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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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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 …

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