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Hiroshima
Hiroshima has 2 tourist spots that are registered as a World Heritage site. The first one is Genbaku Dome, the second one is Itsukushima Shrine. -
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Jigokudani Yaen Koen (in Nagano prefecture)
Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Wild Snow Monkey Park) is a famous park where wild monkeys come to bath in the hot spring there in winter. Where is Jigokudani Yaen Koen? In which prefecture of Japan is Jigokudani Yaen Koen? Wild monkeys at Jigokudani Yaen Koen in winter -
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Dejima, in Nagasaki Prefecture of Japan
Dejima was an island artifitially developed in Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki prefecture of Japan. Firstly, let us tell you about Nagasaki Prefecture of Japan. Nagasaki Prefecture of Japan Where is Nagasaki prefecture? Nagasaki prefecture is in the southern area, Kyushu island of Japan. Nagasaki Prefecture of Kyushu island Where is Nagasaki prefecture […] -
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Mounded tombs of ancient Japan in Mozu city & Furuichi city, Osaka Prefecture
Where is Osaka Prefecture in Japan? Osaka Prefecture faces the sea. How the mounded tombs of ancient Japan look like? There are 2 berial mound groups in 2 cities respectively. They are Mozu area and Furuichi area. Mozu area This shows Mozu area that has 21 burial mounds which are […] -
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Gunma Prefecture of Japan
Gunma Prefecture of Japan Where is Gunma Prefecture of Japan? It is in the northern direction from Tokyo. Tomioka Silk Mill Tomioka Silk Mill is registered as the World Heritage. It was established and was run by Japanese government in 1872. It played a model mill to mass produce silk […] -
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Japan consists of 4 main islands
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The Geography of Japan
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Events
Kinchakuda – a park where 5 million red spider lilies are in full bloom, a breathtaking scenery in Saitama prefecture
“Kinchakuda” which is a famous park where you can enjoy a breathtaking scenery, more than 5 million red spider lilies in Saitama prefecture. This is the park where our previous emperor and empress privately visited in 2017. Saitama prefecture is in the north of Tokyo. You can get there for […] -
Tokyo for Foodies
“GENPEI” a restaurant famous for turtle meat and puffer fish in Tsukishima, Tokyo
Have you eaten turtle meat? Here in Japan – we do. However, eating turtle meat is not that usual in Japan either. Turtle meat is a delicacy here. You can’t just find it in grocery stores. In Tokyo there are around 90 places that serve this dish while around 6,300 […] -
Tips
Tokyo Subway Ticket which is low price and convenient, and only foreign tourists can buy!
When you want to go around Tokyo, transportation by subway is the most convenient and less expensive. If you are tourists from foreign countries, you have a special merit for using subway in Tokyo! Let me introduce you “Tokyo Subway Ticket which only tourists from foreign countries can buy and […] -
Events
Tori-no-Ichi at Asakusa, a festival in Ohtori shrine, where Japanese merchants buy decorative rakes
Tori-no-Ichi is a festival held in Ohtori shrine in Asakakusa twice or three times in November every year. Japanese merchants buy decorative rakes to pray for luck, happiness, and especially business success next year. I went Ohtori shrine and bought a rake for my next year’s happiness, too. Ohtori shrine […] -
Tokyo for Foodies
TOKYO GINZA “WEST”, which is a nostalgic cafe and offers drink refills for free.
The 1st spot, which I am going to introduce is a nostalgic cafe in GINZA.