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The Nihon Sun

http://www.nihonsun.com

Japan's Online Travel and Culture Magazine. Presenting the unique culture and some of Japan's great travel destinations.

• Added on: Nov 10th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: ShaneS
• Listed in: Travel Destinations
• Tags: Culture japan photos lifestyle history

Recent Posts

• Silver Week in Japan

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 03:00 in japan, holidays, events, keiro no hi, kokumin no kyujitsu, shubun no hi, silver week

  All that glitters is not gold, in this case it’s silver and the name of the newest grouping of holidays on the Japanese calendar.  Golden Week in Japan takes place in late April or early May each year and, like Silver Week, it incorporates a n...

• Tweet Your Way to a Stay at The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 20:00 in travel, japan, Hotel, contest, tokyo, accomodation, ritz-carlton, tokyo midtown, roppongi, featured articles, tokyo and vicinity

  Located in the tallest building in the city, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo offers guests an understated and luxurious environment high above the hustle and bustle of Roppongi’s trendy Tokyo Midtown complex. I recently had the pleasure of a relaxing o...

• Ukiyo-e – Woodblock Prints

  Posted on Wednesday September 2nd, 2009 at 02:15 in art, travel, japan, tokyo, museums, nagano, ukiyo-e, history & culture, woodblock prints, japan ukiyo-e museum

  When one thinks of items representative of Japan the list inevitably includes kimono, sushi and bullet trains but one shouldn’t overlook the beauty of Japanese woodblock prints or ukiyo-e.  The word ukiyo refers to the world of common people a...

• Tenugui, Furoshiki & Kimono Sleeves

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 01:00 in lifestyle, environmentally friendly products, furoshiki, tenugui, eco-bag, hirocoledge, japan products. japan. shopping

  Kimono sleeves, or tamoto, meaning “by the side of”, were the pockets in traditional Japan that allowed wearers to stash all manner of small items while keeping their hands free.  The unique construction of a kimono from strips of fabric...

• Gundam Taking Flight in Odaiba

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 01:00 in japan, tokyo, photo gallery, gundam, odaiba

  The full scale replica of Gundam is quite a sight and one that can only be seen in person until the end of this month in Tokyo’s modern Odaiba area. Gundam is quite an impressive sight towering over surrounding trees and appearing to be larger...

• Heaven & Hell in Ishikawa

  Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 01:00 in travel, japan, Buddhism, buddha, hell, caves, ishikawa, hanibe, ryumyoji town

  It’s cold year round, not hot, in the Hanibe Cave where the “Fushi Jigoku” (Satirical expression of Hell) sit alongside eerily lit statues on a winding path through this natural cave. Located in the Chubu region of Japan, Ryumyoji ...

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Santosh Nikam

Fantastic blog.................i really enjoyed while reading your article.. .... Keep it up

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