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Nestled among mountains in Western Honshu, Kyōto (京都; [2]) has a reputation worldwide as Japan's most beautiful city. However, visitors will be surprised how much work they will have to do to see its beautiful side. Most visitors' first impressions will be of the urban sprawl of central Kyoto,...

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garisti on April 1, 2008 from Kyoto, Japan

from the travel blog: Viaje por Asia

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Ōsaka (大阪) is the third largest city in Japan, the central metropolis of the Kansai region and the largest of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto trio. Districts Osaka and the "808 Bridges" (八百八) Many districts in Osaka derive their names from the Tokugawa-era bridges that were built during the city's...

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garisti on April 1, 2008 from Osaka, Japan

from the travel blog: Viaje por Asia

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Nara (奈良) [1] is an ancient capital city in Nara Prefecture, Kansai region of Japan. Overshadowed by its more famous neighbor Kyoto, Nara is omitted from many a time-pressed tourist's itinerary. However, Nara is home to many important scenic and historical sites, and today preserves its main...

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garisti on April 1, 2008 from Nara, Japan

from the travel blog: Viaje por Asia

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Hiroshima (広島) [1] is an industrial city of wide boulevards, criss-crossing rivers and a dense city center. It is located along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea in the western Chugoku region of Japan. Although many only know it for the horrific split second on August 6, 1945, when it became the...

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garisti on April 1, 2008 from Hiroshima, Japan

from the travel blog: Viaje por Asia

And on with the show...

To spare you some of the more boring bits here I will not go into lengthy pontification of my flight from the Dirty D’ to Narita in Japan. There just wasn’t too much to note. It was the first overseas flight that I have taken and also the first to provide two and a half meals. The half being...

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Native_Kurtz on February 24, 2008 from Narita, Japan

from the travel blog: South Korea - Busan - Teaching Abroad

More snow & ice plus some cute animals

Ice scuplture contest & zoo

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Caro (suffering an incurable case of wanderlust) on February 9, 2008 from Asahikawa, Japan

from the travel blog: Caro's Travel Blog

Sapporo Snow Festival & Otaru Snow Gleaming Festival

From Furano I took a rather painful (still couldn't sit for long periods) bus ride to Sapporo before catching a train to Otaru. My first experience of a big Japanese station, Sapporo station was a bit overwhelming. As expected, no English in sight so finding the right train was a matter of...

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Caro (suffering an incurable case of wanderlust) on February 4, 2008 from Otaru, Japan

from the travel blog: Caro's Travel Blog

Australia day on the slopes of Hokkaido

After a slightly difficult trip from Asahikawa airport to my accommodation in Furano on the night on the 25th, I spent a wonderful week snowboarding. Actually spent most of Australia day sleeping off my jet-lag before hitting the slopes and trying to teach myself to snowboard. Clearly this was...

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Caro (suffering an incurable case of wanderlust) on January 26, 2008 from Biei, Japan

from the travel blog: Caro's Travel Blog