AKita prefecture, countryside

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AKita prefecture, countryside

Popularity: 76% [?]

Hiraizumi is located in Niishiwai, Iwate prefecture. It used to be the home of the Hiraizumi Fujiwaras for about 100 years in the late Heian period and for most of the following Kamakura period.

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Popularity: 76% [?]

Hachimantai city was founded on September 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo.

Hachimantai, Iwate prefecture

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Hachimantai, Iwate prefecture.
Tamagawa river with Mt. Hakkoda in the background.

Popularity: 78% [?]

Genbikei Gorge is located in Genbi-cho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture.

The flow of the Iwai river, which flows out of Mt. Kurikoma, has created a lot of abysses and pit holes.

The cliffs are composed of dasite tuff, from the eruption of Mt. Sugawa, are constantly eroded by the torrent of water.

There is a hut across in the gorge area where you can taste “kakko-dango” (rice dumpling), which is sent over from the opposite side of the bank in a basket hung on cables.

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Genbikei Gorge, Iwate prefecture.

Popularity: 78% [?]

The Tokyo Dome is an air supported dome, with air constantly being blown in the stadium with a pressure fan. This means the air pressure inside is at least 0.3% higher than it is outside, therefore holding up the covering. Tokyo Dome seats approximately 55,000 people.

Tel: 03 5800-9999
Address: 3, Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Opening day: March 13, 1988

Access: Suidobashi (JR Chuo/Sobu lines and Mita line), Korakuen station (Marunouchi line/Namboku line) and Kasuga station on the Oedo line

Tokyo Dome, Beer girl

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Tokyo Dome, Beer girl
Check out the way she is holding the money in her left hand! Not only do these girls run like maniacs, they serve beer and can count hundreds of dollars in one hand…talk about multi-tasking!

Popularity: 83% [?]

Built in 1933, the Teien Art Museum was previously the residence of Prince Asaka, the eighth son of Prince Kuni. The photos below are a few taken of the adjacent garden.

Tel: 03 3443-0201
Address: 21-9, Shirokanedai 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071 (more…)

Popularity: 83% [?]

Osaki is on the Yamanote line, between Gotanda and Shinagawa. The areas surrounding the station have recently been refurbished with the new Think Park tower being constructed, with a number of bars and restaurants, including the well known Footnik soccer bar, being opened. (more…)

Popularity: 83% [?]

Niigata City is a port town on the mouth of Japan’s longest river, the Shinano River. The city has a population of more than 800,000 people, and is the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast. Because of the good soil, Niigata is known as the number one rice-growing area in Japan. Niigata City produces the most cut tulips and tulip bulbs nationwide.

Resource links
Niigata city tourism homepage

Niigata prefecture

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Niigata prefecture

Popularity: 72% [?]

Musashi Koyama is located in Shinagawa-ku, located on the Tokyu Meguro line.

Musashi Koyama Park, Shinagawa-ku

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Musashi Koyama Park, Shinagawa-ku

Popularity: 86% [?]

An entrepneur created Mother Bokujo to give those living in the city a place where they could go to get in touch with nature.

There are over 300 cherry blossom trees that usually bloom in March/April, although there are a number of other flowers that bloom at various times during the year.

Access: JR Uchibo-sen Sanukimachi station, Chiba prefecture. It is about a 20 minute bus ride from Sanukimachi station. Take the Nitto bus bound for Kanozan.
Tel: 0439 37-3211

Mother's Bokujo (Mother's Farm), Flower, Chiba prefecture, in March

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Mother's Bokujo (Mother's Farm), Flower, Chiba prefecture, in March

Popularity: 85% [?]