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The Japanese are proud of their four seasons (and a surprising number believe the phenomenon is unique to Japan), but the tourist with a flexible travel schedule should try to aim for two of them. Spring is one of the best times of year to be in Japan. The temperatures are warm but not hot, there’s [...]
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4. June 2008 | Filed in Japan Travel
Karaoke (カラオケ) was invented in Japan and can be found in virtually every Japanese city. It’s pronounced karah-okay in Japan - many natives won’t have any idea what you’re talking about if you use the English carry-oh-key. Most karaoke places occupy several floors of a building. You and your friends have a room to yourself [...]
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Japan has two dominant religious traditions: Shinto (神道) is the ancient animist religion of traditional Japan. At just over twelve hundred years in Japan, Buddhism is the more recent imported faith. Christianity, introduced by European missionaries, was widely persecuted during the feudal era but is now accepted, and a small percentage of Japanese are Christian. Generally [...]
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The most important holiday in Japan is New Year (お正月 Oshōgatsu), which pretty much shuts down the country from December 29 to January 3. Japanese head home to their families (which means massive transport congestion), eat festive foods and head out to the neighborhood temple at the stroke of midnight to wish in the New [...]
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As an island nation shut off from the rest of the world for a long time, Japan is very homogeneous, with around 98% of the population ethnically Japanese. The largest minority are Koreans, around 1 million strong, many in their 3rd or 4th generations. There are also sizable populations of Chinese, Filipinos and Brazilians (many [...]
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The “Land of the Rising Sun” is a country where the past meets the future. Japanese culture stretches back millennia, yet has also adopted (and created) the latest modern fashions and trends. Japan is a study in contrasts and contradictions. Many Japanese corporations dominate their industries, yet if you read the financial news it seems like [...]
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Japan consists of four main islands and many smaller islands, notably Okinawa. Honshu, by far the largest and most populated island, is divided into five regions. Hokkaido - northernmost island, and snowy frontier. Famous for its wide open spaces and cold winters. Tohoku - north-east Honshu, for seafood, skiing and hot springs Kanto - coastal plain of Honshu, [...]
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