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tokyo ’
Sep 4th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Featured Articles, Tokyo and Vicinity, Travel
Located in the tallest building in the city, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo offers guests an understated and luxurious environment high above the hustle and bustle of Roppongi’s trendy Tokyo Midtown complex. I recently had the pleasure of a relaxing one night retreat from my daily life and thanks to the generosity of The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo you […]
Tags: Accomodation, contest, Hotel, Japan, Ritz-carlton, Roppongi, tokyo, Tokyo Midtown
Posted in Featured Articles, Tokyo and Vicinity, Travel |
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Sep 2nd, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: History & Culture, Museums
When one thinks of items representative of Japan the list inevitably includes kimono, sushi and bullet trains but one shouldn’t overlook the beauty of Japanese woodblock prints or ukiyo-e. The word ukiyo refers to the world of common people and e means picture. This art form originated in the late sixteenth century in the ancient […]
Tags: art, Japan, Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, Nagano, tokyo, Travel, ukiyo-e, woodblock prints
Posted in History & Culture, Museums |
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Aug 26th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Photo Gallery
The full scale replica of Gundam is quite a sight and one that can only be seen in person until the end of this month in Tokyo’s modern Odaiba area. Gundam is quite an impressive sight towering over surrounding trees and appearing to be larger than the buildings on the horizon. At intervals he turns […]
Tags: Gundam, Japan, Odaiba, tokyo
Posted in Photo Gallery |
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Aug 19th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Featured Articles, Temples & Shrines, Travel
Take a gamble on the strength of your faith the next time you visit Kamakura and you may leave richer in both spiritual and monetary terms. The Zeniarai Bentzaiten Ugafuku Jinja (shrine) is dedicated to Benzai, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, who is revered as the Goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, […]
Tags: bike rentals, Day Trips from Tokyo, Japan, Kamakura, tokyo, Zeniarai Bentzaiten Ugafuku Jinja
Posted in Featured Articles, Temples & Shrines, Travel |
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Aug 17th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Events, History & Culture
It’s art in the park, Japanese style…one of Japan’s oldest traditional performing arts will be enacted in the shadows of historic Osaka Castle in the Kansai region of Japan this month but you can also witness it outdoors on Sado Island and in Tokyo or Okinawa in a more traditional setting at various times throughout […]
Tags: Art in the Park, Japan, Noh, Osaka, Sado Island, Theaters in Japan, tokyo, traditional arts
Posted in Events, History & Culture |
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Aug 13th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Travel
Summer heat and fatigue, natsubate, has struck The Nihon Sun! That, a few earthquakes, and visitors with crazy schedules has made me a sweat drenched and sunburned resident with lots of inspiration but an inability to peck out a cohesive string of words down on my keyboard… My trusty folding fan is never far from […]
Tags: blogsherpa, Japan, japan travel planning, Kamamura, natsubate, Nippori, summer, tokyo, Travel
Posted in Travel |
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Aug 10th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Travel
Japan has more earthquake activity than almost any place in the world. While we don’t have noticeable earthquakes everyday, they are a common occurrence – one that gets your attention but doesn’t hold it for long unless unless it is longer or stronger than “usual”. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that was felt in Tokyo last […]
Tags: eathquake, Hyogo, Japan, Japan Travel, safety tips, tokyo
Posted in Travel |
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Aug 7th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Reading Room
Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan by Robert Whiting was a great read – a historical page turner that takes a look at life in post World War II from the point of view of Nick Zapetti, a shady character and sometime con-man who finds himself “in […]
Tags: books, Japan, Literature, Post WWII, Robert Whiting, tokyo, Tokyo Underworld, Yakuza
Posted in Reading Room |
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Aug 6th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Travel
I’m off to Kamakura in Kanagawa prefecture today – it’s just one of a few great day trips that can be made using Tokyo as a base. Many of these places can be explored in a day but if you have time you may want to consider staying the night at a hotel or ryokan […]
Tags: blogsherpa, Day Trips from Tokyo, Japan, Kamakura, Kawagoe, Nikko, tokyo, Travel, Yokohama
Posted in Travel |
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Aug 4th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Events
For three days in early August the streets of Ningyocho in Tokyo are transformed into a haven for those who love Japanese dishes and decorative ceramics. Tented booths line the sidewalks on either side of Ningyocho-dori and area wholesalers sell their wares to the public at deeply discounted prices. I picked up two sets of […]
Tags: Ceramics, Chuo City, festivals, Japan, Ningyocho, Setomono Ichi, tokyo
Posted in Events |
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