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Are you interested in Yabusame (Japanese archery)? Have you been to the ancient town of Kamakura? If you will be in Tokyo from September 14th to the 16th you can check both of these items off your “to do” list by heading to the Reitaisai festival at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura.
The Tsurugaoka Hachiman […]
The Tokyo Traveler is the #2 blog at Japan Blogger for the month of August! Japan Blogger offers a comprehensive list of blogs about various aspects of Japan and allows visitors to vote on and rate the various sites so it’s pretty cool to be included in the top five.
Japan Blogger - Top 5 […]
New York, Milan, Paris, they all have fashion week, but so does Tokyo! All this week, 37 brands and their designers have been showing their 2009 spring and summer collections on the catwalk at various venues throughout Tokyo.
JFW in TOKYO was set up in 2005 to create a gateway into the world’s fashion industry […]
The September Sumo Grand Tournament will be held between September 14th and 28th at the Kokugikan in the Ryogoku area of Tokyo and will be your last chance to catch a tournament in Tokyo this year!
If you will be in Tokyo during this time, this is one event that you will definitely want to […]
Don’t be surprised to find that some things a just a little bit different than you are used to when you visit Tokyo for the first time. The city is very welcoming to visitors but some of the differences that you find may surprise you, frustrate you, or amuse you but one thing is for […]
When I first started writing The Tokyo Traveler in March of this year I shared a little bit about Tokyo and told you that the city includes 23 special wards (ku in Japanese), 26 cities (shi), 5 towns (cho) and 8 villages (son) along with some other interesting facts. The 23 special wards covers an […]
The term rickshaw is a western word derived from the Japanese word jinrikisha which can be literally translated as “human-drawn carriage” in English. The much romanticized jinrikisha is a simple cart with large, spoked wheels on either side and an axle that rests upon the ground until a runner picks it up to navigate […]
The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Tokyo Dome City and is a great place to visit for baseball fans and historians alike. The museum documents the history of the game in Japan from the late 1800’s, when Horace Wilson, an American Teacher at Ichiban Chugaku (now Tokyo University) first introduced […]
Tattoos in Japan - not just for yakuza (gangsters) anymore. While there are still social stigmas surrounding the tattooed, attitudes are changing…slowly.
10 things about Tokyo that will blow your mind by MatadorTrips. Mind-blowing, maybe not, but still an interesting read.
Busses in Japan are a cost effective alternative to taking the famous bullet train, better know […]
Cats, dogs, horses and birds, oh my! These are just a few of the animals that represent good fortune in Japan. They are a common sight in business and homes around Tokyo and are often printed on talismans that can be purchased from the temples and shrines that abound in the city of Tokyo. Folklore […]
Whether you live in Tokyo, or are just planning a trip, you will find out what to do and see right here!
Written by Shane Sakata [email] for b5media.
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