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Okinawa Travel Guide

Okinawa at a glance Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan and is the country’s premiere resort destination. Noted for its subtropical weather, local cuisine, and numerous beaches, visitors...

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Getting to Okinawa

Getting to Okinawa Island Airplane and ferry are the only ways to get to Okinawa Island. The airports and ferry terminals are all in the capital city of Naha, on the southwest side of the island....

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Shinjuku Travel Guide

Shinjuku at a glance Shinjuku is a popular business, entertainment, and shopping district in the heart of Tokyo. The area is filled with flashing neon, shiny skyscrapers, huge TV screens, expensive...

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Odaiba Travel Guide

Odaiba at a glance Odaiba is built on reclaimed land that was originally constructed in 1853 to strengthen the city’s defenses and protect it from a sea attack by Mathew Perry’s Black Ships. The word...

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Asakusa Travel Guide

Asakusa at a glance Asakusa lies at the heart of Edo’s old Shitamachi and was a stopover for people on their way from the city center to Yoshiwara, its infamous pleasure quarters. With so much traffic...

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Ikebukuro Travel Guide

Ikebukuro at a glance Home to two of the world’s largest department stores, Ikebukuro is a major shopping, entertainment, and commercial district in Tokyo. The area was mostly swamp and farmland up...

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Ginza Travel Guide

Ginza at a glance Ginza is Tokyo’s center of brand name stores, luxury shopping, and conspicuous consumption. The district is notorious for smartly-dressed women, exorbitant real estate prices, and...

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Ueno Travel Guide

Ueno at a glance Ueno is one of the few remaining places in Tokyo that retains a feeling of old Shitamachi. Unlike other areas such as Shinjuku, Roppongi, Harajuku, and Shibuya, Ueno has not been...

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Akasaka Travel Guide

Akasaka at a glance Akasaka is a commercial district famous for having the highest ratio of 5 star hotels in Tokyo. The area is also home to Nagatacho, where the offices of Japan’s House of...

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Marunouchi Travel Guide

Marunouchi at a glance Marunouchi is a commercial and financial district located in central Tokyo, between the Tokyo Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station. The district is the largest office area in Japan...

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