Cool Japan Article

Cool Japan Article

  • 19Finding Value in What Is Available The Fascinating Nature, People, History, and Food Culture of the Oki Islands

    The Oki Islands are located 40–80 km north of the Shimane Peninsula. The Oki Islands consists of 180 islands of various sizes, four of…

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  • 14Lifestyles in Close Proximity to the Sea.An Area that Brings Together Sustainable Development and Unique Attractions—Ine Town

    Ine Town, located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, is known for its funaya, or wooden boathouses. One of the most scenic spo…

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  • 07Become a Kurabito. Enhancing the Value of Japanese Sake through a New Form of Sake Brewery Tourism

    KURABITO STAY and Kitsukura Shuzo have teamed up to offer a completely new sake tourism program within the grounds of a 330-year-old sa…

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  • 05Local Tochigi Culture and Ingredients at The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko

    The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko opened in July 2020 on the shores of Lake Chuzenji in Okunikko. The luxury hotel sits in an area that is home …

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  • 04Enjoying Rustic, Exquisite Tsumikusa Cuisine Surrounded by Unchanged Japanese Landscape and Culture

    Just under an hour from central Kyoto up steep mountain roads in the Hanase region—often referred to as one of the “back rooms” of Kyot…

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  • 03Innovation Meets History at Wataya Besso

    Straddling the Shiota River in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, the Wataya Besso hotel complex spreads across the 66,000-square-meter propert…

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