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View ArticleJapan Living Guide
A country guide for ex-pats living in and relocating to Japan maintained by All Japan Relocation, Plaza Homes, and Tokyo Lease Corporation.
View ArticleBizen Osafune Sword Museum
The Bizen Osafune Sword Museum (備前長船刀剣博物館 Bizen Osafune Tōken Hakubutsukan) is dedicated to the art of sword making. It is situated in a place that used to be a major centre of Japanese sword...
View ArticleAustrian Cultural Forum Tokyo
The Austrian Cultural Forum (ACF) Tokyo is a platform for artists from Austria in Japan and supports initiatives to present a unique image of a contemporary, innovative, and vibrant Austria. The ACF is...
View ArticleSumida Hokusai Museum
The Sumida Hokusai Museum (すみだ北斎美術館 Sumida Hokusai Bijutsukan) is in the Sumida district of Tokyo and is dedicated to the painter Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The museum is located east of the...
View ArticleOtetsutabi
Otetsutabi (おてつたび) is a service matching people who want to work while travelling with inns and other accommodation facilities in Japan grappling with staff shortages (in Japanese).
View ArticleMusashi Seimitsu Kogyo Co.
Musashi Seimitsu Kogyo (武蔵精密工業株式会社) develops, manufactures, and sells differentials, transmission gears, ball joints, and other products for automobiles and motorcycles. While promoting the development...
View ArticleKitano Tenmangu Shrine
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (北野天満宮) is located in the northwest of Kyoto. It was built over 1000 years ago, in 947 AD, by the emperor of the time to honour Sugawara no Michizane, a scholar and politician...
View ArticleAir Water Group
Air Water Group (エア・ウォーター株式会社) is an industrial gas manufacturer headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was formed in April 2000 by merging Daido Hokusan and Kyodo Oxygen. It is one of Japan's three largest...
View ArticleKyoto Insider Sake Experience
Kyoto Insider Sake Experience was established in the ancient capital city of Kyoto, home to a long history of sake brewing – making it the ideal location to convey the secrets of sake to visitors from...
View ArticleForeigner-friendly English-speaking hospitals in Tokyo
Japan, in general, and Tokyo specifically, has been seeing an increasing influx of expats. Moreover, the number of tourists visiting Japan has also witnessed exponential growth. Finding...
View ArticleThe Tokyo Chapter
Jo is a bilingual mum who has lived in Japan for over 12 years – her first year as an exchange student in a small country town called Kurashiki when she was 16. Her hubby is from Scotland, she's from...
View ArticleHokkaido Ramen Santouka
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka (らーめん山頭火 Rāmen Santōka), is a Japanese ramen restaurant chain. Its main office is located in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It has over 21 stores in Japan, an international presence in...
View ArticleNamahage Museum
The Namahage Museum (なまはげ館) is located in Oga, Akita, adjacent to the Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum. It has been designated as an Important National Intangible Folk Cultural Property (国の重要無形民俗文化財) and...
View ArticleOmachi Alpine Museum
The Omachi Alpine Museum (大町山岳博物館) is located on a hillside in Omachi, Nagano. The third floor is an observation deck with a panoramic view of the Northern Alps. Telescopes are available for your...
View ArticleDozo Sushi
Dozo is the brainchild of an experienced restaurateur in London. It was first established in South Kensington in 2011 and has served premium-quality, contemporary, fine Japanese cuisine ever since....
View ArticleImmersive Fort Tokyo
Located in Odaiba, Immersive Fort Tokyo will be the world's first theme park with exclusively immersive experiences and boasting twelve brand-new attractions., such as The Sherlock (Baker Street Murder...
View ArticlePorMedTec Co. Ltd.
PorMedTec Co. Ltd. was established in February 2017 based on research outcomes of the Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research (MUIIBR) led by Professor Hiroshi Nagashima....
View ArticleJEOL Ltd.
JEOL, Ltd. (日本電子 Nihon Denshi Kabushiki-kaisha) is a primary developer and manufacturer of electron microscopes and other scientific instruments, industrial equipment and medical equipment. Its...
View ArticleKokuseki-ji Temple
Kokuseki-ji (黒石寺) is a Tendai sect temple in Yamauchi, Mizusawa Kuroishi-cho, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture (formerly Kuroishi Village, Esashi District). It is often read as "Kuroishidera" (くろいしでら). The...
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