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Japan’s Top Five Attractions For Travelers83

Japan’s Top Five Attractions For Travelers

The top five 'must see' attractions in Japan.

4 comments    theme parks tokyo disneyland
Japan Facts ; Kimonos82

Japan Facts ; Kimonos

Find out all the Japan Facts about kimonos, yukatas, and happi coats. Instructions on how to put on a kimono, buy a yukata or happi coat as a souvenir, and places where you can wear a kimono, yukata, or happi coat. Including summer festivals, ryokans, and onsens.

24 comments    arts japan japanese
Naked group bathing in Japan80

Naked group bathing in Japan

In Japan group thinking and being a group player is very much a part of everyday life.As an oft quoted saying goes out here The nail that sticks out gets hit!.......Ouch! So it comes as little supprise that this group thinking mentality can also...

6 comments    friends photos hubpages
Visiting a Japanese onsen (hot spring)81

Visiting a Japanese onsen (hot spring)

What is a Japanese hot spring like? What can I expect inside a Japanese onsen? What should I bring? Read on to answer these questions and more.

2 comments    travel holiday japan
Ten More Great Places to Visit in Japan80

Ten More Great Places to Visit in Japan

Ten More Great Places to Visit in Japan Asakusa, Tokyo. Sitting on the banks of the Sumida River, Asakusa is a neat little cho in Tokyo best known for shopping, festivals, entertainment, and its famous...

4 comments    japan kyoto asakusa
Facts of Japan - Onsen78

Facts of Japan - Onsen

Onsen is a real term for hottest baths in Japan. But it has expanded in its meaning to relatively include all the bathing facilities around the hot baths or hot springs. Japan is volcanically very active country. And there are many hot springs...

1 comment    travel water nature
Ii Yu Da Naa~! – The Japanese Public Bath Experience76

Ii Yu Da Naa~! – The Japanese Public Bath Experience

I assumed that literature on Japanese baths (ofuros, sentos, and onsens) would be more comprehensive than it is. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of accounts on the health benefits of soaking as well as...

1 comment    japan relax bath
Hoshi Ryokan the oldest hotel in the world76

Hoshi Ryokan the oldest hotel in the world

To run a business is not easy but to run it successfully for more than 1300 years is really amazing. This is the story of Hoshi Ryokan the oldest hotel in the world according Guinness Book of World...

2 comments    travel vacation japan
Japan's 47 Prefectures: Gifu75

Japan's 47 Prefectures: Gifu

Gifu Prefecture is a landlocked district in the Heart of Japan. Inside are facts, pictures, and the top five (plus more!) things to do in this natural and historical place.

0 comments    maps of gifu gassho zukuri
Boiling Eggs in Yumura’s Natural Hot Springs71

Boiling Eggs in Yumura’s Natural Hot Springs

On the northern coast of Japan, above Osaka in Hyogo prefecture, you can find the small but well-known town of Yumura. Its claim to fame is as an onsen town: volcanically hot spring water flows through it,...

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