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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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On 10/Mar. Fire-Walking at Mt Takao As a part of training, Yamabushi (warrior priests) walk on fire with aim to ward...
On 10/Mar. Fire-Walking at Mt Takao As a part of training, Yamabushi (warrior priests) walk on fire with aim to ward off disasters. At Yakuo-in, the Buddhist temple on Mount Takao, the fire-walking will be shown to public at 1pm on Sund...
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Haru-matsuri (Spring Festival) will be held on 11th and 12th March at Enoshima, Kanazawa Prefecture, which will be...
Haru-matsuri (Spring Festival) will be held on 11th and 12th March at Enoshima, Kanazawa Prefecture, which will be the venue for sailing competition for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic/Paralympic Games. The festive activities are extensive,...
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‘Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019’ (TAAF2019) will be hold from March 8 (Fri) to 11 (Mon), 2019 in Tokyo, JAPAN. Tok...
‘Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019’ (TAAF2019) will be hold from March 8 (Fri) to 11 (Mon), 2019 in Tokyo, JAPAN. Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019 (TAAF2019) calls for unique animation works with high potential and strong messages, both f...
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Dolls are crammed on to the altar of Awashima-jinja (Shrine), which is famous for the Shinto ritual of Hina-nagashi (...
Dolls are crammed on to the altar of Awashima-jinja (Shrine), which is famous for the Shinto ritual of Hina-nagashi (floating Girl’s Festival dolls on the sea of March 3rd). A fantasy world opens up before your eyes and you become caught...
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As a part of Ganzandaishi festival, the largest of Jindaiji Temple events, Daruma doll market will open on 3rd and 4t...
As a part of Ganzandaishi festival, the largest of Jindaiji Temple events, Daruma doll market will open on 3rd and 4th of March. Daruma doll is modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism, and is regarded as a t...
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In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 Sakura cherry blossoms of early blooming and rape blossoms...
In Minami-Izu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 800 Sakura cherry blossoms of early blooming and rape blossoms are in full bloom along the banks of the Aonogawa river on February. The contrast between pink cherry blossoms and yel...
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Do you know why we send off dolls in the river ? Nagashibina is a traditional event where paper dolls are placed on ...
Do you know why we send off dolls in the river ? Nagashibina is a traditional event where paper dolls are placed on the running river with hope the dolls take evils and uncleanness from us (kids in particular) and carry away. Nagashibi...
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This year is the 20th anniversary of Hina Doll Festival of Agi-no-sato, and small gifts will be presented to the firs...
This year is the 20th anniversary of Hina Doll Festival of Agi-no-sato, and small gifts will be presented to the first 100 arrivals every day. Please come and visit us! There are about 200 of Hanging Hina dolls decorated in the hall...
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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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The 20th Akkeshi Oyester Event are held at Akkeshi Mikaku Terminal "Konkirie" on cold February. You can enjoy All-Yo...
The 20th Akkeshi Oyester Event are held at Akkeshi Mikaku Terminal "Konkirie" on cold February. You can enjoy All-You-Can-Eat Oysters!! Also, "Treasure Hunting in Snow" , Snow Tubing Slider, and Lottery would be much fun. INFORMATI...
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Ojiya Balloon Festival takes place over two venues, Nishinaka site where they hold the competiton, and Hirasawa site ...
Ojiya Balloon Festival takes place over two venues, Nishinaka site where they hold the competiton, and Hirasawa site where the balloon rides and food stalls are at. At Nishinaka site, “Sea of Japan Cup Cross Country Championship” is the...
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In Japan, people celebrates the Doll Festival (or Hina Matsuri) on March 3 every year to celebrate female children an...
In Japan, people celebrates the Doll Festival (or Hina Matsuri) on March 3 every year to celebrate female children and pray for their health and happiness. Here in Yokkaichi, Usa city, Oita Prefecture, the doll festival is a little dif...
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30 thousand dolls are displayed throughout Katsuura City, Chiba. At the City`s Tomisaki Shrine in Hamakatsuura, you ...
30 thousand dolls are displayed throughout Katsuura City, Chiba. At the City`s Tomisaki Shrine in Hamakatsuura, you will see some 1,800 dolls sit on 60 stages of stairs of its approach. Katsuura can be reached from JR Tokyo station in...
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Have you ever seen Japanese Hina-dolls? Occurring every March 3rd, Hina-Matsuri literally translates as "Doll Festiv...
Have you ever seen Japanese Hina-dolls? Occurring every March 3rd, Hina-Matsuri literally translates as "Doll Festival", we cerebrate girls pray for their health and future happiness by decorating Hina-dolls. One of the biggest Hina-d...
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The biggest second-hand camera sales event in Japan is held the 40th time this February. There are antique cameras, ...
The biggest second-hand camera sales event in Japan is held the 40th time this February. There are antique cameras, the latest digital cameras which are just as new, and camera accessories for sale. There are also special offers such a...
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Zao is one of largest ski resorts in Japan and famous for “Snow Monster(Juhyo)”, all trees covered with snow and they...
Zao is one of largest ski resorts in Japan and famous for “Snow Monster(Juhyo)”, all trees covered with snow and they just look like monsters. This natural phenomenon happens only under a specific environment condition, seen in only few ...
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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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Snow Festival at Kembuchi, which is known as the village of The Picture Book. Free Tonjiru(Japanese pork soup)、Free...
Snow Festival at Kembuchi, which is known as the village of The Picture Book. Free Tonjiru(Japanese pork soup)、Free Amazake(sweet non-alcoholic rice male beverage)、Free Market, Making Mochi(Japanese rice cake), Horse Riding, Contest o...
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Hita city in Oita Prefecture is famous for the plum production area. "Hita Oyama Plum Festival" is the festival which...
Hita city in Oita Prefecture is famous for the plum production area. "Hita Oyama Plum Festival" is the festival which last almost 39 years to pray a good harvest of plum and appeal to outside. Around 6,000 plum trees in Okubodai Baien...
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Tsukigase plum grove is in the center of Izu penninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, approximately 1,500 bloom in plum gro...
Tsukigase plum grove is in the center of Izu penninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, approximately 1,500 bloom in plum grove of 6.2ha. If you climb up the hill, you can enjoy the view of plum blossoms spread to one side, the contrast of the...
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Yoshino Baien(Yoshino Plum Garden) is one of the most popular plum gardens in Oita Prefecture. There are around 450...
Yoshino Baien(Yoshino Plum Garden) is one of the most popular plum gardens in Oita Prefecture. There are around 450 plum trees including "Garyubai" which is named because its appearance looks like a dragon lying down on the ground, and...
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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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Mt.Tsukuba (Tsukubasan) Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest with around 1000 plum tree...
Mt.Tsukuba (Tsukubasan) Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest with around 1000 plum trees. There are huge rocks all over Mt.Tsukuba and plum trees show beautiful against rocks. The " Mt.Tsukuba Plum Festi...
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Plum Festival period: Feb/16/2019 - Mar/21/2019 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time ...
Plum Festival period: Feb/16/2019 - Mar/21/2019 ※ It may change depending on flowering conditions. Opening time 8:30 AM to 4 PM Entrance fee 300 yen (over junior high school students) Parking fee 500 yen for ordinary car, 80...
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Yokote City celebrates a snow festival in February with hundreds of igloo-like snow houses (kamakura) built throughou...
Yokote City celebrates a snow festival in February with hundreds of igloo-like snow houses (kamakura) built throughout the city. A mound of snow is carved out to create a room, in which candles are lit and a charcoal brazier (hibachi) is...
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The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms have become famous as the earliest blooming cherry blossoms around Tokyo areas. Kaw...
The Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms have become famous as the earliest blooming cherry blossoms around Tokyo areas. Kawazu-zakura bloom from early-February until early-March, while sakura bloom in Tokyo between late March and early April. ...
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“Paper Balloon Festival of Kamihinokinai” held in the area of Kamihinokinai in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, is a m...
“Paper Balloon Festival of Kamihinokinai” held in the area of Kamihinokinai in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, is a mysterious event with history over 100 years. Paper balloon is getting bigger and bigger in recent years, about 3 meter...
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Pillar of fire rising into the night sky in winter every year on the second Sunday of February, Nishio city Toba Shin...
Pillar of fire rising into the night sky in winter every year on the second Sunday of February, Nishio city Toba Shinmeisha Temple, a Fire Festival will be held with a fire pillar rising in the clear winter night sky . Transmitted from ...
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This is the popular winter event throughout Nishiwaga, one of the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. Visitors can find ca...
This is the popular winter event throughout Nishiwaga, one of the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. Visitors can find candle light from snow sculptures or windows of snow caves placed in the town, which transform the snowy town romantic atm...
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20 kinds of (totally about 1,000) plum trees including old trees over 100 years are planted in Shuzenji Bairin. Durin...
20 kinds of (totally about 1,000) plum trees including old trees over 100 years are planted in Shuzenji Bairin. During Plum Festival, there are a mass of blossoms over an area of 3 hectares . Plum Festival is held from early February u...
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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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"Nagasaki Lantern Festival" is one of the biggest lantern festival in Japan, which is originally begun as a celebrati...
"Nagasaki Lantern Festival" is one of the biggest lantern festival in Japan, which is originally begun as a celebration of the Chinese New Year by the Chinese marchants residents in Nagasaki. During the festival period, over 15,000 colo...
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What started out as a display of six snow sculptures created by local junior and high school students in 1950 has bec...
What started out as a display of six snow sculptures created by local junior and high school students in 1950 has become the Sapporo Snow Festival, the largest winter event in Sapporo that attracts more than two million visitors from bot...
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This is a festival that thanks to "Hot Water" that has many types of hot spring water and makes a wish for getting a ...
This is a festival that thanks to "Hot Water" that has many types of hot spring water and makes a wish for getting a large amount of hot spring water sufficient and being good health in cold winter. On February 4th, about 100 half-nake...
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Setsubun is a traditional bean-throwing event held at shrines and temples across Japan. It marks the end of winter. F...
Setsubun is a traditional bean-throwing event held at shrines and temples across Japan. It marks the end of winter. First held for the common people at Sensoji Temple, this large event was memorialized in a legendary old guide to the fam...
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Youra penninsula faces Bungo-Suido(Bungo Channel) in Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture is one of the most famous Kawazu-z...
Youra penninsula faces Bungo-Suido(Bungo Channel) in Tsukumi city, Oita Prefecture is one of the most famous Kawazu-zakura cherry blossom viewing spot in Oita. Kawazu-Zakura cherry trees are kinds of the earliest blooming in Japan. Abou...
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Soga Bairin is the plum grove in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can enjoy the contrast of Mt.Fuji and a plum tree for...
Soga Bairin is the plum grove in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can enjoy the contrast of Mt.Fuji and a plum tree forest. Soga Bairin is a general term for three plum groves(Nakagawa Bairin, Hara Bairin, and Bessyo Bairin) and about 35 ...
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Makuyama Mt. is 626 meters high, and has steep curtain-like cliffs and great landscape through all seasons. Around 4...
Makuyama Mt. is 626 meters high, and has steep curtain-like cliffs and great landscape through all seasons. Around 4,000 red and white plum trees bloom and create a carpet of blossoms on the hillside of Makuyama, and the garden is fragr...
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"Flowers by naked" reappeared in Nihonbashi with its content upgraded, which became a big topic with about 50,000 pic...
"Flowers by naked" reappeared in Nihonbashi with its content upgraded, which became a big topic with about 50,000 pictures and videos in Instagram. It is an event filled of spring flowers, with the latest digital technology, that supple...
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"Yamanakako Fuji mountain snow Festival" is held in Yamanakako communication Plaza Kirara. You can enjoy Fuji chevr...
"Yamanakako Fuji mountain snow Festival" is held in Yamanakako communication Plaza Kirara. You can enjoy Fuji chevron slide, stamp rally and curling game etc. Also hot food and drink are sold in there. During period,Diamond Fuji week...
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On the back of a Mt. Otoyama "Fumonji Temple" encounters the limpid stream Kiryu River. After more than half a centu...
On the back of a Mt. Otoyama "Fumonji Temple" encounters the limpid stream Kiryu River. After more than half a century since the festival foundation, "Daruma Ichi" which became countable as one of Kiryu's trademarks, is held on the thir...
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As a regular event, Meguro Gajoen display antique hina-dolls from Kyushu district on `hyakudan`, one hundred tiered p...
As a regular event, Meguro Gajoen display antique hina-dolls from Kyushu district on `hyakudan`, one hundred tiered platform. The wooden platform is designated as Tokyo`s cultural property. For details including admission; http://www...
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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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Shirakawago famous for “Historic Villages of Shirakawago (Gassho-zukuri Shuraku)” listed as world heritage sites is c...
Shirakawago famous for “Historic Villages of Shirakawago (Gassho-zukuri Shuraku)” listed as world heritage sites is crowded in the snowy season crowded with many tourists. World heritage of Shirakawago → Ogimachi village of Gifu prefect...
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Kota-Cho's annual event, the Kite Festival. Various kites are gathered from all over the country, from large kites o...
Kota-Cho's annual event, the Kite Festival. Various kites are gathered from all over the country, from large kites over ten tatami mats to Period: January 13th, 2019 (Sun) 9:00 am to 1:30 pm Venue: Within Kota-Cho Hish-ike pond area ...
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Period : Jan/12/2019 ~ Feb/24/2019 Flowering season : mid December-early March Forecast for Western garden ：mid-Ja...
Period : Jan/12/2019 ~ Feb/24/2019 Flowering season : mid December-early March Forecast for Western garden ：mid-Jan to early Feb Forecast for Eastern garden ：late Jan to early Feb Events (1) Tea service at tourist information cen...
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Nishinomiya shrine (Nishinomiya shrine) a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a head templ...
Nishinomiya shrine (Nishinomiya shrine) a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a head temple of the Ebisu shrine about 3500. Say in the Kansai area enjoys the evisu belief, especially such as offices and shop...
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Gion Ebessan 2019 is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City on January 9th and 10th, it is one of the ...
Gion Ebessan 2019 is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City on January 9th and 10th, it is one of the winter traditions of Kyoto. Deity of the Shrine, Susanoonomikoto (素戔鳴尊) decendant god Kotoshironushi-no-kami (事代...
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It is held on January 6 every year praying for a good harvest for the year at Nagataki Hakusan Shrine. At the festiv...
It is held on January 6 every year praying for a good harvest for the year at Nagataki Hakusan Shrine. At the festival, Japans Intangible Folk Cultural Property "Nagataki no Ennen (長滝の延年)" is dedicated, and in the latter half, Hana...
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Peony flowers have flowers blooming in winter and spring. Because flowers fall by the weight of the snow, peony flow...
Peony flowers have flowers blooming in winter and spring. Because flowers fall by the weight of the snow, peony flowers which blooms in winter will fall, so we will create an enclosure to guard and protect the flowers. Winter peony whi...
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On December 28th the last festival days of the year, "Osamefuda Otakiage Saito Grand Goma Ceremony" will be held to t...
On December 28th the last festival days of the year, "Osamefuda Otakiage Saito Grand Goma Ceremony" will be held to thank the benefit by burning the old good luck charms of this year. Contained in Naritasan, burining old good luck charm...
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"Fuji Marathon Festa" is a marathon competition which is held in "Fuji Speedway", one of the most famous race circuit...
"Fuji Marathon Festa" is a marathon competition which is held in "Fuji Speedway", one of the most famous race circuit in Japan. Fuji Speedway is at the foot of Mount Fuji in Oyama town, Shizuoka Prefecture and staged the Formula One in 2...
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Every November there is a Momiji festival at Homon Park. It is a festival where you can enjoy the autumn leaves whil...
Every November there is a Momiji festival at Homon Park. It is a festival where you can enjoy the autumn leaves while feeling the history of Oyama Town at Homon Park with registered tangible cultural properties such as Homon Kaikan and ...
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Natural beauty of the seasons seen in the Yoro River in Otaki-machi and the Ichihara city, especially fall foliage sc...
Natural beauty of the seasons seen in the Yoro River in Otaki-machi and the Ichihara city, especially fall foliage scenery is stunning and artistic. Valley with gentle yourou River and autumn is the slowest in the Kanto area fall foliag...
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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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The fall Festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari, one of Japan's three great Inari, with more than 1000 large and sma...
The fall Festival will be held at Toyokawa Inari, one of Japan's three great Inari, with more than 1000 large and small stone statues of foxes and Reikozuka (fox burial mound). It is Thanksgiving Year, called Chinzasai Festival, Mikoshi...
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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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Yellow foliage spot in Tokyo known for Ginkgo trees lasting about 300m, "Meiji Jingu Gaien (outer gardens of Meiji Sh...
Yellow foliage spot in Tokyo known for Ginkgo trees lasting about 300m, "Meiji Jingu Gaien (outer gardens of Meiji Shrine)" holds "Gingko Festival". It has become established as an autumn landscape in downtown Tokyo, and in recent years...
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