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Shinjuku Chuo Park Flea Market
Shinjuku Chuo Flea Market is an amateur-only flea market located in Shinjuku Central Park in central Tokyo. The next market will..
Culture
Sumo in Ryogoku
Held in Ryogoku in central Tokyo, the first sumo tournament of each year is keenly anticipated. This year's featured many surprises,..
Shopping
Yamashiroya Toy Store in Ueno
A famous toy and hobby store in Ueno, Tokyo, Yamashiroya is filled with six floors of toys and games.
Food
Sushi Dai in Tsukiji
At the famous Tsukiji market in Tokyo, Sushi Dai is a renowned shop, where people will happily wait five hours for some delicious..
Culture
Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall
The Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall offers visitors the chance to reflect on the lives lost in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945...
Food
Dango Kazoku in Koshigaya
Dango Kazoku is a suburban-styled chain store specialising in dango sweets. Extremely affordable, they also sell other Japanese..
Food
Kushi Katsu Tanaka in Soka
Kushi Katsu Tanaka is chain store with branches around Japan, specialising in deep-fried skewered foods. Specials change all the..
Culture
Nagasaki Peace Park
In Kyushu in western Japan, Nagasaki Peace Park features the Peace Statue, a huge statue created to commemorate the victims of the..
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Sumo in Ryogoku
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Gunma Power Spot Haruna Shrine
Cathy CawoodHaruna Shrine dates back to 586 AD, and the oldest cedar here is thought to be 1200 years old. The shrine is considered a power..
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Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu
Cathy CawoodMitsumine Jinja is a large and beautiful Shinto shrine in the Chichibu Mountains. It is an easy day trip from Tokyo and is dedicated..
Food
Kumamoto’s Farmhouse Cooking
Kathryn WortleyHome to one of a mere handful of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems according to the Food and Agriculture Organi..
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Culture
Shinkoji Temple's Tough Plum Trees
Elizabeth ScallyShinkoin, a Shingon Buddhist temple in Noda City is noted for its plum trees which survived and thrived after a tornado ripped through..