http://www.japan-travel-centre.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 05 May 2008 13:21:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For youth culture Japan, Harajuku, just north of Shibuya, is the number one fashionable, fun, faddish, ridiculous, crazy place to hang out. Come along on a Sunday and you'll see it all! Harajuku Fashion If it's Harajuku's youth culture you want to ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/tokyo/harajuku-fashion The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as The Tsukiji fish market is located near the  Tsukijishijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line or Tsukiji Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. Tsukiji fish market is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/tokyo/tsukiji-fish-market-top-tourism-attractions-in-tokyo The Tokyo Imperial Palace is the imperial palace of Japan and the residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and is close to Tokyo Station. It is roughly the size of Central Park, which has an area of 3.41 squared kilometers. ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/tokyo/imperial-palace-and-gardens A ryokan is a type of traditional Japanese Inn dating from the Edo Period (1603 - 1868) when they served travelers along Japan's highways. They typically feature tatami matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner. Ryokan are difficult to ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/must-do/ryokan-tradition-accommodation A trip to Japan is simply not complete without a visit to one of the many karaoke bars or boxes available. You have not sampled karaoke properly until you have tried it ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/must-do/karaoke-in-japan The highest mountain in Japan, Mt.Fuji is 3776-meter high. Mt.Fuji, which had been a sacred mountain, appeared the present form about 10,000 years ago. More than 200,000 people climb to the top of Mt.Fuji in a year. 30% of them is foreigners. Now, Mt.fuji is a mountain which the people ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/must-see/mount-fuji The natural environments of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the volcanic perimeter which surrounds ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/must-see/osaka-aquarium Tokyo Disneyland is a 115 acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and was opened on April 15, 1983. The park was constructed by Walt Disney Imagineering in ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/tokyo/tokyo-disneyland Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of over 4 million people per day, making it the busiest train station in the world in terms of ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/tokyo/shinjuku-station Meiji Jingu is the Shinto shrine dedicated to the divine souls of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Emperor Shoken. Emperor Meiji passed away in 1912 and Empress Shoken in 1914. After their demise, people wished to commemorate their virtues and to venerate them forever, and so this shrine was constructed, ... http://www.japan-travel-centre.com/tokyo/meiji-jingu-shrine-top-tourism-attractions-in-tokyo