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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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Culture
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
The Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands (Hakone Shisseikaen or 箱根湿生花園 in Japanese) is a wonderfully designed garden with..
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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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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
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
Kanagawa
Sake Brewery Sake-zukuri-no-mori
Saitama
Pampas Grass in Sengokuhara, Hakone
Kanagawa
Tomioka Silk Mill
Gunma