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The Tokyo Traveler

September 7th, 2008

Nihon on the Net - Blogging Japan

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 […]

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September 6th, 2008

Fashion Week in Tokyo

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 […]

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September 5th, 2008

It’s Sumo Time Again!

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 […]

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September 4th, 2008

Tokyo Travel - 10 Practical Things You Need to Know

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 […]

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September 3rd, 2008

Wednesday’s Ward - Let’s Explore the 23 Wards of Tokyo

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 […]

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September 2nd, 2008

Traditional Rickshaw Tours of Tokyo

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 […]

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September 1st, 2008

The Baseball Hall of Fame in Tokyo

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 […]

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August 31st, 2008

Nihon on the Net - 8/31/08

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 […]

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August 30th, 2008

A Menagerie of Good Fortune

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 […]

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August 29th, 2008

Vegetarian in Tokyo?

Are you a vegetarian looking for dining options in Tokyo?  If so, then you will definitely want to try shojin ryori, the traditional food of Zen monks in Japan, which is pure vegan and is in rooted in Buddhist teachings dating back to the 13th century. 
A shojin ryori meal consists of seasonable vegetables and […]

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