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Working Towards Tokyo Olympics 2020: Creating a Vegetarian and Halal Friendly Environment

As Tokyo has been selected as the organizing city for the Olympics 2020, there have been ongoing efforts to create a friendly environment for foreigners and eradicate the xenophobic image that many foreigners have against Japan. One of the key factors to achieving this is providing a vegetarian and halal friendly environment. It is estimated […]

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Enjoy Kabuki in Tokyo: the art of extraordinary singing and dancing

Enjoy Kabuki in Tokyo Here’s another great option you can do when you visit Tokyo: Going to a kabuki show. This is highly recommended if you like performing arts and traditional culture that’s still alive today. These 2 videos will give you a brief introduction to what kabuki is and what it looks like. Each […]

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Autumn in Tokyo: Where to find beautiful autumn leaves and enjoy peace of mind

Tokyo can be exciting as well as tiring. Taking a breather in the city itself is one idea, and here’s another idea if you are coming to Tokyo in Autumn and want to enjoy the sight of beautiful autumn leaves within Tokyo. For what to expect, check out this video clip. This video clip shows you […]

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Taking a breather in Tokyo

Welcome to Tokyo! You’ve taken in so many big name sites already, taken the awesome Travelience tours, ate some really yummy food, and now want to take a breather, but don’t want to spend it flopped down in your room. Then I have the suggestions for you right here! I’ve done 12 round trips to […]

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Maple trees, autumn, and the passing of the season.

While officially the calendar says it is still summer, the night chill has come and soon the day chill will too.   However this marks the start of another fantastic time of year to be out and about in nature, autumn! Most people that come to Japan only in the spring to see the cherry […]

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Kid-friendly sites in Tokyo: 13 spots at Tokyo Dome City

If you are visiting Tokyo with your kid(s) /family, you may want to stay in the same area where you don’t have to move around a lot, yet enjoy your stay in Tokyo. You probably want to take them to amusement/theme parks or kid/family-friendly places as much as you can. Here are our recommendation sites […]

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5 Best shopping stores in Tokyo you must not miss

There is a new version of this blog with updated information. Please view it here: 5 Best Shopping Areas in Tokyo You Must Not Miss – Planetyze. If you are interested in fashion, do you know first thing you must do in this season in Tokyo? Checking out the autumn collection! This land of wonders […]

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Kid-friendly sites in Tokyo:6 spots and 2 hotels in Odaiba

If you are visiting Tokyo with your kid(s) /family, you may want to stay in the same area where you don’t have to move around a lot, yet enjoy your stay in Tokyo. You probably want to take them to amusement/theme parks or kid/family-friendly places as much as you can. Here are our recommendation sites […]

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Highlights of Tokyo, Japan

If you are planning on taking a vacation or just to traveling across Asia, you might want to consider making Tokyo your destination. Tokyo is the largest city in Japan and home to about 36 million people with an almost perfect literacy rate. There are 23 wards and 62 municipalities within the city itself. It’s […]

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Visit Tokyo, Japan – The BEST Travel Destination!

Overview: Japan is one of the most fastest growing countries in the world. Japan itself is 145,834 square miles with a 127,000,000 population, despite being a relatively small country compared to other economic world powers. However, it’s population remains quite homogeneous, about 98% are ethnically Japanese. More than half of the population live in cities, […]

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