Events

• Emergency Drill to be Held in Akihabara on 15 January 2010

  
  Do you know what to do if a natural disaster occurs during your trip in Japan? Due to its geographical and meteorological characteristics, Japan so...

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  [ 2009.12.25 | Events | Tomoe | PermaLink ]

• Check out Japan's national sport on the Sunrise Sumo Tour!

  
  Last September, I had the chance to join a Sunrise Sumo Tour heading for the Aki Basho, or Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan (us...

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  [ 2009.12.17 | Category, Events, Tokyo | Brian | PermaLink ]

• A Chance to Experience Zen in Aoyama, Tokyo?! Koyasan Cafe, Open for a Limited Time Only: 1 - 6 September 2009

  
  This year the Koyasan Cafe will return to Cafe Hy's in Aoyama, Tokyo, bringing with it a special chance to experience the spirituality of Mt. Koya, ...

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  [ 2009.08.20 | Art & Culture, Events, Food & Drink, Tokyo | Tomoe | PermaLink ]

• New! 2009 World Cosplay Summit Tour

  
  Join the fun and excitement yourself by transforming into your favorite anime or manga character and entering the World Cosplay Festival's cosplay par...

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  [ 2009.06.05 | Art & Culture, Events, Sunrise Tours | Kazumi | PermaLink ]

• Japan Scores Big in UK Travel Magazine Wanderlust's 2009 Awards!

  
  We recently got a chance to take a look (a bit late) at the March issue of Wanderlust, a favorite UK travel mag. In it were the Wanderlust Travel Awar...

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  [ 2009.05.15 | Events, Kyoto | Bryan | PermaLink ]

• Sendai Aoba Festival

  
  The Sendai Aoba Festival is a spectacular event that recaptures the rich history of the Sendai domain. The festival has represented spring in Sendai f...

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  [ 2009.04.28 | Events, Sendai | Team JTB Sendai | PermaLink ]

• Shibazakura (Moss Pink) Festival at the foot of Mt. Fuji (April 25 - May 31)

  
  The Fuji Shibazakura (Moss Pink) Festival is taking place in Fuji Motosuko Resort, Yamanashi Prefecture, from April 25th to May 31st. The vivid vari...

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  [ 2009.04.17 | Cherry Blossoms, Events, Nature, Spring | Kazumi | PermaLink ]

• May Grand Sumo Tournament Spring Preview

  
  The next Grand Sumo Tournament will begin on 10 May and last until 24 May 2009. It's been four long months since the last Grand Tournament in Tokyo's...

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  [ 2009.04.14 | Events, Spring, Sunrise Tours, Tokyo | Hiro Imaizumi | PermaLink ]

• Nude March at Sendai's Dotonsai Festival

  
  New Year's tradition in Japan states that after the holidays are over families gather the pine decorations displayed around their house and take them...

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  [ 2009.01.22 | Events, Sendai, Winter | Team JTB Sendai | PermaLink ]

• The Sendai Pageant of Starlight has Begun!

  
  This year's Sendai Pageant of Starlight has already begun! Beginning on 12 December, the zelkova trees lined up along Jozenji-dori and other nearby st...

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  [ 2008.12.17 | Events, Sendai, Winter | Team JTB Sendai | PermaLink ]