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The Perry & Harris Exhibition - The Dawn of U.S. Japan Relations is a special exhibit at the Edo-Tokyo Museum that will display photos, documents and artifacts relating to Commodore Matthew Perry’s historic trips to Japan and the events surrounding the 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and Japan, better [...]
Japanese Royal Tombs opened to Scholars for the first time.
It will cost Japan approximately $100,000 dollars to redesign a commemorative coin because of a copyright dispute with a Brazilian artist.
A new high speed train service connecting Tokyo to Kanagawa Prefecture utilizes a “secret” train track under Tokyo.
Bobby Valentine, a baseball manager for the Chiba [...]
The 2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament will be held from May 11th - May 25th at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Sumo tournaments are held six times each year but only three of the tournaments are held in Tokyo (January, May & September). So if you want to see some Sumo in Tokyo [...]
At least that’s what it was for me! Billed as the worlds second largest Ferris Wheel, the Giant Sky Wheel in Odaiba claims to provide 16 minutes of memories. But that’s not quite how it worked out for me….
My hubby and I decide to make a day trip to Odaiba , a futuristic [...]
Commuting from southwest Saitama prefecture to Ikebukuro and Shibuya will get a lot easier with the opening of the newest subway line in Tokyo. The brand new Fukutoshin line is due to open June 14 and is the 13th urban line in Tokyo. It will also be the last line constructed by Tokyo [...]
The Doki Doki Flea Market is a popular annual event that offers up food booths, games, entertainment and approximately 1200 vendor booths on each day.
Doki-Doki is a Japanese onomatopoeia that refers to the sound of the heart beating and implies that this event will be very exciting. You should plan of arriving early [...]
Shane Sakata
I have had the urge to travel for as long as I can remember and have lived in Canada, the United States and Japan.
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