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Amazing Discount Shinkansen Ticket

amazing discount Shinkansen ticket Do you still pay full price for Shinkansen tickets? Most foreigners don’t know that you can get discount Shinkansen tickets for some cities if you hold a foreign passport! Incredibly, this is for residents too, not just vacationers! Check out our article to m

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How to eat ramen: What are those bottles for?

How to eat ramen: What are those bottles for? Most ramen shops have a bunch of bottles on the table, but do you know what’s in them and what they’re for? We want to show you the best way of using them because Tokyo Bee Hive is nothing if not passionate about ramen and we want you to be t

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How to eat soba
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Soba Noodles: Exploring One of Japan’s Most Traditional.

Soba Noodles: Exploring One of Japan’s Most Traditional. Soba is a very famous food for Japanese people. In Japan, when eating soba, it’s not only acceptable to slurp to enjoy the flavour, but it’s regarded as a necessary part of enjoying the noodles. In a lot of other cultures, th

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How to use Jindaiji free-WiFi

How to use Jindaiji free Wi-Fi Jindaiji temple is the second oldest temple in Chofu, Tokyo, said to date back to AD 733. Free-WiFi is available in the temple area. I’ve compiled some information about Jindaiji, so, if you’re interested in the temple, check it out. see setup so says You h

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How to leave your luggage using ecbo cloak

How to store your luggage using ecbo cloak It’s hard to move around in a city when you are carrying a lot of luggage, isn’t it? There are coin lockers in most train stations. But sometimes it’s a pain having to find one while carrying heavy luggage, especially in big stations like

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How to find cheap car parking?

How to find cheap car parking? Japanese car parking is always quite expensive, especially in the middle of Tokyo. You want to know how to park cheaply and legally, right? I’ll show you how by using a great app by Docomo called Peasy. see setup so says I drive mostly every day so parking fees a

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How to use an electric Japanese toilet

How to use an electric japanese toilet You’ve probably seen or heard about Japanese toilets – the ones with all the buttons, not the squat type that has been helpfully illustrated on the right. Referred to as a washlet, this kind of toilet is getting pretty famous across the world, and w

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History & Customs

Roots and manners of omiyage

Roots and manners of omiyage Omiyage translates to souvenir in English, but the meaning is much deeper than the word makes it sound. It’s nice getting a souvenir from someone who’s been on holiday, but it also opens up conversation about the “wheres” and the “whats&#822

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How to use Japan Travel by Navitime

How to use japan travel Japan Travel by NAVITIME is very helpful when sightseeing in Japan. The app tells you not only where to go and how to get there, but also about any free-WiFi spots nearby. It’s a super useful app! see setup so says I was really impressed by this application, the company

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How to use LAWSON free-WiFi

How to use lawson free-WiFi 5 easy steps to connecting to Lawson’s free wi-fi see setup So Says Compared to the other two of the big 3 convenience stores’ free-WiFi, LAWSON’s is the easiest and simplest to register with. Also they have an English website. The speed of the free-WiFi

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