Sapporo
Enjoy Professional Sports All Year Round in Sapporo
Sapporo is home to various professional sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball, futsal, and others.
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Sapporo
Sapporo is the City that Satisfies Your Appetite
Hokkaido is a treasure trove of delicious food because of its climate and size that is conducive to growing rice, raising dairy cattle, and harvesting an abundance of tasty seafood in the seas surrounding the large island of Hokkaido.
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Sapporo
A New High-Tech Facility has become the Center of Culture and Arts
In October 2018, the Sapporo Community Plaza opened and has become a new center of cultural arts in Sapporo.
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Sapporo
World-Class Ski Resorts and Abundant Snow Activities
Snow starts to fall around the end of December, and if you're lucky, you might have a White Christmas.
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Sapporo
Come See the Giant Snow and Ice Statues at the Sapporo Snow Festival
Sapporo holds numerous events throughout the year, geared to the changing seasons.
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Sapporo Dome: State-of-the-Art Dual Turf Stadium
Sapporo Dome is the world’s first stadium in which the turf can be converted between natural-grass turf and artificial turf, depending on the sports event that is played.
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Kamaishi
The Birthplace of Japan's Modern Steel Industry and the Rugby "Ironmen"
In 1857, Oshima Takato became the first person in Japan to successfully tap molten pig iron from a Western-style blast furnace.
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Kamaishi
The Fishing Industry and Tiger Dance
The fishing industry is another core industry in Kamaishi. The area is blessed with brackish water because of the jagged coastline, which is an ideal environment for attracting an abundance of fish.
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Kamaishi
Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Rebuilding of the hard-hit coastal areas of the 2011 earthquake is progressing, and the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium is one of them.
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Kumagaya
Overview of Saitama Prefecture
Kumagaya is in Saitama Prefecture, which is just north of Tokyo. The prefecture plays a vital role as a bed town, but also is a favorite weekend getaway with rich nature and deep heritage.
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Kumagaya
Growing up in the Rugby Town of Kumagaya
Kumagaya has had strong passion for rugby for decades, and here are some examples. Kumagaya Shoko High School established a rugby team in 1948, which participated in national high-school tournaments.
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Tokyo
Tokyo will Host Two Major World-Class Sporting Events
Tokyo is an ever-changing and fascinating city, where hundreds-of-years-old buildings stand right next to newly built shopping centers featuring cutting-edge technology.
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Tokyo
Untouched Nature in Tokyo: The Tama Area
It may be surprising to learn that there still is untouched nature in Tokyo - one of the most populous and sophisticated cities in the world.
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Tokyo
The Islands of Tokyo
It’s not well known by foreign visitors to Japan, but parts of Tokyo are located offshore in the Pacific Ocean, on the 11 Tokyo Islands that are roughly 100 km south of the capital.
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Yokohama
Kamakura and Hakone: Favorite Weekend Getaway for the Locals
Kamakura: Kamakura, which can be reached in 25 minutes from Yokohama and under an hour from Tokyo, was an ancient capital established by samurai warriors about 800 years ago.
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Yokohama
Sankei-en: A Traditional Japanese Garden in Yokohama
Sankei-en is a Japanese garden located around 35 minutes from Yokohama Station by bus.
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Yokohama
Yokohama: World-class Cruise Port
Yokohama is upgrading its port facilities to become a world-class cruise port, working to make it a port where seven cruise liners can be docked at the same time.
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Yokohama
Yokohama is the Birthplace of Rugby in Japan
Yokohama is a very important place for rugby in Japan. In 1866 the Yokohama Football Club was established, becoming the first rugby club in Asia.
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Yokohama
Experience the Traditional Art of "Noh" in the Center of Yokohama
The Yokohama Noh Rakudo Theater, built 140 years ago, is the oldest, existing Noh theater in the Kanto region.
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Yokohama
Yokohama is the Birthplace of Japanese Beer
A little known fact is that Yokohama is the birthplace of Japan's beer industry.
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