce, spicy ginger, and a hint of sweet mirin, Miso Ginger Pork is a perfect mix of delicious Japanese flavors. Serv ... 29-04-2018 21:47	Zion National Park Highlights ? Tea Time with Nami (Ep 3) Nami shares video footage from her family trip to Zion National Park in her new YouTube series Tea Time with Nami. This is my 3rd episode on my new s ... 27-04-2018 21:48	Hakone travel guide: Access and what to do Hakone is renowned for the stunning views it offers of Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi. Situated less than 100 km west of Tokyo, the scenic location is popul ... 26-04-2018 21:21	A Few of My Favourite Cherry Blossom Photos on Twitter in 20 Obviously, I love cherry blossoms so every year I look forward to admiring their fleeting beauty. Iâ€™m actually brimming with excitement when photos ... 26-04-2018 21:39
Cheapo Weekend for April 28-30: Golden Week Events This year, Golden Week holidays begin on April 28 with many of the events spanning the whole week and ending on May 6. There are plenty of fun ones to ... 24-04-2018 21:49	Is Japan a Lonely Place" â€œRemember that place I used to live, on the 5th floor"â€ If this was Emiâ€™s way of asking if I could ever forget her tiny, damp apartment where we ... 22-04-2018 21:45	Japanese Stamp Books: The Alternative Traveler’s Souve If youâ€™re not into gaudy key rings or personalized chopsticks, thereâ€™s a rather unusual way to trace your travels through Japan, and itâ€™s called ... 19-04-2018 21:49	The Institute for Nature Study: Tokyo’s Hidden Forest One of Tokyoâ€™s best-kept secrets is?wait for it!?a 20-hectare forest slap bang in the middle of Shirokanedai district. I didnâ€™t believe my traveli ... 18-04-2018 21:55
Cheapo Guide to Renting a Car in Japan Dress up, get driving. For the most part, you probably wonâ€™t need to rent a car in Japan?especially not in Tokyo. The trains and buses will get you ... 18-04-2018 21:55	Ikebana: Flower Arrangement Workshops in Tokyo Ikebana, which stands for â€œliving flowersâ€, is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, which dates back to as early as the 6th century. It is rega ... 18-04-2018 21:55	Mount Takao travel guide Tokyo is a bustling metropolis, a busy and populous neon city. If you?re visiting Tokyo but looking to slow the pace and enjoy the great outdoors, nea ... 18-04-2018 21:25	A Ride Through the Wild Side on Hakone’s Ajisai Train Trains can be more than a way to get from A to B, experience the beauty of Japanâ€™s hydrangea season from the most scenic railway journey in the coun ... 17-04-2018 21:46
Cheapo Weekend for April 21-22: Art Exhibitions, Spain Fair Never miss a freebie! Sign up for our weekly events newsletter. \|credit\| Asakusa Yabusame â€“ April 21 One of the few chances to watch yabusame, the i ... 17-04-2018 21:46	Party Like an Edokko: Tokyo Festivals in May \|credit\| The shitamachi (aka the eastern parts of Tokyo where the non-samurai population flourished in the Edo times, from the early 1600s to the mid- ... 17-04-2018 21:46	Japanese Retro Game Centers \| Tokyo Arcade Experience ? ONLY Japanese game centers are must visit places on any trip to Japan, but in Tokyo, there is a place where you can time warp back to the 1980s and 1990s a ... 14-04-2018 21:43	EXTREMELY GRAPHIC: How to Make Live Lobster Sushi Roll How to make sushi out of a live lobster, this video will show you how to kill a lobster humanely then how to cook the lobster and prepare sushi out of ... 14-04-2018 21:20
Escape to Nara: Top Things to Do for a Dream Day Trip Nara is the perfect day trip from Kyoto?plenty of delicious snacks, plenty of temples, and most importantly plenty of deer! \|credit\| Well known for it ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Japan’s Best Winter Festivals and How to Get There fro The Sapporo Snow Festival is amazing to experience, but Japan has plenty of other snow festivals to enjoy?from burning rituals to paper lanterns, ther ... 12-04-2018 21:51	February 2018: Top Cheapo Events Around Japan February is a month filled with winter wonderlands in the form of Japanese festivals to celebrate snow, oysters, demons and Chinese New Year! If itâ€™ ... 12-04-2018 21:51	March 2018: Top Cheapo Events Around Japan March is officially spring, and the quietest corners of Japan are waking from the winter hibernation for plum blossom festivals, fiery celebrations an ... 12-04-2018 21:51
Shinsekai: Osaka’s ‘New Town’ from Times G Troubled, scruffy and entirely enchanting, the streets of Shinsekai, Osaka were designed with the future in mind, but are full of the charm of years g ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Okonomiyaki: The History of Hiroshima’s Soul Food (and Hiroshima may not be the first name that jumps to mind when you think of eating out in Japan, but it could be. The coastal city is home to one of the ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Tokyo to Sendai: The Fastest and Cheapest Ways of Getting Th Sendaiâ€™s winter illuminations are worth seeing. Situated about 350km northeast of Tokyo, Sendai is the capital of Miyagi Prefecture and the gateway ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Hiking Mt. Kobushi and the Karisaka Pass Mount Kobushi to Karisaka Pass hike overview Altitude: 2,475m Altitude change: ~1,400m Difficulty: Medium â€“ Hard Season: Late spring to autumn \| Win ... 12-04-2018 21:51
Yamagata’s Sacred Mountain Temple: 1000 Steps to Seren Get ready for jelly legs and a glimpse of paradise. Iâ€™d never been to Yamagata Prefecture, nor heard of Yamadera. Somehow I managed to spend seven y ... 12-04-2018 21:51	A Guide to Booking Hotels in Japan OK, so the cheapest options for staying in Japan are hostels, capsule and love hotels and maybe an internet cafe. But sometimes you need the comfort a ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Japan’s 5 Deadliest Festivals: Fire, Rivers and Bamboo Bamboo spears, speeding carts and log-riding are just some of the activities you can see at some of the death-defying celebrations in Japan. Itâ€™s no ... 12-04-2018 21:51	2018 Japan Cherry Blossom Season Forecast The Japan archipelago runs on a roughly southwest to northeast axis, therefore the spring warmth?and the cherry blossoms?travel up the country from bo ... 12-04-2018 21:51
December 2017: Top Cheapo Events Around Japan It may not be Christmas, but that doesnâ€™t mean thereâ€™s a shortage of events this December in Japan! Attend traditional festivals, run a marathon a ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Where to Find Craft Beer in Osaka If you want to drink craft beer in Osaka you?re in luck. The city is littered with bars pouring the sweetest nectars and darkest brews from around the ... 12-04-2018 21:51	A Cheapo’s Guide to Visiting Fukuoka: Lively, Yet Laid Fukuoka is Kyushu?s largest city?and a growing, lively-yet-laid-back one. It?s a stunner of a place, mixing ancient and modern in a relatively compact ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Cherry Blossom in Kyoto: The 15 Best Sakura Spots The only way to make one of the most beautiful places in Japan even more stunning: these are all the best places to see the cherry blossom in Kyoto. \| ... 12-04-2018 21:51
Osaka’s Forgotten Delicacy: Kushikatsu (and Where to T Everyone knows about the local specialty takoyaki and even the Osaka-style okonomiyaki, but one of the most delicious treats to try in Osaka (aka Japa ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Back in Time at Gokayama’s UNESCO World Cultural Herit Most everyone has heard of Shirakawago, the picturesque thatched-roof village in Gifu Prefecture. But fewer know about Gokayama, another area with two ... 12-04-2018 21:51	January 2018: Top Cheapo Events Around Japan Although itâ€™s a quieter month than most on the festival front, there are still plenty of fiery festivals and New Year celebrations to choose from ac ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Top 5 Things to Do in Oita Prefecture West of Japan, on Kyushu lies an area that come 2019 will be known to rugby fans around the world, Oita. So if you?re planning a visit, why not take a ... 12-04-2018 21:51
Chill Out in Kochi, Shikoku’s Southern City \|credit\| Kochi is a lovely town nestling on Shikoku?s southern coast. It?s compact and charming, and the palm-tree flanked boulevards add to a chilled ... 12-04-2018 21:51	10 Unforgettable Day Trips from Osaka If youâ€™re based in Osaka exploring Kansai couldnâ€™t be easier. From historical castles to ninja towns with islands and whirlpools in between, there ... 12-04-2018 21:51	April 2018: Top Cheapo Events Around Japan Cherry blossoms, spring festivals and the promise of summer: April is one of the best times to be in Japan, and these events are the best way to enjoy ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Shop ‘Til You Drop at These 4 Osaka Outlet Malls Osaka already has enough shopping options as it is, what with its colorful Namba district being filled with shopping arcades, including Osakaâ€™s larg ... 12-04-2018 21:51
The Geeky Cheapo’s Guide to Japanese Money Chances are, the first time you saw a Japanese price display, you gasped. If you?re used to dollars, pounds or euros, adjusting to what things cost in ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Hot Baths and Timeless Traditions in Naruko Onsen Naruko Onsen: A quaint little village full of free foot baths and (not free) wooden dolls. These days, itâ€™s tough to go â€œoff the beaten trackâ€, ... 12-04-2018 21:51	8 Cherry-Picked Cherry Blossom Spots in Osaka As â€œJapanâ€™s Kitchenâ€, there are few better places than Osaka to create the perfect hanami picnic. And with spring in the air, here are the perfe ... 12-04-2018 21:51	Spend a Sightseeing Day in Sendai Sendai (Miyagi Prefecture) is one of the biggest cities in Japan and just 90 minutes from Tokyo. Yet it?s never really been on people?s must-visit lis ... 12-04-2018 21:51
Autumn Colors in Japan: 2018 Fall Foliage Forecast When many people picture the beautiful scenery of Japan, they imagine the swaying springtime blossoms of ume, or plum, and sakura cherry trees. While ... 11-04-2018 21:25	Cheapo Weekend for April 14-15: Courtesans, Wisteria and Hor A rare chance to see horseback archery, a traditional Oiran Dochu procession, an everything-doggo festival and more. \|credit\| Asakusa Kannon-ura Ichiy ... 11-04-2018 21:52	Golden Week 2018: dates and travel tips What is Golden Week" In Japan, the Golden Week is a series of four national holidays that take place within one week at the end of April to the beginn ... 11-04-2018 21:25	Pomme Soufflé Recipe - 2 Different Ways Pomme Souffle Recipe - Puffed Potatoes In this video, I will show you 2 different ways to make pommes souffles. method 1. The first method require ... 11-04-2018 21:20
Why becoming a ski instructor in Japan might be the coolest So you want to become a ski instructor and you?ve done some research into becoming one by doing a ski instructor internship (get put into a job once q ... 09-04-2018 21:49	5 days in Tokyo itinerary and what to do You?ve got just five days to explore one of the largest, most vibrant cities in the world ? Tokyo, Japan. With the help of this travel guide, you?ll b ... 06-04-2018 21:25	Matcha – Japan’s Healthiest and Most Traditional Japan is famous for its green tea. If you ever drink tea in Japan, itâ€™s most likely green tea. Among the famous types of green tea are Sencha, Genm ... 06-04-2018 21:23	Cheapo Weekend for April 7-8: Kamakura Matsuri and Buddha On this weekend: the last days of cherry blossom festivals in Tokyo, the colorful African Festival Yokohama, Buddhaâ€™s birthday celebrations, and the ... 04-04-2018 21:51
How to Prepare LIVE Sea Urchin "Uni" How to make uni sea urchin sushi. The first part of this video will show you how to prepare live sea urchin otherwise known as "uni", and the second ... 02-04-2018 21:21	Super Cheap Japan featured in an awesome new YouTube channel Jon Bear is a great new video blogger, and a man already known for producing super professional videos about traveling in Japan. My first book, Super ... 02-04-2018 21:23	Why Japanese Live So Long \| Secrets, Diets & Tips ? ONLY in So you want to live to be 100" The answers to living a long and happy life may come from Japan which has the longest average life expectancy in the wo ... 02-04-2018 21:49