Opening of a duty-free shop in the center of Tokyo

From next year, foreign tourists and Japanese travelers heading to an international destination will be able to buy duty-free in the center of Tokyo.  The same exemptions as in airport shops will be applied.  The first store of its kind in the Tokyo metropolitan area will open at Mitsukoshi Ginza shopping center in the fall of 2015.  A joint venture of four companies set up in September will manage the store. This is among other...

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Enjoy a coffee in a cave in Okinawa!

If you travel to Okinawa and you are looking to do something out of the ordinary, we have the appropriate place. After all, how many people can claim to have had coffee in a cave?  This place is "Okinawa World," a theme park, with the local culture and history to visitors. It is located just 30 minutes drive from Naha.  One of the main attractions of the park is the cave Gyokusendo, 5 km long, which also houses the Cave Café.  The...

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20 things to try in Japan

Opportunities for recreation abound in Japan, between cultural outings, entertainment and tours of all kinds. Here are 20 things to do if you go to Japan.  Of course this list is not exhaustive, serve you as a base of ideas to improve to plan your activities on site. 1 - Japanese Talk Even a simple "Konnichiwa" or "Arigato." Try to greet the owner of a ryokan or a restaurant to be rewarded with a priceless smile.   2...

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Japan will propose a new type of visa can last one year, but ...

Japan wants to host more wealthy travelers worldwide from next April, allowing them to stay up to a year in the country, thanks to a new type of visa. The government has decided to relax the rules on visas as part of its tourism target. Currently, most travelers whether for business or tourism are allowed to enter the country without a visa and stay for a maximum period of 90 days.  Foreign visitors will have a special permit - renewable...

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A record number of tourists during the month of August in Japan

The recent decline in the value of the yen against the dollar to attract more foreign visitors to Japan. Where the number of tourists, a record for August.  He said the National Bureau of Tourism in Japan this Wednesday that more than 1.1 million tourists visited the country last month. This represents an increase of more than 22% compared to last year.  The visitors from China rose by about 56%, surpassing the 253,000 and the number...

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50 things that surprise foreigners in Japan

Japan is a strange country complex, fascinating, funny, and I'm not just referring to the maid cafes and manga porn.  Foreigners are surprised by things that the Japanese regard as completely banal. After careful and extensive research (okay, some research) here's a selection of what tourists find épatants in Japan:  1-The trains run on time  2-The fruits are excellent (results from crosses of varieties)  3-Even at Seven...

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Visit Akihabara In Japan

Electric city or town anime or city dream are all the names of calling Akihabara area electronics in Tokyo, regarded in the world today a place to see the latest developments in digital culture and technology to contain hundreds of bigger and better shops and centers of electronic products in the world and is considered of millions of visitors and foreigners various countries around the world. The typical shopper in the Akihabara electronics...

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