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City Council Member Poses For Promo Video - Available Now read more »
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Respect, table manners, tipping, etc. Pretty good cheat sheet of things to be acquainted with. read more »
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To combat crimes against lady employees on Shinkansen. read more »
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I recently took a trip to the Tottori Sand Dunes. If you're thinking "wait, what?" you should click through to see the pictures and video I that put together as a recap of the experience. It draws visitors from all over Japan. There's even an enka song about it - which you can see in the post! read more »
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For those of us who are novices on Japanese geography, this is a really useful resource post from Nihon Sun outlining the regions of the country and providing links to tourism sites in each. :) read more »
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Another you-complete-the-article posting at 7:10. Stop by and offer up your best suggestions for what to do during the fall season in Japan. read more »
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There is more than meets the eye at Tsukiji. This gives a feel for the less touristy, workaday food stalls at the market. read more »
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Here's perhaps a more digestable summary of 2007 in the form of a photo video montage. For information on various festivals in the video or on the photos just leave a comment and ask. read more »
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In case some misguided few might think my life revovles the Yamanote Halloween Train, I thought I might submit this article on a summary of my travels and activities last year.

It's pretty long but there are a lot of pictures from many Japanese festivals and cultural events from the Emperor's read more »
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The Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum is located at Peace Prayer Park and is Okinawa's largest war memorial. Here you will learn about the Battle of Okinawa and also post-war Okinawa. read more »
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Great advice for world travelers about keeping an open mind about cultural differences. A great article on the subject that can be applied to visiting or living in Japan. read more »
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Rural railways...stationmaster...first cat, now dog...others... read more »
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An old school friend of mine is coming to Japan in November, but he's not all that excited about the trip. He said, "I must admit traveling to Japan is a bit scary. Seems incredibly foreign to me." This is exactly the kind of image that Japan is projecting to the world, and what the newly formed read more »
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Tip #5 Don’t touch the taxi door! Shane came up with a list of stuff that I really do think could help a traveler new to Tokyo (or Japan in general). It's helpful without exaggerating the cultural wackiness of Japan - which I find that most lists like this tend to. For people who'd like further i read more »
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