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Imperial Hotel, Tokyo

It is a prestigious hotel where VIPs from all over the world visit and stay. The hotel welcomes its guests with traditional hospitality. The hotel is in a convenient location, very close to the Imperial Palace, Ginza, Tokyo Station and the Marunouchi districts.

Address: 1-1-1, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku（About 3 min. walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya [...]

Imperial Hotel, Osaka

The hotel is located on the Okawa riverbanks, one of Japan’s top cherry- blossom viewing spots. It is surrounded by natural beauty whist being in the middle of Osaka.

Address: 1-8-50,Tenman-bashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City（10 min. by car from JR Osaka station, and others）
Tel.: 06-6881-4100（for reservation only）
FAX: 06-6881-4111
http://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/e/

Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka

It is a stylish hotel [...]

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Let’s go to “Bugraku (Japanese traditional puppet play)”!
“Bugrake” is a traditional Japanese performing art with more than 300 years of tradition and it　has also been designated as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO…
You may think the performance will be difficult to understand and may be [...]

Find out at “Akihabara Electronics Quarter”
(Sofmap Akihabara Head Store 2F)！
“Electric rice cooker,” a secret trick for tasty Japanese Cuisine
The “Rice cooker,” is an up-and-coming product among hot-selling electric appliances for foreign people. We can say that “Sushi” is a byword of the Japanese Cuisine, the world’s greatest pride, and “rice” plays an important role in [...]

Catch the latest information about Japanese animation
“Tokyo Anime Center”

It is the new landmark in Akihabara, a holy site of animation that is also popular among foreign tourists.　It is a place where you can get the latest information on commercial animation. It is included in Akihabaras new discovery tour and/or various sightseeing tours for foreign tourists [...]

Let’s get Akiba-kei (Akiba style) art products for souvenirs at a hobby shop “Kogobukiya”!
The shop has the best range of character goods in Akihabara. While many stores connect to the eaves, it has a cheerful and open atmosphere. Even for Akiba beginners, it is easy and comfortable to enter the shop, thus many foreign [...]

More than 250 animation-related companies will come together
“Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010,” one of the world’s largest festivals of animation

The fair is a world-class animation festival, and a lot of animation-related companies will participate in the Fair. The number of visitors has been constantly increasing; more than 130,000 people from all over the world visited [...]

An integrated animation museum where parents and children can enjoy themselves together regardless of any age differences
“Suginami Animation Museum”

The museum displays interesting exhibits even non-animation fans can enjoy the duplication of work desks of leading Japanese animation creators including Mr. Yoshiyuki Tomino, director of “Mobile Suit Gundam” as well as an explanation of the history [...]

Giving life to 2D-characters and creating them as reborn, materialized figures.
Figure prototype model creators
Shunji & Kaoru Hagii

Japanese figures are considered as something that represents a sub-culture, but when you look into the works, you may be highly impressed by their morbidezza, craftsmanship and artistry. A figure prototype model creator is a person who creates a [...]

The season starts from May ”Naka-oroshi Ichiba” in Shiogama, has the largest catch of raw tuna in Japan
Naka-oroshi Ichiba

While it has been reducing, Shiogama, Miyagi pref. still has the largest volume of raw tuna caught each season. In Shiogawa fishing harbor, there is Naka-oroshi Ichiba”, the market that is popular among local people. As well [...]