Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Musashino-no-mori Park Elena Lisina At the 2020 Olympic Games, Musashino-no-mori Park will be the starting point for the cycling road race.
Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Aomi Urban Sports Park Elena Lisina Aomi Urban Sports Park will host the 2020 Olympic Games 3x3 basketball, sport climbing and Paralympic football.
Culture Naha Tug-of-War Festival 2026 Mid Oct Every October, Naha hosts its annual Tug-of-War Festival, where competing teams face off with a 200-meter long rope – a Guinness World Record (1997) for
Activities The 2020 Olympic Games: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Elena Lisina At the 2020 Olympic Games, the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza will host the... In the past the competition lasted for five days, but from 1996 a one-day
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Culture Taga Fertility Shrine & Sex Museum Bronwyn O'Neill The sex museum next to the Taga fertility shrine in Uwajima is one of the... It takes about 10 minutes’ walk from the station to get to the Taga shrine
Shopping Consumption Tax Changes for Tourists Coming? Kim Bergström Dec 2, 2024 Starting as early as the 2026 financial year, Japan is looking to shift to a refund-based tax exemption model for travelers, which is commonly used in
14 Culture Hosenji Temple In Izu-Taga Peter Sidell In the seaside town Izu-Taga near Tokyo's resort getaway Atami on the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Hosenji is a small, charming Buddhist