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Drinking wine made from the only train station platform vineyard in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 25, 2020
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This Shiojiri Station Merlot has a terroir as unique as its taste. 

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• Japan
• (farming • grapes • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • Japanese wine • Merlot • Nagano • red wine • Shinshu • Shiojiri • SNO • tourism • train stations • trains • vineyard • wine)

Japanese green tea vending machine has a puppet show that tells the story behind the drink

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2020

The Oi Ocha Karakuri machine is something you have to see to believe.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • cute • green tea • Haneda Airport • Ito En • Japanese vending machines • Karakuri • karakuri dolls • Kawaii • ocha • Oi Ocha • SNJO • tea • tourism • tourists • vending machines)

Kyoto sightseeing live stream for Chinese viewers becomes controversial, sparks ire in locals

• Dale Roll
  Nov 13, 2020

Does Kyoto actually need to advertise to future travelers?

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• Japan
• (Arashiyama • Chinese tourists • Japan tourism • Kyoto • Kyoto travel • tourism)

English mistake makes Kyoto the enemy of the world

• SoraNews24
  Nov 11, 2020

Look out — Japan’s old capital appears to be rising again, with an army of koi fish behind it.

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• Japan
• (advertising • Construction • customer service • English fail • Engrish • Kyoto • marketing • panel • Takashimaya • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Terrific Tochigi! Japanese prefecture proves its beauty with scenery showcase【Video】

• Katy Kelly
  Oct 27, 2020

This jaw-dropping video will make you wonder how Tochigi Prefecture came in last in the prefectural popularity poll.

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• Japan
• (gorgeous • Japan • Nasu • Nikko • polls • prefectures • scenery • Tochigi • Tochigi Prefecture • tourism)

Osaka icon loses legs, restaurant says famous crab is exhausted

• Oona McGee
  Oct 21, 2020

After losing its giant fugu blowfish, people are now worried about the health of the city’s big crustacean. 

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• Japan
• (business • cool • crab • Dotonbori • Kani Doraku • landmark • news • Osaka • repairs • restaurants • seafood • tourism • tourist site • travel)

We travel to a mysterious power spot in Okinawa, where a “heart rock” floats in the sea

• Oona McGee
  Oct 19, 2020

Mother Nature attempts to reclaim the path at this rugged tourist site filled with mystery and beauty. 

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• Japan
• (heart rock • Kouri Island • Okinawa • power spot • Ryukyu • sea • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)

Mysterious Spirit Boat Procession in Nagasaki and the sandbox tram that follows it【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2020

A night when mystery hangs thick in the air. 

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• Japan
• (beautiful • bon • culture • festivals • Japanese festivals • Matsuri • Nagasaki • tourism • trains • trams • travel)

New Japan Rail Pass for non-Japanese passport holders coming soon

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2020

Limited-time pass offers huge discounts on train travel in and around Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (COK • deals • discounts • East Japan Railway • foreigners in Japan • Japan Railways • JR • JR East • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel)

Japan to reopen to international tourists with new entry requirements

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2020

Government sets a date for opening the country’s borders to the world again.

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• Japan
• (2020 Olympic Games • 2020 Tokyo Olympics • 2021 Tokyo Olympics • COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • foreigners in Japan • Olympics • society • tourism • tourists • travel)

Stay in Love Live! Sunshine!!’s Mari’s glamorous room, relax like an anime schoolgirl idol

• Katy Kelly
  Oct 3, 2020

Die-hard fans of the series can once more sleep in Mari Ohara’s bed, dry off with her monogrammed towels, and take her room key home as a souvenir.

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• Japan
• (anime • Awashima • expensive • hotels • Love Live Sunshine!! • Mari Ohara • otaku • tourism • Wyndham Grand Awashima)

Our reporter takes a sightseeing trip up Tokyo Skytree, admits he only has one regret

• Katy Kelly
  Oct 1, 2020

Our reporter Seiji finally ascends one of Tokyo’s most beloved tourist attractions — and for a discount!

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• Japan
• (beautiful • great views • scenery • Seiji Nakazawa • sumida • Tokyo • Tokyo Skytree • tourism)

Kyoto’s Kinkakuji creates unusual photo opportunity for visitors

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2020

World Heritage-listed Golden Pavilion is currently covered up for repairs, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to see the building. 

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• Japan
• (Construction • customer service • Golden Pavilion • Kinkakuji • Kyoto • panel • photos • repairs • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Japanese “Ichiban Street” recreated at new shopping mall in China

• Oona McGee
  Sep 26, 2020

Complete with a Japanese bus stop, Japanese road signs, a Japanese taxi, and a Japanese car park. 

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• China, Japan
• (Ichibangai • Kabukicho • shinjuku • shopping • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Nara deer “addicted” to rice crackers, lose weight with no tourists to feed them

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2020

The coronavirus is affecting the health of Japan’s deer population at Nara Park. 

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• Japan
• (animals • coronavirus • deer • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • shika • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • tourists • travel)

What pandemic? Onsen towns, hiking trails and theme parks packed with crowds on four-day weekend

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2020

Startling photos have everyone concerned about a possible new spike in coronavirus cases.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • COVID-19 • crowds • Go To Campaign • holidays • Japanese holidays • overcrowding • Silver Week • tourism • traffic jam • travel)

Tokyo tourist sites look eerily quiet without tourists 【Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 3, 2020

Empty streets at Sensoji and Shinjuku have us seeing the capital in a very different light. 

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • beautiful • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Golden Gai • Kabukicho • Sensoji • shinjuku • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel • videos • YouTube)

Deer in Nara Park outnumber visitors, display baffling summer gathering behaviour

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2020

Nara deer act mysteriously, even though there are fewer of them around than last year.

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• Japan
• (deer • Nara • Nara deer • Nara Park • shika • shikadamari • summer • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)

Go on a whirlwind tour of all 47 prefectures in Japan with this gorgeous promo movie【Video】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 6, 2020

Explore every corner of Japan through your screen.

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• Internet, Japan
• (beautiful • Japan • jnto • nature • promotional video • scenic • Tokyo • tourism • travel • video)

Venture through real-life locations from Ghost of Tsushima with this handy tourism website

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 26, 2020

The city of Nagasaki has helpfully compiled a site so you can experience similar sights, sounds, and tastes to Jin Sakai himself.

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• Japan
• (Banshouin Temple • Ghost of Tsushima • iriyaki nabe • Kaneda Fortress • kasumaki • Mt. Shiratake • Nagasaki • tourism • travel • Tsushima • Watatsumi Shrine)

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