Eddie's Advice List

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“Ah, somewhere in Japan, someone's waiting for me
Departure on a fine day, in search of happiness
Taking away with me the song I used to sing as a child.” by Departure on a fine day (いい日旅立ち)

How to Spend a Rainy Day, Local Style (Top 5 Recommendations) images

How to Spend a Rainy Day, Local Style (Top 5 Recommendations)

In Japan, June is the Monsoon season. Many of the days are very moist and humid. Therefore, it’s good to know ways to have fun in Japan, even on a humid or rainy day. Here are my top 5 recommendations!HANWAY(ハンウェイ)1. Why not purchase a fancy Umbrella?@Roppongi HANWAYThe…(263 words)

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style Rainy Day Tokyo Trip Art Tera (Temple)
How to Plan a One-Day Shopping Tour in Japan, From Haneda Airport images

How to Plan a One-Day Shopping Tour in Japan, From Haneda Airport

Yokohama Shopping Day with Lunch and Dinner, Various Options from Fancy Japanese Department Stores to Popular Local Discount Shops!If you have only one day available for shopping, how can you spend a day most efficiently? Would you love to enjoy shopping experience in Japan such as fancy famous…(480 words)

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Haneda Airport Shopping Yokohama Bus Food Ramen noodles Souvenir Train Visit
Only 2 hours from Kyoto. Enjoy snow and eating crabs in the Onsen resort founded 1,300 years ago images

Only 2 hours from Kyoto. Enjoy snow and eating crabs in the Onsen resort founded 1,300 years ago

Kinosaki Onsen has a beautiful and nostalgic view with rows of willow trees along a little river. There are at most 7 public baths in the area and you can casually visit and enjoy them even without staying over at the local ryokan Inns. They are called "sotoyu"(open air bath) which is opposite of "…(424 words)

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kinosaki Onsen Snow City English Kyoto Spring Summer Ticket Visit
How to enjoy real JAPANESE SAKE("junmaishu") in Shibuya, Tokyo images

How to enjoy real JAPANESE SAKE("junmaishu") in Shibuya, Tokyo

Want to try tasting real Japanese sake together with nice "washoku"(Japanese cuisine) during your trip here? It can be tricky to pick a good one from a variety of Japanese sake offerings. You know what? It is tough for me although I am Japanese. Because there are more than 2,000 kinds!! It's natura…(396 words)

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Tokyo Shibuya Sake (Rice wine) Restaurant Visit Food Trip Convenience store English Wine
Japan Tax-free Shopping guide 日本免稅購物常見問題 images

Japan Tax-free Shopping guide 日本免稅購物常見問題

From October 1, 2014, additional products are added to the tax-exemption products at tax-free program participating stores. This includes food, medicines and cosmetics.* There are some restrictions and conditions depending on the type of products for tax-exemption purchase.(1) Consumables (food…(232 words)

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Shopping Guide Tax-free Food Business Cosmetics Shop Medicine
Join the Tokyo Harvest Festival in Roppongi images

Join the Tokyo Harvest Festival in Roppongi

We have traditional customs to thank for a successful harvest on the autumn. As harvest of each year becomes important stock for the country to survive, it is said the customs started about 1,500 year ago. November 23 is designated as a national holiday called “Labor Thanksgiving Day". Autumn is th…(295 words)

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Roppongi Hills Event Food English Roppongi Tokyo Autumn Stay
The allergy of TEMPURA Japanese-style food is taught to you. images

The allergy of TEMPURA Japanese-style food is taught to you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVaVlms3G8&feature=share&list=PLkckVuTIJ6_ceUqknqbwWg9aIxRJ9LlkD&index=5I introduce information of food allergy.This time is tempura.The nice restaurant I ate gluten-free tempura was "Tofuya Ukai" in Kanagawa.1-18-4 Saginuma Miyamae-ku Kawasaki Kanagawa…(66 words)

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Tempura Kanagawa food allergy
My first loach.What's otoshi?? Girls' Japanese night life. images

My first loach.What's otoshi?? Girls' Japanese night life.

http://youtu.be/wZvdjtDaEPcWe introduce a Japanese-bar (Izakaya), which is in a place where people from other countries hesitate to enter.This time, it's in Uguisudani.We took out some yakitori ,talked with a drunk old man and ate loach! We didn't know Japanese omelette is square....(48 words)

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Izakaya Yakitori uguisudani
Please look at the skill of the sushi chef! images

Please look at the skill of the sushi chef!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E44woh1WpLw&list=PLfQuuFcXsEKvRAMyyvxZi60AKVMS-uDP1Enjoy a video of beautiful Japanese food and chef's techniques which make you touched.This time, we present you a video of sushi which makes your mouth water.How fun of sushi, as well as eat, and enjo…(64 words)

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Sushi Food Japanese cuisine
Akihabara & Studio Ghibli Animation Movie Museum – "Pilgrimage” to both of them in one day images

Akihabara & Studio Ghibli Animation Movie Museum – "Pilgrimage” to both of them in one day

Animation is now recognized as one of the representative cultures of Japan globally. We have many animation pilgrimage spots throughout the country and many people visit them from all over the world. Here I would like to share the efficient route to visit such holy animation spots in one day! J…(415 words)

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Akihabara Anime Bus Museum Ticket Visit
Cheapest or Quickest Transport from Narita Airport to Tokyo (TOP3) images

Cheapest or Quickest Transport from Narita Airport to Tokyo (TOP3)

Cheapest transport from Narita Airport to Tokyo (TOP3) : Any of the below takes about 90 minutes to Tokyo 1. Bus (Tokyo Shuttle) 900 yen : Adults and Children pay the same price. Without a reservation, it will cost you 1,500yen for early morning and late night buses. 2. Bus (Acces…(427 words)

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Airport Tokyo Train Yokohama Hotel Bus Taxicab Narita International Airport
The power of onsen is truly amazing! images

The power of onsen is truly amazing!

We have recently come to understand the effects of hydrogen sulfide, or "sulfur". Just by sniffing it, the swelling associated with rheumatism can be lessened. Also, we know the effects it can have on the brain, and it is possible that it has a preventative effect in regard to dementia.It a…(117 words)

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Onsen Play
How to "Onsen" Like a Pro images

How to "Onsen" Like a Pro

When getting into the onsen, be sure to enter bit by bit to attune your body to the heat. First your feet, then mid section, then fingers to shoulders, basically leaving your chest for last. Also, just progressing from your lower half to whole body is fine too.You probably only want to take about…(96 words)

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Onsen
1-hour small yet great trip from Kyoto Station – Toji Temple images

1-hour small yet great trip from Kyoto Station – Toji Temple

My favorite spot in Kyoto is Toji Temple, a world heritage site which has history of 1,200 years!Located within 15-minute walking distance from Kyoto station (1 Kujo-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto City), it is easy to access. As everybody knows the famous temple, you can ask anyone for the direction on the …(126 words)

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Trip Kyoto Tera (Temple) City History Taxicab World Heritage Site To-ji Temple
How to visit shrines in Tokyo Metropolis! images

How to visit shrines in Tokyo Metropolis!

Japanese shrines generally are based in Shintoism and temples are based on Buddhism. Buildings have different names depending on religions just as we have churches for Christianity and mosques for Muslims. An easier way to tell which one is which is that you’ll find tori archways at shrines and gr…(349 words)

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Tokyo Jinjya (Shrine) Meiji Shrine Ueno Akihabara kanda yushima kanda shrine
The "hot spring resort" has its roots in ancient Japan. images

The "hot spring resort" has its roots in ancient Japan.

The "hot spring resort" has its roots in ancient Japan.In areas with bountiful hot springs, people would come and stay up to 3 weeks to relieve pent up stress and pain from agricultural work and such.The flow of information was limited back then, so people who gathered from afar, as well as the…(88 words)

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Onsen Spring Tourism
How to dip soy sauce ? images

How to dip soy sauce ?

To separate sushi rice and fish is a violation. Pick up one side of sushi with your thumb, forefinger and middle finger, dip the other side slightly into soy sauce.http://www.japaneserestaurants.co.nz/more/best-way-to-eat-sushi/Do not dissolve Wasabi into soy sauce when you eat Sashimi,…(54 words)

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Sushi Soy sauce
A steamed Japanese cake images

A steamed Japanese cake

In onsen areas with shops, you often see "Manjuu", a steamed Japanese cake with a doughy outside, and sweet red beans on the inside.At one time, they would use actual onsen water for the dough, and the steam from the onsen to cook the manjuu, but these days, just selling them at onsen is enough f…(119 words)

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Cake Onsen Gunma Manjuu
Look at this watermelon images

Look at this watermelon

Look at this watermelon water tank in Chiba!!It is 33.8 meters in diameter and 37 meters tall. I wish it was filled with watermelon juice! Such a cute way to decorate. It makes you feel cool just to look at it!This city is in the North of Chiba and is called Tomisato. It is Japan's seco…(73 words)

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City Chiba Watermelon Juice
Tips on Japanese 100 Yen shops (Top 3 Best Buy & Worst Buy) images

Tips on Japanese 100 Yen shops (Top 3 Best Buy & Worst Buy)

100 yen shops are a type of store that sells a variety of products for 100 yen (100 yen plus 5 percent consumption tax). They sell processed foods, cosmetic accessories, tableware, cookware, commodities such as batteries and stationary.My recommended Top 3 Best Buys are cosmetics, ceramic tablewa…(318 words)

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100 yen shop Shopping