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[nobu11051991]

Hanami( cherry blossom viewing) season starts in Shinjuku gyoen park 27th March 2024!!!

Hanami( cherry blossom viewing) season starts in Shinjuku gyoen park 27th March 2024!!! Hi I’m Nobu, I like traveling overseas and in Japan, visited 26 countries! I’m a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter of English for 10 years. For the people who are interested in and planning trip to Japan ,I show you hidden local information which you have never seen and heard of through books…

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[niuniente]

Hey Niu~ Do you have any smaller wonders you'd recommend visiting in Japan

Sure!

OSAKA

If you go to Osaka around the end of a month, there's a monthly temple flea market in the Shitennoji temple yard. It's arranged on 21st and 22nd of each month, and regular people are selling there their old stuff, as well as booths selling vintage kimonos, yukatas, haoris etc., ceramics, decorations, lots of antique items, statues etc. Take a subway to Tennoji station, the temple is next it. Read more here!

In Osaka, near Tenma JR railwaystation, is a takoyaki shop owned by an 86 year old lady called Hiroko. She's been making takoyakis for 60 years in that shop. You might have seen this image set of Hiroko giving a piece of her mind about people complaining that her food is too yellow (if not, see it - it's hilarious!) Her shop is called たこ焼き 寛子（ひろこ), Takoyaki Hiroko (Hiroko). The address is 5 Chome-6-3 Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0041, Japan. If you use subway, get off at Ogimatchi station to get to her store.

If you love toys and anime merch, there are two good spots for these in Osaka; one is the famous Den Den Town and other one is Kiddy Land in Umeda.

You can get to Den Den Town the easiest from Nipponbashi metro station. Just head towards south. You can also walk from Namba to Den Den Town as it's just right the next corner.

Kiddy Land is a bit harder to locate in the gigantic Hankyuu department store (which is like multiple building spreading across the whole Umeda) but you can get there the best from Umeda station. Kiddy Land has lots of toy stores, like Miffy, San-X, and a mixed store of everything cute, and also a Lego store. If you go out from the building from the door next to the Lego store, you can walk a few ten meters to a big Loft-store. It also has some merch, typically San-X and Sanrio and Disney stuff, but on the top floor of the same building there's an anime store. They sell lots of art books, replica swords and also special collectible statues like Japanese deities.

Special mentioning goes to the Namba Daiso (Namba Daiso Nansan-dori). It has 5 floors, all stuff with 100 yens. It's very near Namba metro station, easy to find! If you want to get super fancy and you've got a big budget, the Takashimaya department store is near this Daiso. You can find all kind of food items there, some with ridiculous prices. There's also Daimaru department store in Namba in close proximity - they sell fresh made taiyaki cakes in the bottom floor's food section.

KYOTO

Near Kyoto, you can find a small town of Arashiyama. It is the most well-known for its ancient wooden bridge and bamboo forests. People go just walk around into the bamboo forest. Many movies and TV series has been filmed in that forest. There's a direct train service to Arashiyama from Kyoto. Arashiyama is especially gorgeous at the end of November when the fall has arrived to Kansai area. It's apparently also super pretty during cherry flower season in spring. There are lots of temples in a small area, too, if you want to explore them.

(Here's the famous bridge).

In Kyoto, there's a design shop of SOU SOU. Now, SOU SOU makes and sells handmade tabi shoes, kimonos, yukatas, string bags, dishware, and wonderful print tabi socks but they also have their own, traditional Japanese café at their Kyoto store called Sou Sou Zaifu. You can get only coffee and matcha tea here - the order is hand made in order in front of you. It's very quiet and idyllic, intimate place. I accidentally went here to find shelter from a rain and it was so lovely. Even the shop itself is worth the visit, if you're interested in fashion and design! Read more here.

(Sou Sou Zaifu cafe. It seems the same guy is still working here. He was very friendly!)

TOKYO

If you travel in Tokyo, about 45 minutes by train from Tokyo is the city of Saitama. Saitama has a Sayama Hills at Tokorozama, which is also known as The Totoro Forest. Hayao Miyazaki has taken inspiration to Totoro from Sayama Hills. It was hard to find any information of this place in English (and even in Japanese!) in the past, but nowadays there's information in English. Read more here (with a Japanese map)

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[city-cost]

A couple from Akihabara on Tuesday where we were doing some research for the latest video on our YouTube channel.

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[mishapeesha]

hi ! can anyone that has been to japan and experienced in surviving it pls explain what transportation card i should get? i’ll be living in the kansai region for 2 months and will be needing daily transport to and from work, and i would also like to travel across japan for sightseeing. tips and help would be greatly appreciated!!

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[roundtripjp]

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[holanihon]

Tokyo, Japan.

Observando la ciudad desde un puente en Ginza.

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[paranoicdatenshiintokyo]

Tokyo's journal Vol. 1: Essential information to get around Tokyo by train

*Disclaimer: I promise that I really love living here *May contain traces of Andalusian exaggeration, irony and general boredom.

There are certain things for which Google is not enough, knowledge that can only be acquired from experience. Therefore, if you plan to visit Tokyo, I strongly recommend you read this brief guide and learn from my ancient wisdom.

The train. What a great invention. Here in Tokyo, you can count on countless transportation options and train companies, so it can be a bit overwhelming. But it doesn't matter what you choose for your daily transport. You will be crushed to death.

When I came here the first time, I didn't know that there were some train stations that I had to avoid. The main one is Shinjuku.

Shinjuku station is like a dystopian city. Labyrinths of streets under the ground, absence of natural light and happiness, hordes of people dressed alike with lost eyes… And it is huge. It is so big and has so many different exits that if you make a mistake you risk ending up in Taiwan.

Getting the wrong exit, however, is the best thing that can happen to you, since there is also an actual danger of never being able to get out of that hell. I remember that I got lost inside Shinjuku station 2 years ago. Today, I'm writing this from there.

Here, as in other big cities, there is a disgusting thing called "rasshu", which translated into English means "fxxxxxg rush hour". Okay, in Tokyo it's rush hour all day long, to be honest. But for a few hours in the morning and also in the afternoon, the rest of the countries are left empty because everyone is here, on the train, in Tokyo.

During rush hour you don't have to worry about finding a place to sit on the train, that's secondary (and impossible). Consider yourself a lucky person if you manage to get both of your feet enough floor space to stand on. The good thing is that you do not have to make any effort to keep your balance, since a mass of three thousand five people per car will be there to support you. Let's enjoy the ride.

Getting a seat is the most difficult task, as you can imagine. But please, let's have some empathy. There are plenty of office workers who are really tired of spending 12 hours working with their asses glued to a desk chair, and they have a right to sit for a while longer.

Japanese people of a certain age like to read the newspaper on the train. The problem is that the person who decided on the standard size of newspapers in this holy country was an idiot. A Japanese newspaper covers an area of approximately 2 hectares. It is convenient, however, because if someone decides to read their newspaper on the train, the passengers in the next car can also read it at the same time.

In my country there are not so many men who carry a bag, but in Japan everyone does. Men carry one, and women usually carry two or three. And they are not small purses, no. One of those bags fits a standard Japanese adult. And that's the problem. Either we put the bags in the car, or we put people, but both of them ? Impossible.

There is an interesting phenomenon that also occurs at rush hour. Imagine this situation: you get on the train, you are surprised at how empty it is and you thank God for that. No one else seems to come. Suddenly, the little alarm that indicates that the doors are going to close rings, and in the course of 3 seconds an avalanche of 2,107 Japanese enters at once.

But not everything is negative. Thanks to the train and the rush hour you can experience what it feels like to have a relationship with a Japanese man or woman. You are so close to each other that at the end of the journey you already share a pension plan. My final advice and conclusion: If you have extra budget, hire a private driver to move around the city. If not, better visit Kanazawa, which is also very beautiful and it's not so crowded.

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[epiklab]

Watch "Tokyo International Pen Show 2022 東京インターナショナルペンショー" on YouTube

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[lewisdidthat]

okokokkkkk so japan trip in 2023 is definitely on the cards and my bestie is definitely keen to go to suzuka omg this actually could happen

#if anyone has any tips for traveling from tokyo to suzuka or purchasing tickets to suzuka pls talk to me!!!! #i am so excited omg i hope this works out

[tenderacademia]

My study abroad application was approved!! I’m going to Japan next year!!!

#im so excited #i literally cant put into words #screaming crying throwing up but like in a good way #anyone have any tips or advice about traveling to japan? #ive traveled before but only to Europe and Central America… #im doing my research and im trying to learn at least enough Japanese to get by when im not in class #also… just found out i had no idea where on japan’s map Okinawa is bc i thought i was going to the main part of Japan or like nearby #but uh…. #its literally closer to shanghai than Tokyo

[nobu11051991]

Tokyo 1 day tour, Imperial palace east garden,Shibuya crossing, Meiji Shrine, Lunch, Takeshita street, Togo shrine, Odaiba seaside park, Daiba 1 chome retro arcade, Gundam statue,Statue of Liberty, Tokyo cruise, Asakusa, Sensoji temple, Meat sushi, illumination!!

Tokyo 1 day tour, Imperial palace east garden,Shibuya crossing, Meiji Shrine, Lunch, Takeshita street, Togo shrine, Odaiba seaside park, Daiba 1 chome retro arcade, Gundam statue,Statue of Liberty, Tokyo cruise, Asakusa, Sensoji temple, Meat sushi, illumination!! Hi I’m Nobu, I like traveling overseas and in Japan, visited 26 countries! I’m a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter of…

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[liddopixie]

Essentials to pack on your Japan trip

When reading peoples accounts of what they pack for a trip to Japan, I am always so surprised with how little some people bring! Many people pack next to nothing, claiming that they can buy all they need once they get to Japan. While Japan is an incredibly convenient country, a great deal of the products are different from those in Canada. From clothes to skincare, even if the brand name is the…

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[elleofakind]

7 apps you should install if you're visiting Japan

7 apps you should install if you're visiting Japan

After living here for a while, here are the apps I suggest you install on your smartphone if you’re planning to visit Tokyo or live here for a while. Yurekuru Call Yurekuru Callwill alert you in case of an earthquake. You can customise the setting depending on the area you’re staying in and whether you wish to receive earthquake and tsunami information. You may want to change settings to manner…

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[cliffdog01]

If anyone knows of a video in English explaining how to book tickets and use the Fast Ferry to Oshima Island from Tokyo or whether you can do it as a day trip I'd appreciate it a lot.

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[flightattendantclub]

20 Essential Tips for Flight Attendants Traveling to Tokyo, Japan

Introduction: Tokyo, the dazzling capital of Japan, offers a myriad of experiences for flight attendants to explore during their layovers. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll provide 20 essential tips to help you make the most of your time in this vibrant city. From must-visit attractions to local delicacies and important cultural practices, we’ve got you covered! Top Tips for a Memorable Tokyo…

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[jaydeemedia]

Ask Your Japan Travel Questions! | Tokyo Disneyland, Universal Japan, General Travel

Ask Your Japan Travel Questions! | Tokyo Disneyland, Universal Japan, General Travel

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