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  • Annette White at Oirase Gorge in Aomori Japan in the Tohoku prefecture
  • Dinner at Ringobako in Aomori Japan Dinner at Ringobako in Aomori Japan

Aomori Bucket List: 11 Things to Do in Japan’s Northeastern Prefecture

The Aomori prefecture has many fun things to do and eat. It's best known for the Nebuta Matsuri festival and being the largest producer of apples in Japan.

Annette White2022-12-02T06:29:39-07:00October 25th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Aomori, City Bucket Lists|
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  • Annette White inside Hotel Sakan Ryokan Sendai Japan
  • The front of Hotel Sakan in Sendai Japan The front of Hotel Sakan in Sendai Japan

A Traditional Japanese Experience: Sleeping in a Ryokan in Sendai

A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn where the floors are typically tatami mats and the rooms are separated with sliding shōji doors. And Hotel Sakan in Sendai is one of the best.

Annette White2022-12-02T07:57:44-07:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Hotels & Lodging, Sendai|
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  • Butchering ahi at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo

Visit Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market

Tokyo's Tsujiki Market is one of the largest wholesale fish markets in the world, where an average of 450 different species of fish are sold on premise.

Annette White2022-12-08T05:41:25-07:00November 9th, 2015|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Food & Drink, Tokyo|
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  • Chankonabe Sumo Wrestler Stew in Tokyo, Japan

Eat Chankonabe in Tokyo. Sumo Wrestlers Stew.

After watching wrestler’s practice at Hakkaku Sumo Stable in Tokyo, I was hungry. Seeing them huff, puff and sweat actually made my stomach growl and what better thing to eat for [...]

Annette White2022-12-16T22:17:32-07:00March 13th, 2015|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Food & Drink, Tokyo|
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  • Tempura and Skewers at Kill Bill Gonpachi Restaurant in Tokyo Tempura and Skewers at Kill Bill Gonpachi Restaurant in Tokyo

Eat at Tokyo’s ‘Kill Bill’ Inspiration Restaurant

Gonpachi restaurant, in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, was the inspiration for the famous bloody massacre scene in the movie Kill Bill.

Annette White2022-12-16T23:06:01-07:00October 23rd, 2014|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Food & Drink, Tokyo|
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  • Pachinko Parlor in Tokyo, Japan

Play a Game of Pachinko in Japan

The object of Japanese pachinko is to fire balls that will then fall through a maze of metal pins. You are trying to capture as many balls as possible.

Annette White2022-07-07T05:54:48-07:00August 28th, 2014|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Tokyo|
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  • Kimono Fitting

Do a Kimono Fitting in Tokyo, Japan

While traveling Tokyo we saw several ladies and gentlemen donning traditional Japanese kimonos which inspired me to participate in a kimono fitting.

Annette White2022-07-07T06:01:49-07:00June 15th, 2014|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Cultural, Tokyo|
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  • Sushi making in Tokyo
  • Finished Sushi in Tokyo Finished Sushi in Tokyo

Learn to Make Sushi From a Local in Tokyo, Japan

Learning how to make Japanese sushi would be done in the private home of a Tokyo native and would be made with fresh Ahi tuna from Tsujiki Fish Market.

Annette White2022-12-16T23:28:49-07:00April 26th, 2014|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Cultural, Food & Drink, Tokyo|
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  • Baseball Game in Tokyo, Japan

Attend a Baseball Game in Japan

The game of baseball isn't just one of America's favorite pastime, the Japanese are passionate about it too, but they do things a little bit different.

Annette White2022-12-16T23:47:22-07:00January 2nd, 2014|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Cultural, Events & Entertainment, Tokyo|
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  • Tokyo Sumo Stable Tokyo Sumo Stable

Watch Wrestling Practice at a Sumo Stable in Japan

We stood outside of a sumo stable in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo, where wrestlers practice and live, waiting to watch as they refined their craft.

Annette White2022-07-07T06:23:27-07:00October 29th, 2013|Categories: Asia, Japan, TRAVEL|Tags: Sumida, Tokyo|
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