Restaurant review: Kazahana Japanese Restaurant at the Conrad Tokyo - proof that sake really does go well with Japanese food.
Are Hong Kong Commuters “Pushy”??? Check Out Tokyo!!!
 If you thought Hong Kong commuters were "pushy", check out commuters in Japan!!! This video shows a train arriving. Commuters on the platform wait politely, allowing those on the train to get off first. So far, so good! Then the commuters on the platform start to file on to the train in an orderly fashion - until …
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Japan: Traveling Around the Country in Two Weeks
Mr Yamaguchi decides that the best way for his son to learn English is to let him serve as teenage tour guide for his English tutor from the United States. He decides that the two of them should take a whirlwind trip around the country, traveling by train and bus and staying at youth hostels. The son …
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Sendai: When in Japan, Do as the Americans Do
Welcoming a foreigner to her house for the first time, Mrs Yamaguchi seemed intent on making Michael Taylor feel right at home. It started with the bedroom furniture she purchased for the guest room he would occupy and continued to the smallest detail – the kind of tea he would drink in the morning and …
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Sendai, Japan: Reader Feedback
What timing! The day my upbeat post on Japan's upcoming Cherry Blossom Season was scheduled to be published, I arrived at the gym, and everyone was watching TV. I have never seen such intense interest on a television programme at this gym before – unless it was a Korean soap opera. That's the first I …
Japan: Cherry Trees Are Blossoming Early This Year
Generally speaking, cherry blossoms reach full bloom 10 days after they first start opening up. They remain in full bloom for between five and 12 days.
Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Japan
The blossoming of sakura, or cherry trees, starts as early as January in sub-tropical Okinawa, reaching Kyoto and Tokyo in late March or early April, and continuing northward toward Hokkaido – the northernmost of Japan's four major islands – as late as May. Just as weather varies from year to year, the blooming of cherry …