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outdoors in Japan : the essentials

Gardens in Tokyo

Ueno Park

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Ueno Park - A walk through this area is essential. It is one of the most extensive green spaces in the city. A visit is spectacula

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Islands in Miyajima

Miyajima

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Situated several train stations from JR Hiroshima is Miyajima Island, an ideal place to make a day trip from Hirshima, famous for

Nature Reserves in Kyoto

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

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Bamboo is always impressive to see. It´s strange to see how such thin trunks can grow so high and hard. It´s really quite impres

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Gardens in Nara

Nara Park

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Nara Park is one of the most visited places in the city. It is a public park that stretches across the eastern part of the city to

Volcanoes in Fujinomiya

Mount Fuji

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Mount Fuji (Fujiyama is a transcription error) which stands at 3,776 m is the highest mountain in Japan. The volcano is one of the

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Gardens in Kanazawa

Kenroku-en

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The Kenrokuen Garden is the most famous in the area. Many consider it one of the top three gardens in Japan. It used to be the gar

Gardens in Tokyo

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

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A truly impressive sight to see the whole park in shinjuku center and stop having to listen to the sounds of cars and people and t

Lakes in Hakone

Ashinoko Lake

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Although it is more commonly called Lake Ashinoko, this is not necessary. Its real name is Ashi (芦), no (ノ) is a link between the

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Viewpoints in Tokyo

Rainbow Bridge

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Rainbow Bridge is very similar in structure to the Golden Gate in San Francisco. You can get to Odaiba Island by car, train or mon

Gardens in Tokyo

Yoyogi Park

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Yoyogi Park is a must in Tokyo, the heart of the city much like the Retiro in Madrid or Central Park in New York. It's always full

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Viewpoints in Tokyo

Fuji TV Building

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Fuji TV is an institution of Japanese television, and the building in Tokyo is a real wonder of modern architecture. There are onl

Islands in Miyajima

Sunset in Miyajima

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After spending a morning at the Peace Park in Hiroshima, I went to Miyajima Miyajima guchi guchi and JR took the ferry to get to M

Viewpoints in Miyajima

Momijidani Station

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2 ropes way connected so long way.

Hiking in Miyajima

Mount Misen

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There are two ways to get to the top: walk (it's really difficult) half the way in a cable car and walk the rest. The cable car pr

Gardens in Yokohama

Yamashita Park

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After spending all day in Yokohama Chinatown, the largest one in Japan, I decided to walk to the Minato Mirai district. I discover

Gardens in Hiroshima

Shukkei-en

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Shukkei-en is a lovely Japanese garden in Hiroshima. Since it requires a lot of careful maintenance in order to remain an "oasis"

Gardens in Okayama

Kōraku-en

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Koraku-in (后楽园) is a beautiful Japanese garden at the foot of [poi = 78009] Okayama Castle [/ poi] and one of the main attractio

Gardens in Kumamoto

Suizenji Jojuen Garden

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Beautiful walk, it transmits harmony and wellbeing.

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Activities in Japan

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Tokyo Ghibli Museum Admission Ticket with Transfer

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$41.12

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Night Walk in Gion: Kyoto's Geisha District

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$10.10

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Mount Fuji Full-Day Scenic Bus Tour from Tokyo

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$130.84

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Tokyo: Skytree Skip-the-Line Admission Ticket

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$23.31

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From Tokyo: Mt. Fuji and Hakone Day Trip by Shinkansen

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$144.38

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