Japan Travel News
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Kobe’s Shinkobe
Oriental Hotel relaunched as Crowne Plaza Kobe
Kobe’s well established Shinkobe Oriental Hotel has now been relaunched with
a new name, the
Crowne Plaza Kobe. The relaunch and new branding marks the completion of
an extensive renovation and renewal program at the hotel. |
Foreigners'
cemetery key to Kobe tourism project
The Kobe
municipal government is hoping to boost tourism on Mt. Rokko and its
environs by showcasing its light-emitting mushrooms and opening a cemetery
for foreign residents to the public for the first time in 40 years. |
JAL
to initiate trial chartered flight between Osaka and Sanya
Japanese airline giant Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAL) has announced that it
will launch nine trial chartered flights from
Osaka to
Sanya, China's southernmost city of
Hainan
Island, in the second half of this year. |
Weddings go west
Couples tie knot in Kobe's historic Western-style homes. Historic
Western-style guesthouses in the Kitanocho district here are increasingly in
demand by young couples hoping to tie the knot or hold wedding receptions in
an atmosphere that harks back to the 19th and early 20th century. |
Mt Fuji - Hakone
Mt Fuji - Hakone 1 Day Tour (Return Journey by Shinkansen - Bullet Train)
Indulge in this great day out to Mt Fuji. Also experience a ride on a
Shinkansen for your return portion to Tokyo. Included in your day out is
one-way Transportation by Motorcoach and return transportation by Shinkansen,
lunch, English speaking guide, cruise on Lake Ashi, Mt Komagatake Aerial
Cableway and all taxes. |
Kyoto,
Japan - A Geisha guide to Kyoto's floating world
Memoirs of a Geisha -- both the Arthur Golden novel and the film version of
it -- depicts the Gion of yesteryear, but contemporary
Kyoto
remains a city lush with sensual experiences for even the most hurried of
travelers. Take a walk through these picturesque streets, and you can
experience the sights, sounds and sensations of Geisha's "floating world." |
Japanese to put
big bucks in Vietnam tourism project
Japanese investors will pump in at least US$1 billion to build a 5,000 ha
resort town in southern Vietnam in what will be the biggest tourism project
in the country. |
Bangkok
Airways expands network gems
Bangkok Airways will add two new routes to their ‘gems of Asia’ services
which will include Japan and
Malaysia links as well as
starting more convenient direct services within Thailand, it was announced
yesterday at their Happiness on the Beach function in
Sydney. |
Complete
harmony in the shogun's backyard
Visitors reach their own Kyoto agreement - it's uplifting, Rachel Browne
writes.
In a land where vending machines supply everything from soft drinks to
schoolgirls' underwear, it's no surprise to discover a device dispensing
spiritual guidance in Japan's cultural capital,
Kyoto. |
Explore the Little
Traveled Wonders of Japan
Of the nearly half million American tourists visiting Japan annually (2004
figures), most trod the well beaten path between
Tokyo,
Kyoto and Nara, with day long side trips. |
Singapore Airlines to launch Bangkok - Tokyo service
From September 2005, Singapore Airlines will launch a six-times weekly
direct service between Bangkok and Tokyo. |
Japan: Eat,
drink, travel in comfort and always arrive on time
OF ALL the inventions that Japan has borrowed from abroad, it has made none
more thoroughly its own than the railway. |
EXPO Japan Two Day Tour
- Self Guided
EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan, is the place for an intercultural
exchange. The inspiration for EXPO 2005 is the marvelous mechanism of nature
and the power of life. A truly inspirational display of global society
allowing the multitude of cultures and civilizations to coexist together. |
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