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Azabudai Hills (麻布台ヒルズ), the tallest building in Tokyo and Japan.
Marriage Equality, Freedom of Marriage for All
The Tama region is situated in western Tokyo. It lies outside Tokyo's 23 wards and comprises 30 cities, towns and villages with a population of about 4.3 million. This place, adjacent to all the conveniences of the big city, boasts an array of diverse and distinctive facets. The development of...
Sake Breweries to Visit - Discover Japan's finest sake and breweries
Kanze (観世) is a school of Noh (能), a Japanese classic musical drama and one of the five important schools for shite players (leading actors) in professional Noh theatre. It was founded in the 14th century and led by the 26th grand master, Kiyokazu Kanze, who became head at 31. The theatre stage...
Discover Noh in Kyoto curates a range of activities and performances aimed at visitors and residents, designed to deepen their appreciation of this ancient art form. They offer comprehensive information on noh performances and venues in Kyoto and are committed to the global dissemination of this...
The Tama Monorail, is a monorail system in Western Tokyo.
WhyNot Japan organizes international parties and bus trips in Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe and throws parties at trendy bars and clubs around Osaka (in Japanese and English).
A start-up company that was established based on the electride catalyst technology developed by the Professor Emeritus Hosono, who leads the group of Tokyo Institute of Technology. By designing a catalyst technology and a process suitable for that catalyst, Tsubame Industries will establish a...
Ishikawa Prefectural History Museum (石川県立歴史博物館 Ishikawa Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Kanazawa, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of Ishikawa Prefecture. The three ICP red brick buildings date to 1909-14 and functioned first as the local arsenal, then after...
Hanitsu Shrine (土津神社) is in Inawashiro-cho, Yama-gun, Fukushima Prefecture. It is dedicated to Masayuki Hoshina, the first lord of the Mutsu Aizu Domain. The Doitsu Shrine was built in 1675 on the grave site of Masayuki Hoshina, who was buried in Mineyama at the foot of Mount Bandai. The name...
Shihoko Ura lives in Australia and presents authentic Japanese cuisine on her website: recipes, ingredients, substitutions, and Japanese cooking essentials.
Run by Kobe Bussan Group, Gyomu Super has over 800 stores across Japan, with a lot of imported products on sale, including halal food.
Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ) is located in Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. Originally conceived as "New Tokyo Tower " (新東京タワ), it is a broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower with a maximum height of 634 metres. That height was chosen to reflect the word musashi, the name of the former province of...
Fundodai Co., Ltd. (株式会社フンドーダイ) is a manufacturer of seasonings headquartered in Kumamoto City. Founded in 1869, it is a company with a long history and manufactures and sells soy sauce, including umakuchi soy sauce and usukuchi soy sauce, miso, vinegar, sauces, dressings, and other seasonings.
This memorial museum was built for the 125th anniversary of the birth of Okuma Shigenobu, who is well known as an internationally renowned politician and the founder of Waseda University, and completed in November 1966. It was designed by Imai Kenji, emeritus professor of Waseda University and...