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Osaka ’
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
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Jul 30th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Featured Articles, Food
Nothing goes to waste in the Japanese kitchen says Elizabeth Andoh. It’s a statement that she goes on to prove as she conducts a recent workshop on how to make tsukemono, Japanese pickles. A nub of ginger that is too small to grate without risking harm to your knuckles, a small piece of carrot or […]
Tags: cooking classes, Elizabeth Andoh, Japan, Japanese cooking, Osaka, Taste of Culture, tokyo, Washoku
Posted in Featured Articles, Food |
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Jun 18th, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Travel
Planning a trip to Japan or even travel within Japan is an exciting proposition that can easily get thrown into disarray once you are on the ground. One of the most common questions that we are asked in the Japan Discovered! weekly tweetchat goes something like this: “I have X days in Japan, can I […]
Tags: blogsherpa, budget, Japan, japan travel planning, Kansai, kyoto, Osaka, time, tokyo, trains, Travel, travel time
Posted in Travel |
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Feb 23rd, 2009 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Regional Travel Resources
Osaka is the largest city in the Kansai region and there is a healthy rivalry between residents of Tokyo and Osaka about which is the best city. Wakayma prefecture is home to an abundant supply of natural beauty and historic spots. Both prefectures offer visitors many interesting things to do and see so take some […]
Tags: Japan, Osaka, Travel, Wakayama
Posted in Regional Travel Resources |
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Nov 28th, 2008 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo and Vicinity
A Visit Japan campaign was launched by the Japanese government with the establishment of the Japan Tourism Agency in October of this year. The Visit Japan campaign is aiming to increase the number of annual visitors to from the 6 million that came in 2007 to 10 million by 2010 . So where do most […]
Tags: Japan, kyoto, Osaka, top 10 Japan destinations, Travel, Yokohama
Posted in Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo and Vicinity |
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Nov 7th, 2008 |
By Shane Sakata |
Category: Events, Museums
Spies & women have been know for their subtle, and not so subtle, fighting spirit throughout Japan’s long history and the three subjects are featured prominently in art exhibits around Japan this November. “Women Artists in Osaka: 20th Century Art from Japanese-style Bijinga Paintings to the Postwar Avant-Garde” If you were the daughter in upper […]
Tags: exhibitions, Japan, Osaka, spies, TENMYOUYA Hisashi, tokyo, Tomoko Yoneda, women artists
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