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Kanagawa Onsen Hot Springs
Kanagawa Prefectures boasts the spectacular Hakone area, just 2 hours southwest of Tokyo and featuring lofty peeks, deep valleys, clear streams and some of the finest hot springs in Japan. Hakone is close to Mt. Fuji, where there are more than one hundred Japanese-style inns and hotels, abundant hot springs, beautiful nature and museums, exciting […]
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Mie Prefecture – a destination on your visit to Japan
JapanGuides.net Located near the very center of Japan, Mie offers easy access from Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Mie has prospered as a corridor between eastern and western Japan since ancient times. Blessed with a mild climate and spectacular setting between mountains and the sea, Mie features many sites that reflect the rich historical legacy of […]
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Miyagino Onsen Area, Kanagawa Hot Springs
Hakone Elecasa Hotel and Spa 1362-16 Miyagino Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0401, Japan 0460-86-1201 Website: http://www.hakone-elecasa.co.jp/ Hakone Tomariya 527 Miyagino Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0401, Japan Tel: 0460-82-5860 Website: http://www.tomariya.jp/ Dog Palace Resort Hakone 1355-1 Miyagino Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0401, Japan Tel: 0460-87-3122 Website: http://www.dogpalace.sakura.ne.jp/ Hakone Ikoiso 116 Miyagino Hakone, Ashigarashimo […]
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Nagoya City Travel Information
JapanGuides.net The city of Nagoya, capital of Aichi prefecture, with a population 2.2 million, is the core city of the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Since leyasu Tokugawa, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate government, built Nagoya Castle in 1612; Nagoyo has developed into a leading industrial city. With the success of Expo 2005, Aichi Japan, […]
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Aichi Prefecture and Its Towns, Cities and Villages
JapanGuides.net The city of Nagoya, capital of Aichi prefecture, with a population 2.2 million, is the core city of the third-largest metropolitan area in Japan. Since leyasu Tokugawa, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate government, built Nagoya Castle in 1612; Nagoyo has developed into a leading industrial city. With the success of Expo 2005, Aichi Japan, […]
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Miyanoshita Onsen Area, Kanagawa Hot Springs
JapanGuides.net This is another more upscale resort area located in the center of the Hakone group, just to the east of Hakone Yumoto. Miyanoshita is a classy hot spring town where many foreigners come to vacation and pamper themselves. The Fujiya Hotel and the Naraya have a long and checkered history together. At one point […]
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Mt. Fuji & Nature
Why do the Japanese love Mt. Fuji? It is not just because it is the highest peak in Japan. The magnificent summit reaching above a lush, green, forest; the mysterious silhouette reflected in the water; the mountain’s changing visage through the seasons shows the real beauty of nature. No matter how often you see it, […]
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How to get to Mie
Let you know how long it takes and how much the fare costs. From where are you approaching MIE? Main Roads in Mie Prefecture include Ise Motorway and 10 National Routes (1, 23, 25, 42, 165, 166, 167, 260, 309, 311, 368). Its principal public transportation includes JR, Kintetsu Railway, Ferry, and the closest Shinkansen […]
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Sai village in Shimokita Peninsula
Sai occupies the western coastline of Shimokita Peninsula, facing the inlet to Mutsu Bay from the Tsugaru Strait. The village has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The 2 kilometer long Hotokegaura Coastline, near the village of Sai, along with Mt.Osore, is Shimokita’s most famous […]
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Osu Shopping Malls (Merchants Town Osu)
JapanGuides.net This is the place in Nagoya for discount electric and home appliances. Not only these, but almost anything, including used kimonos and antiques, a compute-town fully loaded with hi-tech and PCs next to Akihabara’s and Nipponbashi’s, old & new old clothes shop’s can be found here at discount prices. The whole length of the […]
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Monbetsu Drift Ice In Okhotsk Sea, Monbetsu City (Monbetsu-shi)
The Sea of Okhotsk is covered with drift ice in winter. Water flowing from the Amur River in Siberia freezes when it meets the frigid ocean. The ice starts out thin and gradually grows into floes by the time it reaches the Okhotsk coast to cover the sea with pristine ice. In Mombetsu, the phenomenon […]
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The City of Kushiro (Kushiro-shi) – Sightseeing and Tourist Information
Kushiro, the largest city in eastern Hokkaido, is a marine food production center that boasts one of the top catches in Japan. The Kushiro River, which originates in Lake Kussharo, runs through the vast Kushiro Marsh and flows into the ocean, and the city flourishes at the river mouth. Washo Market, which deals primarily in […]
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Nagano Prefecture Areas (Cities and Towns)
Situated in the eastern part of Nagano Prefecture, the Saku area is surrounded by beautiful, abundant nature (Mt. Asama in the north and Mt. Yatsugatake in the south.) This area that stretches around the riverbank of the Chikuma River which rises from Mt. Kobushi, is famous as a tourist resort such as Karuizawa, a well-known […]
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Nemuro City
Sunrise on New Year’s Day (January) On the first of January, many tourists rush to Cape Nosappu. Seeing the earliest sunrise in Japan at the cape makes them feel refreshed and purified. Another year of struggle for the return of Northern Territories begins. Cycling of the coastline (July) Since 1985, cycling the coastline between […]
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Things To Do On The Nemuro Peninsula
In the end of February, the Sea of Okhotsk facing the Nemuro peninsula suddenly turns into an extensive bright white icefield, covered by the vast ice floes that has finally arrived after a long journey from the Amurriver of Siberia. At the eastern-most Cape Nosappu, the Dynamic move of ice floes in a silver winter […]
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Events and Festivals around Nemuro Peninsula – Tourist Attractions, Nemuro City (Nemuro-shi)
On the first of January, many tourists rush to Cape Nosappu. Seeing the earliest sunrise in Japan at the cape makes them feel refreshed and purified. Another year of struggle for the return of Northern Territories begins. Cycling of the coastline (July) Since 1985, cycling the coastline between Nemuro and Shibetsu is established as a […]
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Shizuoka City
JapanGuides.net Thrilling new encounters are awaiting you. Between the cloud skirted ridges of the Southern Alps/ Minami Arupusu (Akaishi Mountains) and the deep blue waters of Suruga Bay lies a land of rich in nature and ancient cultural traditions. Nature, warm hearts, flavors, history, and an exciting future are a part of Shizuoka City’s grand […]
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Local Special Products of Shizuoka City
Nature’s blessings and traditional skills abound Nature’s abundance yielded fine cuisine from the fruits of land and sea while the cosmopolitan culture of the highway nurtured refined handicrafts. Shizuoka’s deep history is very much alive today. Suruga Bamboo Lattice ware (SurugaTake Sensuji Zaiku) Shizuoka has long been renowned for its fine bamboo work involving the […]
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Suruga Bay Ferry (Shimizu Port – Toi Port) and Shimizu Bay Cruises, Shizuoka City (Shizuoka-shi)
The route lies at the foothills of Mount Fuji. The majestic view of beautiful Mount Fuji towering above the coastline is a sight that can only be glimpsed from a boat. Shimizu Port, where the landing is located, is just 15 minutes by car from Shimizu Interchange, or a bus ride of seven or eight […]
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Holiday Experience and Historical Spots in Fukuroi City (Fukuroi-Shi)
Designated a Prefectural Natural Park, the Asaba Coast is a beautiful shoreline stretching 5.6 km east and west where emerald green waves wash up on white beaches. In summer, the beaches are crowded with young people enjoying marine sports such as windsurfing. Beach net fishing Demonstration and Experience Tourists can have a shot at throwing […]
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Famous Temples in Fukuroi City (Fukuroi-shi)
JapanGuides.net Yusanji Temple, one of the 3 distinguished temples of Enshu – A sacred temple having a miraculous effect on eye disease. Located 6 km northeast of Fukuroi Station, Yusanji Temple is an old temple of the Singon Sect that is called “Aburayama” and admired by many people, This temple is said to have originated […]