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REVIEW: NihongoMaster.com – Free, Fun Lessons & Dictionaries to Learn Japanese Language Online!

2015-09-032016-09-05 Kozue 0 Comments Culture

It is really rewarding to learn a foreign language. Culture, travel, new ideas… It is just like an adventure. Perhaps

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Harajuku Tokyo 

Why You Cannot Miss Harajuku Super Yosakoi Festival, Japan – Colorful Photos & Hot Reports!

2015-08-312017-08-25 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Events, Festivals, Photos, Summer

Yosakoi is an energetic Japanese dance performed in summer. There is a big festival in Harajuku at the end of

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Japan 

How to Make an Origami (Paper) Crane – An Easy Video Instruction

2015-08-272016-08-15 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Origami

Just fold a square of paper, and it grows to be a crane. That’s origami, Japanese paper crafts. There is

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Japan Sendai 

A Guide to Sendai, Japan – Photos of Tanabata Star Festival & Foods

2015-08-082019-08-05 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Festivals, Photos, Summer

Sendai is the central city of Miyagi Prefecture with a long history, interesting culture and delicious foods. In the cool

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Tokyo Tokyo Disney Resort 

A Report of Tanabata Days in Tokyo Disney Sea, Japan – Tanabata Festival in Disneyland

2015-06-272019-06-05 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Events, Festivals

It’s time for Tokyo Direct Guide to talk about Tanabata (Japanese Star Festival) in Tokyo Disney Resort – you came

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Seasonal Attractions 

How to Make Tanabata Decorations – The Easiest Origami (Japanese Paper Crafts) Instructions

2015-06-192020-07-06 Kozue 4 Comments Arts, Culture, Festivals, Origami, Summer, Website Making

7 July is Tanabata, Japanese Star Festival. I talked of the romantic legend, what people do and how to make a

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Ise Japan 

A Guide to Ise – Holiday in the Old Rutal Town, Forest & Jingu Shrine in Central Japan

2015-06-032016-12-17 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Shrines

Kyoto and Nara in West Japan are definitely the oldest cities in Japan. Kyoto had been the capital of Japan

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Pop Culture Tokyo Tokyo Station 

The Best Japanese Souvenirs at Kabuki Shop: All About Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo Station Part 2

2015-05-192018-04-28 Kozue 2 Comments Culture, Old Tokyo, Souvenirs

When you visit Tokyo Character Street for any characters, or just drop in at Tokyo Station to catch a train, Kabuki-ya Honpo

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Asakusa Tokyo 

Parades of Sanja Festival at Asakusa Shrine & Sensoji Temple

2015-05-152018-05-02 Kozue 6 Comments Culture, Festivals, Old Tokyo, Shrines, Temples

Many traditional festivals, whichever they are local small ones or big ones in tourist spots, are held in July and

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Akihabara Tokyo 

RARE Photos of Kanda Matsuri, a BIG Festival at Kanda Myojin Shrine, Akihabara

2015-05-102018-05-02 Kozue 0 Comments Culture, Festivals, Old Tokyo, Photos

Kanda Myojin Shrine in Akihabara and Ochanomizu holds Kanda Matsuri (=Festival) in May. It is a big festival which is held

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