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Kyoto, Japan's Winter Wonderland
Winter is an especially good time to visit the white, snowy wonderland that is Kyoto, Japan, but this year the city is offering amazing discounts on food and lodging.
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Japan in August, Festivals and Fireworks
The Japanese really let their hair down when it comes to events that range from the exotic to the amazing, and August is the month for spectacular festivals and fireworks
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New Budget & Luxury Hotels in Tokyo and Okinawa
International Luxury Chains as well as the budget Citidines Hotels, continue to open new hotels from Tokyo to Okinawa, while Park Hyatt offers new Tokyo Massage to guests
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Japan on a Budget, Budget Hotels & Free Sights
Japan on a budget would once have been a contradiction in terms, but no longer. In the last decade, other cities have taken over this slot and Japan is now affordable.
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Where To Go In Japan
Japan is complex, exciting and beautiful, with glamourous cities, culture, countryside and parks, and where to go can pose a problem for the first time visitor.
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Kabukicho, Tokyo's Red Light District
Kabukicho, Tokyo's red light district, is a neon-drenched enclave packed with sex shops, love hotels, pachinko parlours, and pleasure houses catering for both sexes.
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Michelin Star Restaurants in Tokyo 2009
Of the 173 restaurants and 30 hotels that won awards in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2009, many are new this year and Tokyo has potential for even more in 2010.
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Etiquette Guide for Foreign Visitors to Japan
Japanese Etiquette can be a minefield for foreign visitors, but treat everyone and everything with a little sensitivity and no offense will be caused.
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December Festival Events in Japan
December is the month for Festival Events for warriors, daruma Buddha dolls, flaming purification ceremonies and gigantic lantern floats. All this and New Year's Eve.
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Hydrangea Festivals in Japan
June and July see the hydrangea festival season in Japan, heralding the arrival of summer. This is a spectacular festival of flowers, of which many visitors are unaware.
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New Guides to Japan
A new Rough Guide to Japan is in all good bookshops, but don't forget the D.K. Eyewitness Guide and The Guide to Unforgettable Walks, all providing excellent information.
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Winter Festivals in Japan, 2008
The Winter Festivities in Japan are a mixture of tradition and fun, with ample use of snow and ice, coloured lights, and fun runs with near-naked men.
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Japan's 28 National Parks
Covering 5% of Japan's land mass, Japan' s national parks contain the most scenic areas with hiking trails, seashores, hot springs, water-loving monkeys, and even bears.
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Japanese Food gains Michelin Stars
Japan's Cuisine has just gained 191 Michelin Stars, food that emphasizes seasonal ingredients exquisitely presented, sushi, tempura, sashimi and rice in all its forms
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Winter in Japan, Snow and Ski
Japan offers excellent Winter Snow Sports, slopes for skiing, enthusiastic apres-snow life, wonderful scenery, and to get you there - the fabulous bullet train.
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Japan Welcomes The Peninsula Tokyo
Joining a raft of 5* hotels that give Tokyo prestige in East Asia, The Peninsula Tokyo opened on September 1st in the heart of the fashionable Marunouchi district.
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Japan's Spectacular Carnivals
Japan's spectacular Carnivals are events for visitors to enjoy and take part in, from an illuminated procession of papier-mache dummies to a festival honouring toads
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Marriott Courtyard in Japan
In April this year, the former Renaissance Tokyo Ginza Toby hotel changes name to the Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Ginza Hotel
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Fukuoka Japan, a Traditional City
Fukuoka, one of Japan's most dynamic cities, is rich in traditions, yet it is a city of shopping-malls, modern subways and high rise condominiums.
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