JAPAN

My Japan Travel Resources and Information Guide..

1.JAPAN map and location..

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/maps/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/places

http://www.frommers.com/images/destinations/maps/jpg-2006/229_japan.jpg



2.FESTIVALS ...Event date and location..

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/festivals/

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/category/index.html?cat=festival

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/attractions/event/events_calendar.html





3.Sight-Seeing and Attractions....

http://www.gojapango.com/

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html

http://www.japanican.com/en/tour/

http://www.mustlovejapan.com/category/


Samurai Districts...The samurai (or bushi) were the warriors of premodern Japan. Samurai were supposed to lead their lives according to the ethic code of bushido ("the way of the warrior"). Strongly Confucian in nature, bushido stressed concepts such as loyalty to one's master, self discipline and respectful, ethical behavior. Many samurai were also drawn to the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2422.html
http://www.mustlovejapan.com/subject/shingenko_matsuri/


Ninjas ....Ninja (忍者) were a type of warrior who specialized in unconventional warfare such as infiltration, sabotage and assassination during the age of the samurai. Another way of calling them is "shinobi", meaning "those who act in stealth". Ninja employed deception and forgery tactics to take opponents out by surprise. Due to their unorthodox methods which contradicted the way of the warrior (bushido), the ninja were not credited with the same honor as the samurai.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2295.html


Castles...

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2296.html
http://www.jcastle.info/
http://www.hotelclub.com/blog/beautiful-castles-in-japan/


4.Cultural ..
Tea Ceremony..http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/cultural/experience/f.html
                  ...... https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/travel/practical/sadou.html
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Kimono............
Pottery.............
Origami............

Bonsai Village...Omiya, Saitama.. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6528.html
Bonsai Art Museum...........http://www.bonsai-art-museum.jp/english/collections/list.php
                            ...........https://www.facebook.com/OmiyaBonsaiArtMuseum
Ikebana...........Flower Arrangement
             ......  http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/travel/practical/ikebana.html

5.Shopping...

http://www.gojsf.com/
http://shopping-guide.co.jp/en/index.html

Popular Attractions...in Tokyo
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/campaign/map/
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/attractions/index02.html
http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/venue/460/Cat-Street
http://www.att-japan.net/en/spot/ES000366
http://japanlover.me/kawaii/kawaii-travel-guide/daiso-100-yen-store-takeshita-dori-harajuku-tokyo/


6.Food Culture..
http://realjapanesefood.tumblr.com/
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/attractions/dining/food/jfood_01.html
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/attractions/dining/food/index.html
http://japanesefoodlover.tumblr.com/
http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/the-30-types-of-Japanese-restaurant



7.Transport..Guide..  http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/transportation/f_languages/foreign_languages_3.html

    Subway map ....   https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/transportation/railway/subway.html
    Tokyo Metro....   http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/index.html


8.Accomodation choices..

9.Convenient Stores...

10.Vending Machines..

11.Learn Japanese.. Useful Phrases..
                  ...  http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/touristhandbook/eng.pdf
                  ...  http://www.coscom.co.jp/learnjapanese101/
                  ...  http://www.japanese-language.aiyori.org/index.html
                  ...  http://www.coscom.co.jp/learnjapanese201/index.html
                  ...  http://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese.htm

     Study Japanese in Japan...http://www.incul.com/eng/japanese_school/


12.Safety and Health..
   Trying out Tokyo's  Earthquake simulator...
   ....  http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/21/travel/tokyo-earthquake-simulator/
   ....  http://readytokyo.blogspot.com/2011/10/earthquake-museums-in-japan.html
   ..... http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+85275
   ..... http://youtu.be/Hk20w3gxWRM
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13.Travel Tips..
  ...Tokyo Walk ... http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/rtg/pdf/pg-305.pdf


http://www.cybertraveltips.com/asia/japan/Japan-Tourist-Attractions.html
http://japan-articles.japanican.com/en/

14.Useful Tickets in Tokyo..
https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/travel/practical/tonai_ticket.html



15.Videos.. Visit Japan

http://www.youtube.com/user/visitjapan

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