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Japanese travel

Japan has many wonderful travel destinations filled with Japanese culture and sights. This Japanese teachers' blog category introduces some of these.

Japanese trees Along some of Japan's most celebrated streets you can find some trees lining the sidewalks. In Tokyo, along Omote Sando street, there are are some Keyaki trees which are also known as Japanese zelkova trees. They create a nice atmosphere to walk during the different seasons. In this blog by Japanese teacher Yatabe sensei, she talks about this topic and introduces some vocabulary ...
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Kyoto tourism Kyoto was once the capital city of Japan. It is a beautiful and historical city filled with splendid temples and interesting shrines. It was one of the top tourist destinations in the world this year and is growing in popularity. Here in this Japanese language blog, Kamiyama sensei introduces one of the top sight-seeing spots in Kyoto. Read this and listen to natural Japanese too....
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Tokyo sight-seeing spots Tokyo is one of the largest metropolises in the world. And it has a large variety of sight-seeing spots to visit. There is the Tokyo Skytree, the shopping areas of Akihabara and fashionable Harajuku, the swanky department stores in Ginza and a large number of museums and galleries. Inada sensei, one of the professional Japanese teachers at JOI online school, lives in Tok...
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Museums in Japan Museums in Japan developed from the late 19th century towards the end of the Edo period. According to a 2005 survey by the Ministry of Education there are over 5,600 museums in Japan today. Many of the museums are funded by city governments or prefectural governments. This allows for large budgets and impressive architecture and collections. Momoki sensei, one of the Japanese te...
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Nature walks Japan Japan is a beautiful country surrounded by abundant nature. So the places of interest are not limited to sightseeing spots, shopping, and cuisine. Near any big city there are mountains and forests ready to be easily explored. Mountain- walking is very popular in recent times and on the weekends, you can find people on the well-preserved mountain trails. Mizuno sensei went to ...
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