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Hitachi Seaside Park is located on the Pacific Ocean side of the Japanese coast, and incorporates a unique natural en...
Hitachi Seaside Park is located on the Pacific Ocean side of the Japanese coast, and incorporates a unique natural environment of sand dunes, forests, grasslands and springs. With a total space of 350 hectares, of which 200 hectares ar...
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Takato Castle Ruins Park(Takato Joshi Park) in Takato town, Nagano Prefecture is one of the three best spots to see s...
Takato Castle Ruins Park(Takato Joshi Park) in Takato town, Nagano Prefecture is one of the three best spots to see sakura cherry blossoms in Japan, along with Hirosaki Castle in Aomori and Yoshinoyama in Nara. The variety of the cherry...
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Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a huge national park located in Tachikawa city, just an hour west of Tokyo,...
Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a huge national park located in Tachikawa city, just an hour west of Tokyo, that has rich nature and offers many attractions and recreation. The park is very popular especially in Spring for its...
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Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the most popular of cherry blossom viewing parks in Japan.It is located just a short walk fr...
Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the most popular of cherry blossom viewing parks in Japan.It is located just a short walk from Shinjuku station, yet you can feel rich nature and relax. Shinjuku Gyoen is an oasis of calm in the big and busy city...
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“Here is Everything about Anime” Anime Japan 2019 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight 23rd to 26th, March. (23rd and 24...
“Here is Everything about Anime” Anime Japan 2019 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight 23rd to 26th, March. (23rd and 24 are for business purpose only) AnimeJapan is an event that aims to connect anime and its related contents to differe...
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Inokashira Park is one of the most popular spots to see Sakura cherry blossoms in Tokyo. The park is located in Kichi...
Inokashira Park is one of the most popular spots to see Sakura cherry blossoms in Tokyo. The park is located in Kichijoji area, 20 mins by train from Shinjuku Sta. Inokashira Park has rich nature and relaxing atmosphere. There is a larg...
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"Izu-Kogen Cherry Blossoms Festival" is a cherry blossoms viewing festival held at Izu Kogen(south of Ito city) in Sh...
"Izu-Kogen Cherry Blossoms Festival" is a cherry blossoms viewing festival held at Izu Kogen(south of Ito city) in Shizuoka prefecture. The festival is held twice in two different locations--- The first one is called "Okan-zakura Fest...
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Ueno Park is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo. The vast park is rich in nature, and has aroun...
Ueno Park is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo. The vast park is rich in nature, and has around 1,200 cherry trees along the park’s main promenade. Ueno Park is the most crowded cherry blossom viewing spot in tow...
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Chidori-ga-fuchi is the name of the moat of the Imperial Palace which a 700-meter-long lush green walkway along with,...
Chidori-ga-fuchi is the name of the moat of the Imperial Palace which a 700-meter-long lush green walkway along with, and one of the best spots for viewing cherry blossoms in Tokyo. Renting a rowboat is a good way to explore the moat...
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Tokyo German Village is a theme park located in Sodegaura, Chiba prefecture and one of the most popular places for vi...
Tokyo German Village is a theme park located in Sodegaura, Chiba prefecture and one of the most popular places for viewing Shiba-Zakura. Shiba-Zakura literary means Sakura of Grass because it looks like Sakura. Tokyo German Village has m...
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In Asakusa area, a lot of events are scheduled throughout year. Here are the Spring events, April 8, Bussho-e (th...
In Asakusa area, a lot of events are scheduled throughout year. Here are the Spring events, April 8, Bussho-e (the birthday of Buddha) April 14, Shirasagi-no-mai (dance of the white heron) April 19: Komagatado-hall event April 20:...
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Sumida Park which locates across Taito Ward and Sumida Ward spreading across Sumidagawa River is a place famous for c...
Sumida Park which locates across Taito Ward and Sumida Ward spreading across Sumidagawa River is a place famous for cherry blossoms which continues from the Edo period. A beautiful cherry blossom tunnel following the Right Bank (Taito W...
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Sumida park has been popular with about 700 Sakura(cherry blossom) trees viewing since Edo period. This park lies on...
Sumida park has been popular with about 700 Sakura(cherry blossom) trees viewing since Edo period. This park lies on both side(Taitou-ku and Sumida-ku) of Sumida river. Mar/21/2019-Apr/7/2019: Sakura Festival on Taitou-ku(Asakusa) s...
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"Yomiuri Land" is Tokyo's largest amusement park. You can enjoy over 44 rides and attractions! In Sping, about 1000...
"Yomiuri Land" is Tokyo's largest amusement park. You can enjoy over 44 rides and attractions! In Sping, about 1000 sakura cherry trees bloom, and Yomiuri Land has really found a great way of viewing sakura with their rides. During the...
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"Mori Building Digital Art Museum: Epson Team Lab Borderless" jointly operated by Mori Building Co., Ltd. and Team La...
"Mori Building Digital Art Museum: Epson Team Lab Borderless" jointly operated by Mori Building Co., Ltd. and Team Lab will finally open on Thursday, June 21st, 2018. For team laboratory it is the first permanent exhibition in Tokyo and ...
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Every month, last Friday Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple has a pipe organwhich is unusual for a Buddhist temple. In desire...
Every month, last Friday Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple has a pipe organwhich is unusual for a Buddhist temple. In desire of spreading Buddhist music this was donated by the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism and is composed of 2000 pipes...
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At the 333 meter tall landmark of Tokyo, Tokyo Tower, 333 koinobori (carp banner) and a giant Sanmanobori (saury ba...
At the 333 meter tall landmark of Tokyo, Tokyo Tower, 333 koinobori (carp banner) and a giant Sanmanobori (saury banner) are swimming in the sky. This traditional springtime event is on till 5/May. Koinobori, meaning carp banner or...
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Magnificent view from Arakurayama Sengen Park attracts lots of tourists from home and abroad particularly in spring w...
Magnificent view from Arakurayama Sengen Park attracts lots of tourists from home and abroad particularly in spring when sakura bloom. You must have seen a photo of sakura, blossoms, Mt Fuji and 5 storied pagoda, all representative of Ja...
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Koganei Park is located in western Tokyo in Koganei area, approximately 40 minutes away from Shinjuku Sta. by JR trai...
Koganei Park is located in western Tokyo in Koganei area, approximately 40 minutes away from Shinjuku Sta. by JR train, and Tokyo's second largest park at 196 acres. The park has rich nature and many seasonal attractions or events, and i...
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Haru Comic City 22 is less than one month away ! A large scale, all category Dojinshi (self-published/fan-published ...
Haru Comic City 22 is less than one month away ! A large scale, all category Dojinshi (self-published/fan-published works) sales, and cosplaying at Tokyo Big Sight, Ariake on 22nd March. Tickets are necessary, and can be bought in a...
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Beppu city in Oita prefecture is one of the most popular hot spring towns in Japan which is known for 10 types of spr...
Beppu city in Oita prefecture is one of the most popular hot spring towns in Japan which is known for 10 types of spring quality and the highest amount of spring water. "Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival" is a representative festival of B...
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Nihonbashi district, in the center of Tokyo is now covered with sakura (cherry blossoms). Nihonbashi sakura festival...
Nihonbashi district, in the center of Tokyo is now covered with sakura (cherry blossoms). Nihonbashi sakura festival offer sakura trees light up in the night at many places such as Mitsui Main Building, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store,...
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Cheap modern art: A showcase of woodblock prints made with eraser stamps. Using regular office supplies like eras...
Cheap modern art: A showcase of woodblock prints made with eraser stamps. Using regular office supplies like erasers as a tool for printmaking, a brand new pop art style is born. Originally used to produce illustrations for newspa...
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Roppongi Hills is the building complex features offices, apartments, shops, restaurants, and so on, in the heart of T...
Roppongi Hills is the building complex features offices, apartments, shops, restaurants, and so on, in the heart of Tokyo. It is not just a building, but like a small city. In the spring, Roppongi Hills is surrounded by Sakura cherry t...
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Meguro river is one of the most popular spots viewing sakura and over 300 thousand people visit there every year. Ap...
Meguro river is one of the most popular spots viewing sakura and over 300 thousand people visit there every year. Approximately 800 cherry trees along the riverside make a pink arch of sakura, it is simply breathtaking. The festival ...
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Kunitachi city is located in western of Tokyo, takes about 45 minutes from Shinjuku station by JR Line. The city is e...
Kunitachi city is located in western of Tokyo, takes about 45 minutes from Shinjuku station by JR Line. The city is educational and cultural, has three big universities. Also, Kunitachi city is famous for sakura cherry blossom viewin...
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Meguro River is one of most popular sakura viewing places in Tokyo. The sakura trees in arch shape extend for some 4...
Meguro River is one of most popular sakura viewing places in Tokyo. The sakura trees in arch shape extend for some 4 kilometers (Ohashi to Shimomeguro,Meguro-ku) along the river. In some sections, the sakura trees are lit up. Sakura ...
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The event celebrating the birth of the Buddha of Buddhism, became an event called "Flower Festival (Hana Matsuri)" in...
The event celebrating the birth of the Buddha of Buddhism, became an event called "Flower Festival (Hana Matsuri)" interweaving the episode of when Buddha was born. Buddhism originating in India has taken root in Japan, and remains as a...
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DRUM TAO is a non-verbal (non-language) entertainment Japanese drum (Wadaiko) group, is praised in the world as “The ...
DRUM TAO is a non-verbal (non-language) entertainment Japanese drum (Wadaiko) group, is praised in the world as “The Japanese Entertainment”. Performance at world concerts in 24 countries 500 cities audience to 8 million people. “Wadai...
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"Spring Peony Festival (春ぼたん祭: Haru Botan Matsuri)" will be held at Ueno Toshogu Shrine, which has a history of ...
"Spring Peony Festival (春ぼたん祭: Haru Botan Matsuri)" will be held at Ueno Toshogu Shrine, which has a history of over 300 years. Peony flowers symbolizing Japan just like cherry blossoms, at Ueno Toshogu Shrine "Winter Peony" - "che...
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Hiyoshi Taisya Shrine is the head shrine of a network of 3,800 Shinto shrines throughout Japan, and located in Shiga ...
Hiyoshi Taisya Shrine is the head shrine of a network of 3,800 Shinto shrines throughout Japan, and located in Shiga Prefecture. The "Hiyoshi Sanno Festival" is one of the "Lake Biwa's Three Great Festivals" which is annually held at Hiy...
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The Takayama Festival is one of the Japan's three most beautiful festivals along with Gion Festival and Chichibu Fest...
The Takayama Festival is one of the Japan's three most beautiful festivals along with Gion Festival and Chichibu Festival. It is held twice a year in spring and autumn in Takayama city, Gifu prefecture which takes 2.5 hours from Nagoya....
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If you plan to travel in Japan around May and want to enjoy outdoor, why don't you visit the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine R...
If you plan to travel in Japan around May and want to enjoy outdoor, why don't you visit the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route to see the huge snow wall callded "Yuki-no-Otani"? Yuki-no-Otani is a 500-meter long snow wall located in Toyama P...
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Needles to say, Okoshi Daiko (Rousing Drums) and street parade of festival floats are star attractions of “Furukawa F...
Needles to say, Okoshi Daiko (Rousing Drums) and street parade of festival floats are star attractions of “Furukawa Festival” to be held on April 19 and 20, but for Furukawa residents the festival begins in early March, with what is call...
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“Paella/Tapas Festival in Hibiya Park - spring love”, one of the largest events of paella in Japan will be held duri...
“Paella/Tapas Festival in Hibiya Park - spring love”, one of the largest events of paella in Japan will be held during April 19 and 21. Like Seville April Fair in Spain, you can enjoy paella and other foods, music, and culture of Spain...
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Hirosaki Park is located in Aomori Prefecture, 3.5 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo, and one of the best Sakura cherry ...
Hirosaki Park is located in Aomori Prefecture, 3.5 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo, and one of the best Sakura cherry blossom spots in Japan. Hirosaki Castle with 400 years history is set within the Hirosaki Park and famous for its over 2...
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Yabusame(horseback archery) and Kusajishi(Japanese archery) events are held in Sumida Park nearby Asakusa area. Yabu...
Yabusame(horseback archery) and Kusajishi(Japanese archery) events are held in Sumida Park nearby Asakusa area. Yabusame is a traditional Japanese archery performed on hourseback in dedication to the deities and praying for peace, rich ...
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If you are looking for the best plum blossom(Ume) spot in Tokyo area, "Yoshino-Baigo(plum garden) in Ome city" is hig...
If you are looking for the best plum blossom(Ume) spot in Tokyo area, "Yoshino-Baigo(plum garden) in Ome city" is highly recommended. Plum trees are planted all over in this town and there are 25,000 red and white plum trees on the 4.5h...
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Shiroi Juku is a historic post town located in Gunma Prefecture, about 2 hours away from Tokyo area. Shiroi Juku has ...
Shiroi Juku is a historic post town located in Gunma Prefecture, about 2 hours away from Tokyo area. Shiroi Juku has seen many travelers since the Middle Ages and there are still traditional old storehouses in the town. On spring, about ...
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Located about 30 minutes by car from Nagoya is the "Nabana no Sato", a flower theme park on the island of Nagashima ...
Located about 30 minutes by car from Nagoya is the "Nabana no Sato", a flower theme park on the island of Nagashima in Kuwana-city, Mie Prefecture. This park hosts one of the largest flower festivals in Japan every Spring, and best illu...
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Nico Nico Super Conference(Cho Kaigi), which is the largest video site in Japan, Nico Nico videos collecting all POP ...
Nico Nico Super Conference(Cho Kaigi), which is the largest video site in Japan, Nico Nico videos collecting all POP culture such as Japanese anime will be held this year too. Anime, Table & App Game, Music/MAD (Created) Movieis, ROBOT,...
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The biggest pride event in Japan "TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE" will be held again this year. "LGBT" is not unique nor specia...
The biggest pride event in Japan "TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE" will be held again this year. "LGBT" is not unique nor special, it is just another human being found around any corner. Sending the message saying that we should make a society whe...
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Tsukigase Plum Valley is one of the Three Great Plum Forest, designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. About 10 ...
Tsukigase Plum Valley is one of the Three Great Plum Forest, designated as National Scenic Beauty in 1922. About 10 thousand red and white plum blossoms are in full bloom on both side of slopes of the valley, that view is so beautiful a...
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Kurikara Park is located in Toyama Prefecture in the Japan Sea coastal area. There are many historical sites related...
Kurikara Park is located in Toyama Prefecture in the Japan Sea coastal area. There are many historical sites related to the Genpei War in the park. The Kurikara Battle Field which is known for the "Kagyu no Kei", a surprise attack, by K...
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Plum blossom(Ume) is a special flower for Japanese that tells people spring is just around the corner. Why don't you...
Plum blossom(Ume) is a special flower for Japanese that tells people spring is just around the corner. Why don't you visit "Mito Plum Blossom Festival" at "Kairakuen" which is one of the three great gardens in Japan? "Kairakuen" is t...
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This is a festival based at Ōkunitama Shrine, located in the heart of Fuchū, Tokyo. Originally, such shrine events w...
This is a festival based at Ōkunitama Shrine, located in the heart of Fuchū, Tokyo. Originally, such shrine events were often held late at night, thus previously, so too was the climax of the mikoshi ceremony conducted in the early hour...
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Oyama town in Shizuoka Prefecture is well known as a birthplace of "Kintaro" who is a hero from Japanese folklore. "...
Oyama town in Shizuoka Prefecture is well known as a birthplace of "Kintaro" who is a hero from Japanese folklore. "Kintaro Fujiyama Spring Festival" is held in Kintoki park on May 3rd every year, you can enjoy some fun events such as S...
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From Iwamotoyama park, you can see the superb view of Mt.Fuji, and plum or cherry blossoms in Spring. Approximately ...
From Iwamotoyama park, you can see the superb view of Mt.Fuji, and plum or cherry blossoms in Spring. Approximately 300 early-blooming plums are in full bloom on early Spring, and 400 cherry blossoms are in full bloom on late-March. It...
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This ukiyo-e exhibition features the work of the world renowned pupil of Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kyōsai Kawanabe, who was ...
This ukiyo-e exhibition features the work of the world renowned pupil of Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kyōsai Kawanabe, who was active into the Meiji era. Kyōsai was an artist whose work abounds with the humor typical of a disciple of Kuniyoshi...
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Akabane Baka Festival is originally conceived in 1956 as an April Fool's festival ("Baka" stands for "fool" or "idiot...
Akabane Baka Festival is originally conceived in 1956 as an April Fool's festival ("Baka" stands for "fool" or "idiot" in Japanese). There are many food stands or flea markets, and even some fun events such as dancing, music or street p...
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Enjoy culture, food etc. of Japans tropical island Okinawa in Tokyo. There are Okinawan musician stages and goods sa...
Enjoy culture, food etc. of Japans tropical island Okinawa in Tokyo. There are Okinawan musician stages and goods sales, so you can experience all of Okinawa in a day! Stage viewing is admission free. [Date] 2019 May. 18th (Sat) – M...
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The representative works of artist Hokusai include the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series of landscape woodblock p...
The representative works of artist Hokusai include the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series of landscape woodblock prints—which includes the famous The Great Wave as well as the Hokusai Manga (“Hokusai Sketches”), which triggered the Ja...
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Set in the Toyako Onsen town, an event with Manga and Anime as keywords is held. It is now the eighth since 2010 and ...
Set in the Toyako Onsen town, an event with Manga and Anime as keywords is held. It is now the eighth since 2010 and the number of visitors has reached the maximum of 60,000 in the past. A stamp rally with various benefits accompanying t...
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It is a festival at Kyoto Yasaka Shrine. Its history is old and has continued for more than 1100 years. It is a larg...
It is a festival at Kyoto Yasaka Shrine. Its history is old and has continued for more than 1100 years. It is a large-scale festival that lasts for one month starting from Kippuiri on July 1st every year to the Ekijinja Nagoshi Matsuri ...
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Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, 3,776 meters high above sea level. The trail leads to Mt.Fuji on Yamana...
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, 3,776 meters high above sea level. The trail leads to Mt.Fuji on Yamanashi Pref.side is opened July 1st, and the trails on Shizuoka Pref.side is opened July 10th, and be closed on September 1...
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Jyoso city Mitsukaido is a small town located in the western part of Ibaraki prefecture with a population of 42,000 p...
Jyoso city Mitsukaido is a small town located in the western part of Ibaraki prefecture with a population of 42,000 people, with Kinugawa River and the Kokaigawa River flowing in the center of the city, and once used to be a commercial c...
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The "Tenjin Festival" in Osaka is said to be one of the three biggest festivals in Japan together with the Tokyo · Ka...
The "Tenjin Festival" in Osaka is said to be one of the three biggest festivals in Japan together with the Tokyo · Kanda Festival, Kyoto · Gion Festival, held on July 24th and 25th every year, where 1.3 million people visit each year. ...
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Izu Shaboten Zoo where you can interact surprisingly closely with 1500 kinds of cactuses and 120 kinds of animals inc...
Izu Shaboten Zoo where you can interact surprisingly closely with 1500 kinds of cactuses and 120 kinds of animals including Capybara. "Capybara Open Air Bath" at Izu Shaboten Zoological Park, was discovered by chance when the breeding s...
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"Saitama Children's Zoo" in Saitama Prefecture, in addition to a "zoo" where you can enjoy horseback riding and feedi...
"Saitama Children's Zoo" in Saitama Prefecture, in addition to a "zoo" where you can enjoy horseback riding and feeding experiences, this is a park full of facilities where parents and children can play all day, such as "Minna no Hiroba ...
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This is an interactive illumination of Kanto with maximum 6 million lights, held every year at the Sagamiko Resort Pl...
This is an interactive illumination of Kanto with maximum 6 million lights, held every year at the Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest in Sagamihara City Midori Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture. Taking advantage of rich terrain, a large site and e...
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