Studio Ghibli Plans Theme Park for Nagoya
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Studio Ghibli Plans Theme Park for Nagoya

Tokyo has Disney and also Fuji-Q, Osaka has USJ and Kyoto is a social heaven, that leaves Nagoya with errr Lego Land, which apparently is still struggling to increase its presence rates! So what concerning Studio Ghibli? Luckily for Nagoya, Workshop Ghibli has actually lately revealed they will develop a brand-new amusement park in Aichi…

Journey in Japan Part 63: Paint and Gunpowder
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Journey in Japan Part 63: Paint and Gunpowder

I meet some good friends, and also the 4 people head out on foot toward Ueno Park. Today the National Museum of Western Art is having a totally free admission day, and regardless of being in Japan, we consider it worth an appearance. We stroll inside and are asked to reveal our tickets. Free admission…

Tokyo Wan Kannon Futtsu, Chiba
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Tokyo Wan Kannon Futtsu, Chiba

Tokyo Wan Kannon () is a Kannon statuary standing at greater than 56 metres or 20 degrees high. Situated in Futtsu, Chiba and facing Toyko Bay, the statuary was built in the early 1960s as an indication of world peace, particularly after the wrongs of World War II. There are 324 action in complete to…

Top 10 Tips for Climbing Mt Fuji
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Top 10 Tips for Climbing Mt Fuji

Standing at around 3,776 m tall, it is the countries tallest energetic volcano on the primary island of Honshu. Climbing Mt Fuji is likewise an emphasize for both foreign vacationers as well as residents. Importantly, it is the pride of Japan and also features in lots of tales, paints and also business logos. Climbing period…

Landmark Tower Yokohama, Japan
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Landmark Tower Yokohama, Japan

If youre one to climb the tallest structures in every city you check out, then Yokohamas Spots Tower is the excellent place for you. Standing simply timid of the huge 300 at 296m high, it is the highest structure in the higher Tokyo location, and also second tallest throughout Japan, simply defeated by the recently…

Drift Japan Evolving Beyond its Mountain Ranges
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Drift Japan Evolving Beyond its Mountain Ranges

The Drift Japan scene started back in the 1970s. In the beginning, headlined by the Kunimitsu Takahashi, a motorcyclist turned drifter. He influenced the currently famous Drift King (ordorifutokingu) Keiichi Tsuchiya, who was so impressed by the wandering techniques. He took it upon himself to practice around the twists and turns of roads that exist…

Journey in Japan Part 59: A Wild Frog Chase
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Journey in Japan Part 59: A Wild Frog Chase

Today I determine to take my bicycle and head to the close-by Arakawa Park, an area I haven’t formerly visited.This park appears to have somehow half got away the losing of its fallen leaves. One side of the park is skeletally bare, the opposite, flourishing with nature. I park my bike and take a seat…

Journey in Japan Part 54: Fuji in the Sky with Diamonds
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Journey in Japan Part 54: Fuji in the Sky with Diamonds

It is 16:20 and also I remain in Ikebukuro, standing in the observation deck on the sixtieth flooring of a structure called, Sunlight City. Taking into consideration the spectacle I will witness this mid-day, I angle think of an extra suitably titled building than one that includes the word sunlight in its name. Today there…

Exploring Tsukuba Mountain
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Exploring Tsukuba Mountain

Today the climate is excellent, hot, so I choose to take a train over to Ibaraki Prefecture, to a little location called Tsukuba. At Tsukuba Station, I take a720 bus that creeps for half an hour towards Tsukuba Mountain. Eventually, I get off the bus. The only tourists right here are old Japanese ladies that…

8 Reasons Why You Need a JR Rail Pass
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8 Reasons Why You Need a JR Rail Pass

Some people still ask Why you require a JR Rail Pass, well the answer is rather simple. The JR Rail Pass is great worth for international vacationers, so much to ensure that we foreign expats are very jealous. Nonetheless, all being said it is an excellent way to advertise the shinkansen system and also offer…

How to Buy Tickets for the New Mt Fuji Excursion Express
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How to Buy Tickets for the New Mt Fuji Excursion Express

Probably you found out about the brand-new Mt Fuji Expedition Express from Shinjuku, which started on March 16 this year. Because JR introduced the service, there has been some complication regarding just how to purchase tickets, where and schedule operation. As a result, below is our fast guide on exactly how to purchase tickets, where…

Oyama Mountain Journey to the Peak
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Oyama Mountain Journey to the Peak

Oyama Mountain was to be our following challenge. Specifically, after conquering the similarity Fuji and also lots of other mountain tracks on offer in Honshu. Recently, my weight gain had likewise reached to heights of Fuji. I figured it was not only excellent to get away the city restrictions, yet likewise hang out as well…