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  Yubara Onsen Hakkei

  Posted in: Chugoku, Okayama

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  Yubara Onsen Hakkei is situated in the Toyosaka district of Maniwa City in Okayama Prefecture. Yubara is one of the three major hot spring towns in Okayama, which are collectively known as the "Mimasaka-Santo," and its outdoor public bath, named Sunayu, is particularly famous, with the source bubbling up from directly below the bath. Hakkei is a heartwarming inn offering meals that will satisfy people of all ages and rooms that are tastefully decorated. It is the perfect choice for...

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  Fujinokuni Tea Museum

  Posted in: Chubu, Shizuoka

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  The Fujinokuni Tea Museum is a rare prefectural museum dedicated to tea, located in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Founded on the Makinohara Plateau, the largest tea farming region in Japan, the museum introduces both Japanese tea and teas from around the world and also has a beautiful Japanese garden and a tea ceremony house. There are also restaurants and shops where you can enjoy menus using tea while gazing at the magnificent Mount Fuji, so take your time to look around and relax.

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  LAVENDER PARADISE - HOKKAIDO TOUR

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Travel tour attraction, Tour Tokyo, Domestic tour

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  3-DAY 2-NIGHT PACKAGE - Visit the giant Buddha statue amidst the lavender fields. - Explore Sapporo - the Northern Paradise of Hokkaido, Japan. - Admire the famous Blue Pond with its unique turquoise water in Biei. - Enjoy the beauty of Hokkaido lavender fields at the Tomita Farm. - Take a stroll along the Wave Road. - Visit the charming Ningle Terrace art village.

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  Shrines and Temples in Nikko

  Posted in: Kanto, Tochigi

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  There are three representative holy places (two shrines and a temple) in Nikko: Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Nikko Futarasan Shrine, and Rinno-ji Temple. There is the architecture of great historical value, such as national treasures and important cultural properties at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, which enshrines Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, and Rinno-ji Temple, which features the grave of the third Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa. Visitors must see the gorgeous sculptures including Nemuri-neko (sleeping cat) and the...

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  Kirishima-Jingu

  Posted in: Kyushu, Kagoshima

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  Imagine yourself wearing a kimono and walking leisurely through the shrine believed to be the site where the grandson of the sun goddess descended in ancient days. This program, “Stroll through Kirishima-Jingu Shrine in a Kimono” is a great way to get away from your daily life and experience something completely new!

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  Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine and Nachisan Seigantoji Temple

  Posted in: Wakayama, Kansai

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  Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine is in southeastern Wakayama Prefecture in the mountains of Nachi-Katsuura town. Together with Nachisan Seigantoji Temple, they have been at the center of Kumano's nature worship since ancient times. The shrine is part of the Kumano Sanzan, the three grand shrines of Kumano, along with Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Hongu Taisha. The town of Nachi-Katsuura also has many attractions, including the quality seaside hot spring of Katsuura Onsen and Katsuura...

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  Shirataki Carp Cuisine

  Posted in: Kyushu, Saga

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  The carps in Ogi’s local specialty dish are exposed to the clear stream of the Kiyomizu River, which was selected as one of Japan’s 100 Remarkable Waters, for about a month without feeding. Doing so removes its distinctive smell and the flesh becomes firm with tasty fat in the winter.

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  Yunokawa Onsen

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Southern Hokkaido

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  Located inside Hakodate, Yunokawa Onsen is considered one of the top 3 hot spring areas in Hokkaido. Sodium chloride spring water (neutral, low tone) mainly contains sodium and calcium. Water is clear, clean, neutral and does not cool quickly due to its sodium content

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  Kurume Ramen Alley

  Posted in: Kyushu, Fukuoka

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  Tonkotsu ramen, popular for the savory pork marrow soup, is now a standard dish across Japan, but it is not so well known that Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture is its birthplace in 1937. To master tonkotsu ramen, let’s start by visiting the Kurume Ramen Yokocho!

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  Echizen Soba Village

  Posted in: Chubu, Fukui

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  Echizen oroshi soba, traditional cuisine of Fukui Prefecture, is a refreshing soba noodle dish served in dashi stock and topped with piquant daikon oroshi, or grated Japanese radish. Despite its simplicity, it is popular for its profound taste and also recently as a health food for longevity. There are three ways Echizen oroshi soba is served: serving the dashi stock and daikon oroshi separately; mixing the daikon oroshi into the dashi, and mixing the juice of daikon oroshi into the dashi.

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  Tanize Suspension Bridge

  Posted in: Nara, Kansai

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  The Tanize Suspension Bridge is a famous attraction of Totsukawa Village of Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture. The villagers hung the 297-meter-long, 54-meter-high bridge on their own in 1954, and today it is the country's longest suspension bridge used in everyday activities. Enjoy the thrill of crossing the swinging bridge as you gaze at the mountains along the gorge and the beautiful river flowing underneath the bridge, amazing scenery of Totsukawa that can only be found here.

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  Yuda Onsen

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  Yuda Onsen is one of the most famous hot springs in Yamaguchi Prefecture with a rich history of around 600 years and abundant spring water. The simple alkaline hot spring is soft and smooth to the touch, and legend has it that it was discovered by an injured white fox that nursed its wound in the hot spring.

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