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About Japan, To Sightsee, To Stay

Nagano – Togurakamiyamada Onsen

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11
Mar

Nagao is one of few regions in Japan that not facing the ocean. It is surrounded by 3,000m tall mountains and known as Roof of Japan. Nagano is also famous for winter sports and hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998. The most popular tourist spot in Nagano among the tourists outside of Japan must be ”Jigokudani Yaen-koen” where you can see wild Japanese monkeys soak in onsen hot spring! It is very hard to get there but many tourists from all over the countries visit there. If you are driving and want to have a relaxing time as well, we recommend you to stop by Togurakamiyamada Onsen on the way […]

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About Japan, TOKYO 2020 Olympics Paralympics, Useful Information

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Ticket Prices

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Gymnastics
27
Aug

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the ticket prices for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. All the ticket applications outside of Japan will be able to order through the National Olympic Committee of your own country or authorised ticket reseller. A list of these organisations in each country will be published by spring 2019 on the Tokyo 2020 official website. Ticket prices and the application process will vary from country to country, although the structure will be broadly in line with that for tickets purchased in Japan. Source: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Official site Ticket Prices of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Ceremony Price List Opening Ceremony […]

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About Japan, TOKYO 2020 Olympics Paralympics, Useful Information

Ticket Prices of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games announced

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Japan
27
Aug

On August 24 2018,The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the ticket prices for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Source: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Official site Ticket Prices of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Ceremony Price Range Opening Ceremony JPY8,000 ～ 150,000 Closing Ceremony JPY8,000 ～ 90,000 Sports Price Range Archery JPY1,800～2,400 Athletics (Track & Field) JPY2,000～6,500 Athletics (Marathon) JPY2,000～3,200 Badminton JPY1,600～3,200 Boccia JPY1,200～3,200 Canoe JPY1,200～2,000 Cycling (Track) JPY2,000～3,200 Cycling (Road) JPY1,400～2,000 Equestrian JPY1,400～2,000 Football 5-a-side JPY1,800～5,000 Goalball JPY900～2,800 Judo JPY2,000～5,000 Powerlifting JPY1,400～2,000 Rowing JPY900～2,400 Shooting JPY1,800～2,400 Sitting Volleyball JPY1,400～3,600 Swimming JPY2,000～7,000 Table Tennis JPY1,400～2,800 Taekwondo JPY900～2,000 Triathlon JPY1,400～3,000 Wheelchair Basketball JPY2,400～7,000 Wheelchair Fencing JPY900～2,400 Wheelchair Rugby JPY2,400～4,000 […]

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About Japan, TOKYO 2020 Olympics Paralympics

TOKYO 2020 Olympic competition schedule was released

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Swimming
19
Jul

Tokyo 2020 Unveils Action-Packed Olympic Competition Schedule | The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games   The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today approved the competition schedule by session for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The action-packed programme will feature a record 33 sports and 339 events and will run from 24 July until 9 August 2020. Ahead of the Opening Ceremony, preliminary events will kick off with football and softball matches on 22 July 2020, and with rowing and archery events on the day of the Opening Ceremony itself. The following day – Day 1 of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – will feature events in 21 […]

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Free WiFi available on Shinkansen?? Yes, soon will be!

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Shinkansen
26
Jun

JR (Japan Railway Companies) has decided to invest in providing free WiFi on all the bullet trains (Shinkansen) by the end of 2019 due to strong demand by international visitors. Free WiFi will be available on all the trains of Akita Shinkansen by the end of May 2019, Hokuriku Shinkansen by the end of September in 2019 and Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu and Yamagata Shinkansen will be ready by the end of 2019. Hokkaido, Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen will also increase this service gradually (no schedule is provided so far though). Currently, free WiFi service on Shinkansen is only available on some limited trains but it will be soon available on […]

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About Japan

Phiten – a Titanium Necklace saves my daily life

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Phiten Yuzuru hanyu
10
May

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympics’ gold medalist, Yuzuru Hanyu, the Men single figure skating winner wore the Phiten titan choker when he won the gold medal. But years before that, I have been wearing their necklace and the round stickers all over my arms, legs, and neck to ease my pains. Phiten uses their own special technology to turn some effective metals into water-soluble material then impregnate it into a fiber to make products that we can closely wear such as necklace, rings, tapes, apparel, and almost everything! I had a terrible pain in my right forearm because of the years of using a mouse at work. For a long time, […]

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About Japan, Useful Information

A Block Memo turns into a famous architecture!

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omoshiroi
02
May

Isn’t it amazing if a block memo that we use day to day will transform into something valuable at the end of its intended use? OMOSHIROI BLOCK is not just a very expensive blank paper cube but it will turn into an art as you use and you may want to keep the remaining in your display cabinet. A Japanese design company, TRIAD Inc. based in Osaka, created this unique stationery. OMOSHIROI BLOCK swiftly became famous and popular via twitter. From the famous historical buildings to a classic camera, these 3D die cut models are so real and detailed.These memo blocks are so popular that they get sold out as […]

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About Japan, To Sightsee

A brand new Giant Buddha revealed, Rokuya Daibutsu

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kamakuradaibutsu
11
Apr

The Buddha seated in Kamakura is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in the Kanto region. Today, a brand new Buddha, who is even bigger than Kamakura Daibutsu was unveiled to public. Rokuya Daibutsu will certainly be a popular tourist spot for this holiday season. It is a part of HOUKOUJI, which is located in Hirai, Hinode-Machi, Nishi-Tamagun, Tokyo. Its height is 12m but if includes the base, the total height is 18m. The chief priest of Houkouji temple revealed that they particularly wanted the face of Buddha to look very beautiful from all the angles and the expression on the face to be welcoming and merciful. So why […]

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About Japan, To Eat and Drink

Hattendo Ultimate Custard Cream Buns

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Hattendo Hiroshima
07
Nov

Do you like Japanese Sweets? If so, we highly recommend to try Hattendo’s custard cream buns! They are our all time favourite! Theses buns with special creamy custard are very soft and light, and best served cold! Each bun is stuffed with a variety of flavoured custard, e.g. Macha, Azuki, chocolate, and seasonal fruits, etc. and these custard creams are sooooo gooooood!! Hattendo is based in Hiroshima but has direct shops all over Japan. They expanded to overseas such as Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.Hattendo has launched many other sweets but the most famous one is Cream Custard buns. They have launched skin care products in 2017 as a brand […]

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Tokyo Shibuya Hotel EN – a Funky Boutique Hotel

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Shibuya Hotel EN
31
Oct

Are you a fan of modern side of Tokyo and Japan? If so, why not stay at “SHIBUYA HOTEL EN”? This hotel is located in the midst of Tokyo, Shibuya near Tokyu Department store and looks very funky and special!! This hotel is very unique as a modern side and a traditional side of Japan coexist and both are blended perfectly having Manga and Ukiyoe decorated on the walls. Each room looks also super stylish and has excellent modern facilities. EN means a circle but also has many more meanings to it. You should be able to find a lot of different EN’s at this hotel. from the official webiste:- […]

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