Love it or hate it, Christmas shopping season is upon us, but we’re here to make it a whole lot easier, and maybe, just maybe, you might enjoy it!
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??The vast park area, the core remains of Nara\'s classic period (752-777), is the first thing that strikes visitors to Nara. Apart from this natural ...
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International Robot Exhibition 2017 (Nov 29-Dec 2): This event, held every other year ...
29-11-2017 21:44
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Simple white tomato mousse recipe, this white gelatine recipe can be modified to make any white mouse with different flavors, just substitute the toma ...
29-11-2017 21:16
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Hagoita
In the universe of Japanese “lucky charms,” hagoita are probably those that have strayed the furthest from their original use. As you can ...
28-11-2017 21:41
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When you feel like you want to call a timeout on Tokyo’s intense urban environment, a quick natural antidote may be closer at hand than you think. F ...
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I wish I can say that we’ve been to Japan 16 times! I do envy you ?
However you’re right that Japan keeps drawing us to go back there, me and my w ...
28-11-2017 19:48
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In some countries, Christmas decor get taken down well after Christmas (or even New Year), but in Japan, after the 25th, it’s as if Christmas never ...
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?????Mitsubishi Materials Adds to Japan Inc.?s Quality Problems New York TimesJapanese Lawmaker\'s Baby Gets Booted From The Floor NPRSan Francisco ac ...
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If you’re a newcomer to Tokyo and you’ve taken the bus from Narita Airport, it’s likely that one of your first impressions of Tokyo was the glit ...
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Kyoto is a city with a long history ? more than 1,000 years, in fact. The construction of its primary train station, Kyoto Station, took place during ...
24-11-2017 22:18
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Shimokitazawa ("Shimokita" for short) is a fascinating little enclave in western Tokyo of stores, restaurants, cafes, theaters and live music clubs. W ...
24-11-2017 22:00
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You’ve heard of cheesecake, now get ready for the cheese tart.
The cheese tart is a testament to Japan’s long-held reputation for adapting and ref ...
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There seems to be a fascination in Japan with winter markets, and in particular German-style Christmas markets. If you too like your holiday ...
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95th Gaigosai Festival (Nov 22-26): If you wanted to do some “traveling” this we ...
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It?s all superfood, superfood, superfood nowadays. Avocado this, almond that and then there?s the biggie: the gluten-free foods. This is becoming all ...
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?????&???If you haven\'t been to seen the night life areas of Osaka when the night is in full swing or just coming to an end in the wee hour of mornin ...
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Slush flies and blades flash as some show-off slices by on the rink. Onlookers grip cocoa in mittened hands and precocious be-sequined divas do twirls ...
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Need some new and exciting ideas for sushi making" I got your back with this new style of gunkan sushi.
In this recipe, I show how to make a tomato g ...
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Hiroshima is a popular travel destination but once you have seen the Atomic Bomb Dome, Miyajima, a ...
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Beautifully crafted, delicate and delicious, wagashi might well be your new-found obsession in Tokyo, and we wouldn’t blame you one bit.
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1. The Japanese Ghost Apartment Saturday night, and Ruriko and I went out for a pleasant walk. Pleasant. Such is my life in Japan, devolved from Aweso ...
20-11-2017 21:51
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Hi Bumble Bee Mum,
My family is planning to head to Japan – Tokyo and Osaka from the Jan 26 – Feb 3. This is the first time that we are going to J ...
20-11-2017 21:51
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?????Shohei Otani, a Two-Way Player, Says He Is Ready to Leave Japan for M.L.B. New York Times\'Comfort Woman\' Memorial Statues, A Thorn In Japan\'s ...
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I\'m taking a small vacation to Tokyo Japan, I would love to hear your suggestions on what to do while I\'m there.
Tell me what the best restaurants a ...
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Thousands of Buddhist temples dot the Japanese countryside and inhabit its cities. According to one resource, ?virtually every Japanese municipality h ...
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??Hikone, the second largest city in Shiga Prefecture, is dominated by the imposing presence of its fine castle, a magnificent structure that, faring ...
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Today I visited 3 different public baths in Tokyo, Japan! Public ba ...
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As if in the blink of an eye, 2017 is coming to a close. Before the year ends, though, here are some festivities that might help you end your year on ...
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Hi everybody. It’s been a real long time. Sorry about that. I’m back with some good news, assuming you liked reading things that I’ve written. I ...
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[…] Japan is world-famous for cuteness, from Hello Kitty, to Pokemon, to the fact that certain characters in its Kanji alphabet (which pre-dates Emo ...
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Tokyo Cheapo Downtown Drinks (Nov 17): Join the TC gang and fellow cheapos for a dr ...
15-11-2017 21:49
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The Zuiki Matsuri held by Kitano Tenmang? expresses gratitude for bountiful harvests, and nothing embodies this better than the festival\'s portable s ...
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[…] the time I wrote this post, I’d just arrived in Japan for my very first trip, so it would’ve been foolish to declare one month better than a ...
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???Once upon a time in Kyoto, there was a woman who adored dogs and cats. She had one dog and one cat and she was with them all the time, everywhere ...
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??Once upon a time, there was a monk who was the head of a very famous temple. It was his secret pleasure to sip a special jar of sweet sugar syrup i ...
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?????In Rural Japan, Lifting a Shrine and Building a Friendship New York TimesTrump: Japan could shoot down North Korean missiles BBCJapanese gov\'t s ...
12-11-2017 21:55
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This year in September, we spent three days/two nights in Karuizawa, a beautiful part of Japan nestled in the mountains north/west of Tokyo, not far f ...
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21 sites: 17 cultural and 4 natural.
Tokyo – Awamori – Hiraizumi – Nikko – Tomioka – Gunma – Fuji – Shirakawago – Kyoto – Nara – N ...
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Step into Tokyo’s trendiest neighborhood and explore the bohemian streets of Shimokitazawa: home to vintage clothing, great coffee and Japanese thea ...
11-11-2017 21:47
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Hi,
We are a family of 4 (with 2 teenagers) planning for a 2 weeks Japan trip around 6/4/18,( flying into either Tokyo or Osaka.)
We would like to co ...
11-11-2017 21:47
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Hi Bumble Bee Mum,
My husband & I are planning to travel to Hokkaido on the 2/1/18 – 11/1/18 by Scoot. we are planning to do a self drive although i ...
10-11-2017 21:48
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See how to make your own seaweed salad like you find in Japanese sushi restaurants.
This video will show you how to make your very own wakame seawee ...
10-11-2017 22:19
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?? PART ONE Welcome to the last half of my 4 day trip through Northern Japan! The boat ride is a MUST if y ...
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As an island nation, Japan is, not surprisingly, culturally and historically tied to the oceans and seas. For countless centuries, the waters along Ja ...
10-11-2017 22:17
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So here\'s the thing: I should be in Japan right now. In early August I booked a reservation with ANA Airlines, but unfortunately, a few days later ...
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????????????President Trump was in Tokyo on Monday, Japan being his first stop on a tour of Asia that took him to South Korea yesterday. East Gate (K ...
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You?ve never been anywhere like Golden Gai. A throwback to days gone by, this area of the Shinjuku district gives you a glimpse into what the city lo ...
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Farmers and Kids Festa (Nov 11-12): This event at Hibiya Park lets parents pa ...
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The new Super Cheap Japan book is the ultimate guidebook for those traveling to Japan on a budget. Available across the world at retailers such as Ama ...
07-11-2017 21:48
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??The basic techniques that are used for creating and maintaining traditional Japanese gardens were first developed during the Heian Period in Kyoto, ...
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Nagoya has its own charms, though few tourists stop to explore them.
The city of Nagoya is about 340km west of Tokyo, roughly three quarters of the wa ...
06-11-2017 21:49
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Sometimes living in a foreign country can really take its toll on you, especially if your personal life isn’t going so well and/or you have mental i ...
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People throughout the world are familiar with the famous Japanese cherry blossoms. They may have attended any of the numerous cherry blossom festivals ...
06-11-2017 22:14
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Things are getting chilly now that it’s November?but there’s plenty to do to keep you distracted and even warm you up, from fire-walking to ramen ...
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?????Encountering Robots While Still Using Fax Machines in Japan New York TimesJapan suspect ?killed nine over two months? BBCEmperor Akihito to meet ...
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We’re not trying to squash the romance and wonder of the season, but Tokyo winter illuminations have become something of an arms race with the vario ...
04-11-2017 21:54
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[…] Japan is a place where bullet trains sit close enough to some of the oldest remaining structures in the world to shake them as they pass; where ...
03-11-2017 21:51
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If you’re after a retreat into the natural wilds of Japan, look no further. Yokomura Eco-Lodge is the perfect nature getaway from Tokyo, deep in the ...
03-11-2017 21:51
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Japan is a land rife with history and relics of the past. In nearly every city and town, you will find landmarks, museums, and historic sites that dis ...
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?????#4The Kyoto city bus #4 runs from Kyoto Station to Kamigamo Shrine in the north west of Kyoto city.The #4 bus travels up Kawaramachi, Kyoto\'s ma ...
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Long before “swish swish” became the title of a pop song, there was shabu-shabu (the onomatopoeia for swishing noises)?a type of nabemono (hot pot ...
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??SUBSCRIBE The first part of my 4 day adventure in Northern Japan! I started off my tri ...
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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 ...
02-11-2017 21:50
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Arriving in Tokyo, you may be excited to see all the cool high-tech stuff that?s just a part of everyday life here in the Eastern Capital. But then wh ...
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????????????????The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum (Enpaku) on the Waseda University campus in Tokyo is dedicated to the history of drama and is na ...
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[…] was terrified for my bank account upon arriving for my first trip in Japan?and not just because my previous trip had been to super-cheap Indones ...
01-11-2017 21:57
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A walk through Jimbocho" I cannot think of any stroll, rain or shine, that a book lover would enjoy more. Jimbocho, Tokyo?s used book town, is easily ...
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Iruma Air Show (Nov 3): On November 3rd (Culture Day in Japan), the Iruma Air ...
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