Countdown to Fujiko F. Fujio’s Doraemon Museum begins
A countdown signboard was set up at a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in early September to begin countin....
14 Sep 11:48 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Travel to Japan now more luxurious with top-quality hotels emerging in Japan’s cityscapes
A slew of luxury hotels are nearing completion in a number of Japanese cities, with operators delighted at the state of the....
24 Aug 9:26 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Super Roller Slides of Japan
Roller slide at Kodomo no Kuni park. Notice the on-foot technique used by the family in front. My daughter and I riding t....
23 Aug 10:17 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nara temple may be world’s oldest wooden structure
A Zen Buddhist hall in Nara is the oldest wooden structure still in use and a century older than famed Horyuji temple previ....
23 Aug 2:29 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Zuigakuin
It was a cloudy morning when I set out to visit Zuigakuin on Mt Takigo in Hatsukari. I’m now staying in Uenohara which i....
28 Jul 11:05 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rare flower blooms after a gap of almost 20 years at the botanical garden in Tokyo
A rare flower that has bloomed after a gap of almost 20 years has attracted thousands of visitors to the botanical garden ....
26 Jul 5:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ishigaki Island — getting away from the mainland
Traveling to Japan or just need to escape the city? Ishigaki is one of those resort islands in Okinawa that my brother-in-....
14 Jul 10:13 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Summer Hiking on Pilgrimage Trails in Japan
Several hundred thousand people climb Japan’s Mount Fuji every year, many of them in the peak period of July and August.....
13 Jul 2:05 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Smoke-free beaches open in Japan
Zushi, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture southwest of Tokyo, became the first beach Friday to open its bathing season with Gov....
27 Jun 9:52 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Micro-houses of Japan – Creative living in the dream houses of Tokyo
Micro-houses are about life reduced to it’s elegant essentials. No that’s a line any architect can fall in love with.....
17 Jun 10:16 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Stationary Museum
It’s on the first floor of a building near Asakusabashi Subway Station. It’s easy to get to and find, and it’s free....
15 Jun 4:44 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Okinawans outraged by Prime Minister’s broken promises on U.S. base
Okinawans were outraged Sunday that Japan’s prime minister reneged on his campaign pledge to move a U.S. military base o....
24 May 3:20 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hatoyama Makes U-turn on Okinawa Stance
Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced a barrage of criticism on Wednesday after his U-turn on the reloca....
6 May 1:01 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Snow In Tokyo
Photo AP Snow fell in central Tokyo on Saturday as the mercury plunged, matching the 1969 record for the season’s latest ....
18 Apr 3:12 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Daigokuden- a reconstruction of an imperial hall in Nara – to be opened to the public soon
A reconstruction of an imperial hall, Daigokuden, which once served as the emperor’s office and a venue for imperial cer....
8 Apr 11:46 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Omotesando, Tokyo
Omotesando, Tokyo is home of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for Japan biggest city. This year’s parade is on March 14 an....
12 Mar 9:03 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nuclear Waste by Sea
Greenpeace Japan Nuclear Protesters The first delivery of at least 850 canisters of high-level radioactive vitrified waste ....
12 Mar 6:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“The Cove” and it’s Academy Award win criticized by mayor of Taiji
The Oscar win for documentary “The Cove” is not getting much applause in Taiji, the port city in western Japan where L....
9 Mar 4:47 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wines from Japan
Japanese wine from Nagano Prefecture The words “Japan, wine exporter” have a somewhat unlikely ring but that is the aim....
9 Mar 10:16 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HOSPITALITY-BASED PREP SCHOOL OPENS CAMPUS IN SHIZUOKA: Students Receive ‘Five-Star’ Education in a ‘Classy, Sophisticated Atmosphere’
Preparatory education for university entrance examinations is an important rite of passage for many Japanese teenagers. Th....
9 Mar 9:59 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
US Marine base staying in Okinawa
Futenma Air Station Japan’s government will keep a US military base on Okinawa, meeting the demands of the Obama administ....
6 Mar 4:48 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kristen Dunst “Turning Japanese” – New cover and video
Kirsten Dunst is eating up Akihabara in a new video which covers the Vapor’s “Turning Japanese.” See the original video on itunes he....
28 Feb 4:09 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
2-meals and no stay day-time deals hit for Japanese hotels
Hotel packages featuring two meals but no overnight accommodation have been growing in popularity since autumn. Such plans are taking off a....
23 Feb 3:38 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sapporo Snow Festival 2010 – Snow and Ice Sculpture Highlights
Sapporo Snow Festival at Night with Beautifully lights! Iolani Palace [Photo by tmaeda_japan] Gundam [Photo by あくあ] Gundam [Photo ....
10 Feb 1:01 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Roppongi Has a New Sherif in Town
Masatoshi Shimbo has always felt more than a bit paternal toward the changeling Roppongi district, the inner-city neighborhood where he gre....
29 Jan 4:21 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sapporo Snow Festival 2010 – Hokkaido
Entering its 61st year, the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan will take place in the Hokkaido region of Japan from February 6 through February....
14 Jan 11:40 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Uji – Recalling the Glorious Heian Period
At their country retreat in Uji, outside Kyoto, the elite of the Heian Period built Pure Land Paradise, of which the Byodo-in is all that re....
31 Dec 4:13 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Watcher of the Towering Cliffs of Tojimbo
The towering cliffs of Tojimbo, with their sheer drops into the raging, green Sea of Japan, are a top tourist destination, but Yukio Shige ....
19 Dec 6:40 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cute Cheetah Cubs Steal the Show in Tokyo’s Tama Zoo
A trio of cute cheetah cubs are entrancing visitors to Tama Zoo in Tokyo. These cute cheetah cubs are some of the newest editions to Tama ....
1 Dec 12:26 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A walk near Amaterasu
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30 Nov 5:20 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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