Kinwashi Tour Japan Thread
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Name Typical Blooming Period Location Highlights Kyusho Park Early - Mid April Tottori Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Night viewing. Utsubuki Park Late March - Early April Tottori Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Night viewing. Kintai Bridge, Kikko Park Late March - Early April Yamaguchi Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Night viewing. 1,000+ trees. Tsuyama Castle, Kakuzan Park Early - Mid April Okayama Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Cherry blossoms around castle. Night viewing. Shiroyama Park Early April Ehime Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Cherry blossoms around castle. Ritsurin Garden Late March - Early April Kagawa Night viewing. Famous Japanese garden. 3 stars from Michelin. Kagamino Park Late March - Mid April Kochi Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Tunnel of cherry trees. Matsue Castle Park Early April Shimane Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Night viewing. Cherry blossoms around castle. Senkoji Park Late March - Mid April Hiroshima Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Night viewing. Shobara Ueno Park Early April Hiroshima Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Night viewing. 1,000+ trees. 
Location Hotel Recommended Rate Miyajima Iwaso Traditional hot spring inn with more than 150 years of history. From JPY 42,000 Miyajima Miyajima Grand Hotel Arimoto Traditionally constructed inn with kaiseki cuisine made from local ingredients. From JPY 37,800 Miyajima Jukeiso View of World Heritage Site Itsukushima Shrine from the inn. From JPY 35,700 Hiroshima Hiroshima Grand Intelligent Hotel 3-minute walk from Hiroshima Station. From JPY 7,000 
Location Hotel Recommended Rate Korakuen Hotel Granvia Okayama 1-minute walk from Okayama Station. From JPY 9,800 Kurashiki Dormy Inn Kurashiki 6-minute walk from Kurashiki Station. From JPY 7,200 -
source.The Tokyo Times
Angry Birds dress in Japanese outfits
The maker of famous mobile game Angry Birds, Rovio Entertainment, partnered with top Japanese commercial broadcaster Fuji Television Network for a special episode with geisha, ninja, sumo and samurai outfits which takes place in Japan.The move is meant to help the two partners better cover Japan, as Rovio can use Fuji’s better knowledge of the market, while it brings to the table its game-making expertise.
Japanese mobile market is attractive for mobile game makers, as more than 76 percent of mobile users have accessed media services on the phone last year. The percentage is much higher than in the U.S. (55 percent) and the U.K. (56 percent).
Rovio had been present before to key Asian markets. It released special versions like Chinese New Year and Moon Cake and it launched last autumn aTwitter page in Japanese. It worked closely with Chinese mobile ad provider Madhouse and with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics. The agreement with Fuji is however the first official partnership with a Japanese company.
Angry Birds has been downloaded over 700 million times worldwide.
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What is this from Aomori?
Another speciality from there.
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Kenoshiru Kenoshiru in soup with diced ingredients seasoned with miso.
People around the Tsugaru are love to eat it, especially in january.
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So where is TOHOKU.
Yokoso ! Japan Tohoku.
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Japanese : Fukahire
Many chondroitin sulfate is contained in a shark fin, and there is an effect which prevents a decline of a blood vessel, the skin, and internal organs by Humors maintenance action. Moreover, it is useful for antiaging with cell activation. -
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Gil natural shark off Kesennuma
using pectoral fin fresh!
As you can see, the whole sheet contains a pectoral fin.
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Chinese Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture is famous worldwide as a ground processing of the-shark fin luxury food of Chinese, proud to Japan amount of landings, and now are exported to such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and home has been used mainly.It is said that being famous and luxury and Kesennuma, and for drying the processing technology is superior shark's fin, old-fashioned experience and technology has been utilized.
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Shark meat is a delicacies over here.
What a big deal.
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More on Sharks.
How to Bake Shark Meat
Many people aren't sure what they would do with shark meat when they see it in the grocery store, since it's not as common as salmon or haddock. Shark is easy to bake in the oven and has a taste and texture that sets it apart from other fish. Like many varieties of fish, shark is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and is also an excellent source of selenium and a good source of magnesium, niacin and vitamin B12. Be wary of eating too much shark, however, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that shark meat contains high levels of mercury...
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Despite the lack of blossoms, the best picnic spots are already takenJapan Sakura Party,
Sakura Blooms
do you know everyear peoples celebrated this flowering season under the Sakura tree.
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Published on Apr 1, two thousand and twelve by Tokyomx
Announced strong wind blowing in Tokyo, the JMA in the morning today, and flowering cherry tree was in Tokyo. 5 days later than average, is three days from flowering late last year.
The Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda has a sample tree of Yoshino cherry tree in Tokyo, the Meteorological Agency announces the blooming of cherry blossoms and flowering of the wheel is confirmed Yoshino cherry tree five or six specimens. 11 am today and announced around 10 minutes when Meteorological Agency will check the flowering of about six-wheeled "We flowering cherry blossoms in Tokyo." Last year's flowering in 28 days, three days from late last year that this year, five days later than usual that is. Mr. Shoji Komiya Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory of JMA somewhat, so also feed in the morning Sun ", may also transitioned to the increased temperatures in the evening yesterday, advanced a little towards the flowering from yesterday
the full â– â– ↓ â– See http://www.mxtv.co.jp/mxnews/news/201203317.htmlVideo.
