BOOK OFF Is Tax Free, Now!
“BOOK OFF”, a nationwide re-use book chain includes a wide variety of items such as used books, CDs, DVDs, apparels, home appliances, sports goods, watches, branded items and cell-phones.
May 7, 2015
Category: News (Page3)｜Taiken Japan
New events, attractions and stories can be found here.
Recently Launched - A Travel App "Tokyo Guide" for Apple Watch
“Tokyo Guide” is a travel guide app with features designed specifically for the new Apple Watch.
May 7, 2015
Do You Want to Dwell in Tokyo?
R-ESTATE TOKYO, a real estate agency well-known for its unique selection of property, has released a new website especially for foreigners.
May 5, 2015
MUJI Starts Tax Free Services
From April 15th, 2015 onwards Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. well-known as MUJI, started its consumption tax free services at its 39 stores throughout Japan.
April 30, 2015
A New Android App for Learning Kanji
Japanese Kanji Study aims to be a simple yet powerful and modern Android app for learning all common-use Japanese kanji.
April 30, 2015
Celebrate Children's Day at Tokyo Tower
Ahead of Children’s Day on May 5th, Tokyo Tower with a height of 333 meters is displaying a total of 333 koinobori, and a 6-meter sanmanobori ("saury shaped streamer")at its main entrance.
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April 28, 2015
KYOTOGRAPHIE : An International Photography Festival in Kyoto
KYOTOGRAPHIE, the world-class photography festival marks the 3rd edition this year and is presented at 15 of Kyoto’s historic and contemporary architectural spaces, some of which have never been opened to the public.
April 28, 2015
Fantastic Marine Show at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama
The aquarium features a gigantic tank with over 30 different varieties of sea animals with more than 60,000 fish living in the warm Pacific coastal waters. At the dynamic setting, about 500,000 sardines play the lead characters with a wide variety of larger ocean animals, and they present an exciting performance
April 21, 2015
Japan-Based Cooking Studio Expands to Singapore
ABC Cooking Studio, the cooking school with 134 branches and 280,000 members in Japan will open a studio in Singapore Takashimaya S.C. This is the 7th international branch following Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Chengdu and Seoul.
April 21, 2015
New Attractions at Evangelion World, FujiQ-highland!
“Evangelion World” has been attracting innumerable visitors both home and abroad, hence FujiQ-highland announces the release of a NEW ATTRACTION Projection Mapping of Evangelion
April 17, 2015
Osaka's Tempozan Ferris Wheel Renews Its Lighting!
Tempozan Ferris Wheel debuted in July 1997. It’s one of the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, having a height of 112.5 meters (369 feet) and a diameter of 100 meters (328 feet). It stands next to the largest scale of aquarium, Kaiyukan.
April 16, 2015
Cherry Blossom Festival 2015 - Featuring 250 Weeping Cherry Trees!
The park “ Sera Kozan Fureainosato “ (世羅甲山ふれあいの里), located in the middle of Hiroshima prefecture, will start its Cherry Blossom Festival 2015 by opening a passage flanked by weeping trees.
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April 14, 2015
Grids Akihabara : A New Type of Accommodation
To cater to a wide variety of traveling style from backpackers to group travelers, GRIDS AKIHABARA offers guest rooms in a wide range of sizes and types.
April 9, 2015
A Free App for Movie Location Trips in Tokyo
With the growing popularity of filming location trips to rediscover the culture of Tokyo, the free app TOKYO LOKETABI , which literally means “ Tokyo Location Trip”, has been released. It provides extensive information on where famous movies, TV drama series and animated cartoons were filmed.
April 9, 2015
Marvellous #5 in March
Marching towards the end of the financial year in Japan let me enlist the Marvellous 5.
April 6, 2015
TIFFANY Reopens Post-Renovation at Tokyo Narita Airport
Tiffany & Co., the store at Narita International Airport, which opened in 2007 on the 3rd floor of the Terminal 2 building, reopened following a refurbishment with the latest store design.
April 6, 2015
H.I.S launches Osaka Tourist Information Center
Japan’s leading travel agency H.I.S. will launch “OSAKA TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER”, the largest TIC of Japan, in Shinsaibashi area of Osaka city this Saturday, April 4th 2015.
April 3, 2015
Samurai & Ninja Safari - Tokyo Entertainment Bus
Japan’s biggest travel agency JTB is launching a new type of entertainment bus tour ‘Samurai and Ninja Safari’ this month. Unlike traditional bus tours, this tour features interactive experiences, which allows the passengers to “be a part of it”. Let’s have a look at what you can see in this tour!!
April 2, 2015
