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Culture
The Holy Shinto Shrine Ise Jingu
Ise Jingu in Ise City is the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan. Last year (2013) the famous Shikinen Sengu ceremony was held again,..
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Taiji Whale Museum
Taiji-cho lies on the Kii Peninsula, the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture. This area is the southernmost point of Honshu, where..
Shopping
Suzuki Shuzo Sake Brewery, Iwatsuki
Last April I went to the Suzuki Shuzo Brewery in Iwatsuki, Saitama Prefecture, where I bought some very nice sake and discovered..
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Saiboku Ham and Meat Shop in Hidaka
I sometimes go to "Saibokuhamu" in Hidaka City, a very delicious ham, sausage and meat shop in Saitama Prefecture, just between..
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Pampas Grass in Sengokuhara, Hakone
Beautiful Japanese pampas grass viewing in October and November each year.
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Culture
The Angel and Lions of Nihonbashi
Admiring the statues outside the Mitsukoshi department store in Nihonbashi.
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Natural Farm City Noen Hotel
Nice hotel with panoramic views of the Chichibu mountains, just 80 minutes by train from Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Gallery
Fukiware Waterfalls
Gunma
Taiji Whale Museum
Wakayama
Tomioka Silk Mill
Gunma
Sake Brewery Sake-zukuri-no-mori
Saitama
Pampas Grass in Sengokuhara, Hakone
Kanagawa
Chichibu Meisenkan
Saitama
