The Tokyo Traveler

July 11th, 2008

Captain Adventure in Yokohama

Let your kid’s be Captain Adventure when you visit the Tokyo area this summer.  Book a night at the Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu and ask for the Captain Adventure Plan.  Your kids will be treated to a tour of the bridge of a cruise boat and will receive a keepsake photo with the […]

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July 10th, 2008

Celebrate 106 Years of The Kinoshita Circus

The Kinoshita Circus has erected the big top in a suburb of Tokyo and will be putting on their version of the Greatest Show on Earth through August 27th.
Some of the highlights from this 10 act circus include:

The Seven Chairs Show
Russian Aerial Acrobatic Trapeze
The Wheel of Death
Amazing Safari Spectacle
Two original Japanese acts and more.

A […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Japanese Game Show Exports

Japan is exporting the premise of many of their popular game shows to the United States. ABC’s I Survived a Japanese Game Show has been getting some good reviews and Fox is also producing a new show called “Hole in the Wall” which is based on the game Human Tetris, made famous in […]

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June 28th, 2008

Summer in Tokyo - Festivals, Fireworks & So Much More

Summer in Japan is well known for it’s heat and humidity but it is also time to dust of your yukata (summer kimono) and head out to a festival or to your local park for a bento picnic. You can also catch some great hanabi (fireworks) shows or head out to a baseball […]

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June 18th, 2008

Trendy Toys are Poppin’ in Tokyo

Have you ever popped bubble wrap? I know I have, and sometimes it’s been a lot more entertaining that the gift that it came wrapped around!
Bandai, a Japanese toy company took that idea and turned it into a line of hot selling keychains named Mugen Putiputi (Japanese for “pop pop”) key chains, which allow people […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Acrobat Firemen in Asakusa on Sunday

If you can’t make the fire boat demonstration at the Tokyo Port Festival this Saturday then why not head over to the Asakusa Yayoi Matsuri (festival) on Sunday, May 25th. Or you could do both!
The Edo Shobo Kinen-kai (Edo Civilian Fire Fighters’ Association) will be hosting a demonstration of acrobatics on fire-ladders at 12 […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Tokyo Port Festival This Weekend

The Tokyo Minato Matsuri or Port Festival will be held in the vicinity of Harumi Pier on Saturday, May 24th & Sunday, May 25th.  The highlight of the weekend will be on Saturday from 10:30-11:00 AM when the Tokyo Fire Board will hold a fireboat parade and a “water pageant” at the Harumi Passenger Terminal […]

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May 1st, 2008

Doki Doki Flea Market

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 […]

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