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Public eye #5

Around Town  |  Feb 22 2010

... travel to avoid getting stuck in one frame of mind. The more people travel the more they come into contact with other cultures; I think the more experience a person has, the more flexible they ...

10 Tokyo temples: choose yours wisely

Around Town  |  Jan 01 2009

... travel on foot was the norm. The charms, which say `Kenkyaku Omamori', come in red, purple and green, and cost 1,500 yen. After you've successfully completed your race, you can take the omamori ...

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Ten things to do in Chiba

Jul 28 2015

... travel all over the country to catch a glimpse –and take several hundred photos –of the perfect bloom. From the white plum blossom in February, to the famous sakura (cherry blossom) in spring ...

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Best beach getaway near Tokyo

Jul 17 2015

... travel time and you will find a better beach. Aside from these three, also check out our article, 'Four best beaches near Tokyo'. KUJUKURI CNN called it a `little Hawaii'. We might not go that ...

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How to rent a car in Japan

Around Town  |  Jul 14 2015

... travelling in groups. Many visitors assume it will be too difficult to rent a car if they can't speak Japanese, but while the process is more complicated for some nationalities than for others, it's far from ...

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Things to do this week in Tokyo

Around Town  |  Jun 29 2015

... Travel: Kyoto Hikarie's D47 Museum holds up the venerable Kyoto with this exhibition combining design, travel and edible goodies. Admire the latest from local creatives, shop for 'designer souvenirs' at the pop-up shop ...

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Tokyo's secret attractions

Around Town  |  Jun 19 2015

... travel to Brussels to catch a glimpse of Manneken Pis (the bronze statue of a little peeing boy) –you can see him at Hamamatsucho Station. Placed on platform 3 and 4, the statue has been ...

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Go on a torii gate tour

May 22 2015

... travels can take on many forms. You can hunt down hot springs, try out the beautiful hiking paths or just hop on a train for the sake of tasting all the ekiben meals found at train ...

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Travel Japan without leaving Tokyo

Shops  |  Mar 20 2015

... Japan has a seemingly endless supply of regional specialities, a great many of them edible and delicious, but most of us don't have enough time or money to zip around the country in order ...

Things to do this week in Tokyo

Around Town  |  Mar 09 2015

... Travel: Oita Hikarie's D47 Museum, dedicated to spreading the word about all of Japan's 47 prefectures, now holds up Kyushu's Oita with this travel- and design-focused display. Local karaage and seasonal ...

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How to hitchhike through Japan

Mar 04 2015

... travelling around Japan so you must be interested in our culture, you must be a good person, right?' After a couple of hours we reached Osaka. While there, I learnt some Kansai-ben from drunken ...

Spend the night at a temple

Around Town  |  Feb 24 2015

... travel great distances in order to find peace of mind –Taiyoji, a Zen temple deep in the mountains of Saitama's Chichibu region, offers a retreat complete with first-hand insight into the daily ...

Top tattoo parlours in Tokyo

Around Town  |  Feb 17 2015

... travelled and enjoys bringing together different cultures at his studio, so Shi Ryu Doh attracts a cosmopolitan group of customers. He'll lead you through the entire process, which includes deciding on an image, size ...

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100 best shops in Tokyo

Shops  |  Feb 05 2015

... travel bags that are sturdy enough to carry a stack of hardbacks. Postalco map and opening hours 34. Kakimori... You might find yourself falling in love with the art of writing again after a visit ...

100 best shops in Tokyo

Shops  |  Feb 05 2015

... Travel, and Gadgets & Toys. Hyper Market map and opening hours 61. Wind And Sea... Photographer, stylist, creative director and all-round trend expert Takashi Kumagai finally opened his own store in May 2014, using his personal ...

A different weekend in Okinawa

Jan 28 2015

... traveller, whatever time of the year you're visiting. Chatan is perhaps best known for the American Village, a hodgepodge of shops, restaurants, a multiplex cinema and a huge Ferris wheel, but it's the still ...

Khaosan Tokyo Origami

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Hotels  |  Dec 10 2014

... travellers for its excellent service and extensive network, but its main attraction might still be the variety: each branch is designed and decorated in a unique, creative way –the World Asakusa location, housed in a renovated ...

Vote for Japan's 'Best Breakfast'

Restaurants & Cafés  |  Aug 25 2014

... Travel, Asagohan (Breakfast) Festival 2014 kicked off earlier this year with a vote on Facebook in which the public chose their favourite morning fare from a record-breaking selection of 1,000 participating hotels. Things ...

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Brooklyn Mills

Restaurants & Cafés  |  Aug 14 2014

... travel agency Tabikobo is combining trip planning and great food at this Ikebukuro location, opened in 2014. Decorated to resemble a trendy Brooklyn-style brick-and-mortar caféthe shop serves Big Apple-inspired ...

Four best beaches near Tokyo

Around Town  |  Aug 01 2014

... travel time to around two-and-a-half hours –and that's only if you don't miss your connections. You'll find the beach after a mellow walk through suburbia. Along the way, there ...

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