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Culture Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown 4 (1Review) Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is the oldest of its kind in Japan. There are only three Chinatowns in Japan. The district in downtown Nagasaki extends over..
Culture Night Kagura - Theatre For the Gods 2026 Early Aug - Late Sep Night Kagura, is a dance theater for the entertainment of thee gods. Watching it in the illuminated Inari Shrine was a beautiful..
Culture National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, (abbreviated as MOMAT) is Japan’s first national art museum. The museum was initially founded in 1952 in Chuo..
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Culture Reizan: the Sake of Kumamoto Yui Yamaguchi Reizan is an iconic sake brand in Kumamoto. Located in Takamori-machi at the bosom of Mt. Aso, it has been making sake since 1762,..