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- Eat, Drink, and Be Genki… Let’s Go to Osaka
- November 8th, 2013Category: Food & Dining, Shopping, Travel
- Okay Tokyo people: it’s time. The holiday hoo ha is ramping up and the leaves are changing. Get ready to hop on a train for the West Side of the island and do the tourist holy trinity: Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka. Rather than hit all of the usual castle-temple-shrine-y goodn ... » Continue Reading
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- Gifu Cormorant Fishing 2013
- October 30th, 2013Category: Culture, Events, Travel
- Ukai or Cormorant Fishing has taken place along the famous Nagara River in Gifu for more than 1300 years. It is a traditional fishing method that uses trained cormorants to catch river fish. The samurai warlord Oda Nobunaga took the ukai fisherman under his patronage an ... » Continue Reading
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- FAQ about traveling from Japan with Across-No.1 Travel
- October 16th, 2013Category: Travel
- We had an opportunity to sit down with Across-No.1 Travel (H.I.S.) to find out the some of the more unusual requests that they get. Of course, the most popular question was “What is the cheapest flight to (insert destination here)?” but here are five common questions t ... » Continue Reading
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- A Unique Getaway in Nikko: Zen Hostel
- October 10th, 2013Category: Travel
- SPACE riverhouse first lodges itself in my mind when I hear a co-worker raving about it. More research online reveals it’s nestled in the mountains, right on the bank of a gurgling river in Nikko. It’s remote, peaceful and sounds like a great place to reconnect with ... » Continue Reading
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- BANGKOK TRIP
- September 7th, 2013Category: Travel
- How did you spend your summer vacation? Day tripping in faraway places and amazing locations, or sweating it out in the stifling Tokyo summer heat, simply dreaming about those exotic destinations? There was no dreaming for me. As I let the friendly staff at Across N ... » Continue Reading
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- Day Trip to Akita’s Land of the Namahage
- August 28th, 2013Category: Travel
- When people talk about visiting Akita, I am often torn about what it is I should be suggesting they do. See some rice fields? Senshu Park? If Akita is not in festival season, my first thoughts are often that there is little to do or see to impress a first-timer, esp ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan on a Budget: Food & Drink
- August 28th, 2013Category: Travel
- When it comes to eating and drinking in Japan, it can actually be very cheap to eat outside, depending on where you go. There are several chains and franchises that make decent food for just a few dollars. I can totally recommend Handaya, Yoshinoya, Sukiya and so on ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan on a Budget: Transportation
- August 20th, 2013Category: Travel
- "Finally, we are in Japan..." is what you might think! But before we board the plane I have some more hints for you. There already has been an article about what to bring to Japan. Let us look at that topic again under the light of our small budget. When people g ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan on a Budget: Cheap Accomodation Options
- August 16th, 2013Category: Travel
- In the first part of our traveling in Japan on a Budget series we looked at finding cheap flights from Europe to Japan. In this article we'll take a look at various budget friendly accommodation options. A lot of people like the adventure of going somewhere witho ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan on a Budget: Finding Cheap Flight Tickets
- August 14th, 2013Category: Travel
- I know a number of people who would love to come to Japan, even if just for a short trip, but they don't. There are several reasons for that but one that usually comes up more than others is money. Japan is an expensive country. Obviously, exactly how expensive it i ... » Continue Reading
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