A guy just doesn’t get to write enough headlines like that.
By now you’ve probably heard about the giant 18 meter high Gundam statue that has taken over Tokyo recently. Not to be outdone, Kobe has started work on their own giant robot.
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Akihabara News just posted a great video on one of the oldest Ryokans (Japanese style hotel) in Tokyo, the Meguo Gajoen.
Tokyo Gajoen is your ordinary modern luxury Hotel, it is still possible however to visit the Historic part of this hotel, with a dedicated tour guide where you will learned how guest in the Past were treated in a gorgeous traditional wooden Ryokan.
For more information, be sure to check out the Meguro Gajoen web site or the reviews over at Trip Advisor.
My wife has been excited these last few weeks after stumbling across this ultra cute Japanese cat by the name of Komaneko.
Koma (as far as I know) stands for a single video frame and neko of course stands for cat. Which works well seeing that Komaneko is a stop animation video cat :)
The kimono has long been associated with the quintessential Japanese woman, and although you won’t see as many women wearing the kimono today, the kimono still has a very important place in Japanese society.
When you do happen to run across a Japanese woman clothed in a beautiful kimono you know that there has been plenty of thought that has gone into the design and the picking out of the perfect kimono. So let’s take a look at some of the history and uses of this beautiful garment.
Visiting at least one Japanese Castle is probably on every visitors agenda, but with over fifty different castles to choose from, which ones are must sees?
Picking the top five castles in Japan is pretty subjective, but here’s what I consider the do not miss castles of Japan.
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Before our last visit to Japan, I decided before we left, that I wasn’t going to purchase the Japan Rail Pass that gives you unlimited travel on Japanese Railways for a certain number of days. I had crunched the numbers and figured that I could get away a little bit cheaper if I just purchased the tickets that I needed at the time. It ended up being more affordable, but I did spend a lot of time at ticket counters purchasing tickets.
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When you’ve been invited over to a Japanese household for a meal, or you’re out at your local Japanese restaurant, here are two phrases that are sure to impress.
If you ever heard the Styx’s song Mr. Roboto you probably already know how to say thank you in Japanese, but here’s a few extra tips that will impress the next time you’re out for sushi.
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