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Top 5 Souvenirs You Can Buy in Japan Part 2 : Things | wifi rental japan

Doll in a doll! Be careful, it is not ham in a can. Matryoshka is a popular souvenir which can be bought in Russia. It is nesting doll and it usually consists of 5 or more dolls in total. Like Matryoshka, each country has its representative souvenirs. For example, I bought a maple shape key chain in Canada. So does Japan. There are a lot of souvenirs you can buy in Japan from traditional to modern things. In this article, we will look for what kind of souvenirs we can find in Japan except for sweets. Read More

Try Karaoke in Japan | wifi rental japan

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Karaoke is a form of entertaining place derived from Japan where you can sing songs with background music. If you are from a country where does not have enough Karaoke, I strongly recommend visiting Karaoke while your visit to Japan. You can find Karaoke, which uses whole building only for this entertaining room, anywhere in Japan. In particular, if you are traveling to urban side of Japan such as Tokyo and Osaka, it is very easy to find a place where you can enjoy Karaoke for a long time.

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What Costco in Japan Has | wifi rental japan

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Many people, regardless of their nationalities and backgrounds, love Costco. My first time to visit Costco in life was in Canada, and I still don’t forget that feeling of buying bunch of foods and stuff with reasonable price. It is probably because knowing the existence of Costco was not very common in my home country and we hadn’t heard of a ‘supermarket’ where only ‘members’ can use.

As I described just above, Costco is a membership-only warehouse club where you can buy nearly everything you need in your daily life from foods to electronics. It may not be applied to other countries such as Canada and the U.S; however, the only disadvantage of using Costco in Japan is its location. Costco in Japan are usually located in a place where you need to go by a car. It simply means you will have hard time visiting there unless you have a car or live just next to Costco. In this article, we will look for recommended products you may buy at Costco in Japan. Read More

Enjoy Hot Spring Near Tokyo! : Hakone | wifi rental japan

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[source : https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/health-and-beauty]

Honestly, it is true that you can enjoy better conditioned hot spring resort with reasonable price in rural areas in Japan. However, not everyone has plans to visit Japan several times in a life. Some people do not have enough time to visit many places in Japan. In this case, people try to find the best way to enjoy Japan at once.

If you are traveling to Osaka, you may visit Kyoto to try Japanese traditional hot spring. What if you are traveling to Tokyo only? Is all thing you need to do is just giving up visiting hot spring? No worries! There are some places where you can enjoy Japanese ryokan and hot spring within one day. In this article, we will look for several places near Tokyo where you can try Japanese hotspring. Read More

Fukuoka Travel Guide 3 Beppu Part 2 : Hot Spring | wifi rental japan

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[source : https://visitjapan2019.com/venues/interest/oita/oita-city-guide/]

Calm down. There is nothing burning in this picture. As I mentioned in my previous article, Beppu, which is located in Oita, is famous for hot spring. Having hot spring in a town naturally means there exists a source which makes hot water. This hot water makes a steam all over this town and that’s why now we can see a picture like this. In this article, we will look for famous hot spring that many tourists visit every year. Read More

Fukuoka Travel Guide 1 : Try Kyushu Ramen | wifi rental japan

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[source : https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipes]

Fukuoka is usually considered to be a Ramen city to local Japanese people. Everywhere in Japan you will have a chance to find ramen shops but each region has its own characteristics. However, it doesn’t mean that you can try only Fukuoka style ramen if you are traveling to Fukuoka area. For example, there are a lot of Hokkaido style ramen shops in Tokyo and vice versa.

Noodles in ramen are usually thin in Fukuoka. There are tons of ramen shops in Fukuoka city including mobile food stalls on the street. The cost totally depends on where you are going to visit; however, at the same time it is actually true that you can have very cheap ramen in Fukuoka. If you are a ramen-lover, I recommend visiting several ramen shops in Fukuoka and find which one is the best for you. In this article, we will look for some ramen shops(restaurants) in Fukuoka. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 6 Rishiri Island | wifi rental japan

Rishiri Island, which is part of Hokkaido Prefecture, means “tall island” in Ainu language. Ainu people, which can be also called an Anyu, are indigenous people of Japan, especially Hokkaido Prefecture and Sakhalin area in Russia. Historically Ainu people are not Yamato clan but from a clan in northern Mongolia. Ainu people had their own language, which is Ainu language, and had a feature of phratry. It is said that Ainu people their own traditional system to make human name; however, nowadays most of them use Japanese or Russian names. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 3 Abashiri : Okhotsk Train | wifi rental japan

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The Okhotsk Train is a limited express train service which runs between Sapporo and Abashiri. Many tourists use this train to get to Abashiri even though it takes more than 5 hours since there are some factors people can enjoy while taking this train. Abashiri is famous for ice floe and every year many people including tourists and researchers gather here to observe huge ice floes. Then why Ice floe in Abashiri became famous?

The water in Okhotsk Sea starts freezing from October due to the influence of cold weather from Russia. The frozen sea water grows thicker and bigger and finally start floating away over the sea. Thanks to freezing cold weather, it is also possible to observe ice floes until early March. Abashiri has been academic spots for researchers from many countries who especially are studying ice floes. Nowadays ice floes in Abashiri are being researched for global warming issues. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 10 Nakameguro : Shopping Malls | wifi rental japan

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Nakameguro is a popular tour spot for tourists during spring season. The thing makes here famous is sakura, which can be translated in cherry blossoms in English. There is a river called Meguro River in this area and every spring about 800 cherry blossom trees surround here, which covers more than 2 kilometers in total. There is an annual event of making these trees get illuminated beautifully.

However, cherry blossom is not the only thing about Nakameguro. Nakameguro is a popular residential area for Japanese people due to its peaceful and convenient environment. There are a lot of cafes and boutiques which satisfy people’s demand of high-end lifestyle. Yes, here is a place for people who can afford upper class lifestyle. In addition to this, it is hard to find hotels or hostels since here is mainly considered as residential area. But I never said there’s nothing you can enjoy other than walking under cherry blossom trees. In this article, we will look for shops in Nakameguro. Read More

Tokyo Travel Guide 9 Roppongi : Attractions | wifi rental japan

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Roppongi’s transformation surprised the world. Originally it had the image of ‘dangerous’ since the city was strongly connected to mafia. Drug related crimes frequently happened in this district, though it happens from time to time now as well, Roppongi successfully transformed its image from dark to bright. Roppongi is famous for both museums and nightlife. In this article, we will look for attractions you can enjoy daytime and nighttime.

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(1) Mori Art Museum

[source : https://www.mori.art.museum.jp] Read More

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