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Travel around Tokyo for less

Around Town  |  May 18 2010

... travel in one day or planning a day trip to the suburbs (or even further afield), using a special travel ticket is an easy way get around and see more of the city and its surrounds ...

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Out of Tokyo, and onto a trolley

Around Town  |  Aug 19 2010

... travel could very well be the most often chosen mode of escaping the Tokyo metro area to your summer holiday destination. In a departure from the utilitarian approach to train travel as a means of getting ...

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Cheap transport deals for tourists

Around Town  |  Jul 22 2014

... travel expenses that come with sightseeing around the city and beyond. Here are a few tips to get you started –and scroll down for more articles on cheap travel, food and hotel deals. JR EAST ...

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The Hot Seat: Hiroshi Mizohata

Around Town  |  Feb 23 2011

... travellers to come and see what Japan has to offer in the hope that the corresponding influx of money will help boost Japan's economy is all well and good. However, when it comes to raising ...

Train platform, ocean views

Around Town  |  Aug 13 2010

... travel for another hour, you'll reach Sanukimachi Station. Then, once you've passed through a series of short tunnels, Tokyo Bay will unfold to your right. For some distance the train will travel along ...

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Budget hotels and hostels in Tokyo

Around Town  |  Mar 06 2015

... travelling with her whole house'. With just two dorms, it's one of Tokyo's smallest hostels, and the décor –including a small lounge that looks more like a trendy Balinese café–make ...

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LGBT Tourism talk event

Around Town  |  Apr 28 2010

... travel-themed Time Out Tokyo Fair, where patrons can peruse a collection of travel related books and guides. To extend the event's reach, on Saturday April 24, travel journalist Naoko Terada, Japan's unique ...

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The Olympic feeling – on a train

Around Town  |  Feb 25 2010

... travelling in the same direction, they make different stops and generally there is no real contest between them –excepting this section. If trains on both lines depart from Tamachi Station simultaneously, it's a rather ...

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30 things to do in Tokyo for free

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Around Town  |  Feb 20 2014

... Travel Library Specialising in travel- and tourism-related materials from all over the world, this library is one Tokyo's best-kept secrets. The collection of 34,000 guidebooks, rare books, antique books, and more ...

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Tokyo’s top talismans

Museums & Attractions , Around Town  |  Feb 18 2014

... travels Tobi Fudoson 'Tobi Shugo' This 'air traffic safety' amulet comes in pink, red, and blue versions, allowing for colour-coordination with your luggage. Tobifudo is widely worshipped as the guardian deity of travellers, and is well ...

Break away with Fuji Rock

Around Town  |  Jul 22 2010

... Travel services such as JAPANiCAN bring together accomodation, travel and transport information together with deals that make planning your trip in Japan easier. Kinugawa Park Hotels in Nikko Departing from Tokyo, you can find yourself ...

Narita in a flash

Around Town  |  Jun 24 2010

... travelling over a newly-built section of the line to Narita Airport, allowing a more direct connection (and skipping the curving detour to the south as before), and then travelling over a newly-built section ...

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A longboard surfing safari

Around Town  |  May 03 2010

... travelling, don't you? RK: Well it's not really like I'm really travelling. I rarely go to new places. It's more like I am just going back to the same places over ...

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From iPhone to ‘iCar’

Around Town  |  Apr 19 2010

... travel in their regular trips is quite short. In Europe, there is a lot of travel between countries, but in Japan the average distance people drive in one day is 35 kilometres. When fully charged ...

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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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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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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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