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Tama
Amusement Parks & Theme parks
Yomiuriland
4.56 36The representative amusement park of Tokyo that is roughly 30 minutes from Shinjuku Station and can be enjoyed by children and adults throughout the year.
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【2024-2025】Your Guide to Enjoying the Yomiuriland Jewellumination
From winter to spring, Yomiuriland hosts its annual Jewellumination, an event that transforms the entire amusement park into a glittering dreamlike space. As the largest illumination event in the Kanto region, Jewellumination offers a unique experience where you can enjoy stunning illuminations while riding attractions.
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You can enjoy both day and night! What are the highlights of Yomiuriland, one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo?
Yomiuriland, a historic amusement park representing Tokyo, is also famous as a cherry blossom viewing spot with cherry trees in full bloom. During the cherry blossom season, the park is filled with approximately 1,000 cherry trees, including Somei-Yoshino, yamazakura (wild cherry), and shidare-zakura (weeping cherry). From March 19 to April 7, 2024, the park will host the "Night Cherry Blossom Jewellumination," an event where visitors can see gorgeous nighttime cherry blossoms.
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Visiting YOMIURILAND on a winter night.
I visited the YOMIURILAND amusement park to see the Jewellumination (Jewel illumination) .I was especially impressed with the attractions “Light on dance” and “Water fountain fantasy created by the light and sound”.
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Nagano
Tourist Attractions
Jigokudani Monkey Park
4.55 11A spot where you can closely observe the natural behavior of wild Japanese macaques.
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29 Must-Visit Tourist Spots in Nagano: Rich History and Nature Escapes
Nagano is the mountainous escape that’s enclosed by the 3 ranges of the Japan Alps. The area is hugged by rolling peaks, and remarkable natural backdrops as far as the eye can see. Not to be missed, there are even historic temples and shrines, plenty of places to stay and shops that await.
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A Free Travel to Nagano in Winter to See Wild Japanese Macaques Loving Bathing in Hot Springs and Living in Jigokudani Monkey Park!
An around 90-minute train ride on the Nagano Shinkansen (now a part of the Hokuriku Shinkansen) can take us from Tokyo Station to Nagano Station, where we can take another train by the Nagano Electric Railway to get to Yudanaka Station. The station is close to the entrance of Jigokudani (hell valley), which is a paradise on earth for Japanese Macaques loving bathing in onsens (Japanese hot springs). Tourists from Europe and America have given the macaque inhabiting this area an affectionate nickname “snow monkey”.
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Ashikaga
Parks & Gardens
Ashikaga Flower Park
4.53 15A paradise of flowers and lights. And in this place, its greatest gift: a stunning tunnel of great wisterias
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Watch, Eat, and Experience! Sightseeing Guide for Kiryu and Ashikaga, Possible Even as a Day Trip from Tokyo!
The Kiryu and Ashikaga areas are accessible from Tokyo even for just a day trip, and not only are they great places to enjoy activities surrounded by beautiful nature, but they also offer plenty of places to take in, including nostalgic old townscapes and power spots!
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A large natural curtain with wisteria in purple and white. “Ashikaga Flower Park” for day trip. (Ashikaga City of Tochigi Prefecture)
After enter the park, you will see a huge curtain-like made of Japanese wisteria in colour purple and white in front of you...
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Tokyo Station Neighborhood
Shopping Streets
Tokyo Station Ichibangai
4.47 9Directly connected to "Tokyo Station", the gateway to Japan, this commercial facility is filled with the charms of Japan.
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How to enjoy Tokyo Station Ichibangai that you can only buy, experience, and enjoy here
This article focuses on "Tokyo Station Ichibangai", a commercial facility inside Tokyo Station that attracts specialty products and gourmet foods not only from Tokyo but from all over Japan.
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Tokyo's best restaurants in one place! “Tokyo Ramen Street”, where you could go for a week and never get bored!
Directly connected to Tokyo Station, just outside the Yaesu Underground Central Exit ticket gate, Tokyo Ramen Street is home to eight of Tokyo's best-known ramen stores, offering a different genre of ramen every day of the week, even if you go for a week. With not only popular and classic menus from famous restaurants, but also menus exclusive to Tokyo Ramen Street, it is no exaggeration to say that you can fully enjoy Tokyo's ramen here alone.
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A lot of experiences that you can only have here! "Tokyo Okashi Land"
"Tokyo Okashi Land" is directly connected to Tokyo Station, just outside the "Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Exit ticket gate". Antenna stores of "Ezaki Glico," "Morinaga Seika," "Calbee," and "Kameda Seika," all of which are nationally popular confectionery manufacturers, are located here, where you can not only purchase limited products but also enjoy unique experiences.
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Shinagawa
Experiences Facilities
Oi Racecourse – Tokyo City Keiba (TCK)
4.43 7An Amusement Spot with a Variety of Events Focused on Horseracing.
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Great Winter Dating Spot! How to Enjoy Tokyo Mega Illumi
Of all the many illumination spots in Tokyo, the Oi Racecourse, which presents Tokyo Mega Illumi, is the most popular, ranked 1st for two consecutive years (2022-2023 and 2023-2024) in the Walkerplus+ “Japan’s Most Satisfying Illuminations Ranking.” If you haven’t gone to see it yet, here is our guide on how to enjoy Tokyo Mega Illumi and recommended dating spots in the neighborhood.
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The TOKYO MEGA ILLUMINATION 2021-2022 special Invitation! An exclusive perk for foreign residents in Japan!
The annual TOKYO MEGA ILLUMINATION event, chosen as the winner of the 2020-2021 Walker+ “Best Illuminations to Visit in Japan” ranking, will be held again this year!
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Want to explore areas between Haneda Airport and central Tokyo on your way? Then taking Tokyo Monorail is a great idea.
There are several ways to get to the central part of Tokyo from Haneda Airport including busses, taxis, rental cars and trains (either Tokyo Monorail or Keikyu). Those who have abundant traveling experiences in Japan know which transportation to choose depending on their needs.
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