With its enormous cities and towering skyscrapers brightly clad in neon lights, Japan is a fun country to visit, full of history and with a rich cultural heritage. Temples and shrines dot its streets, while world-class restaurants rub shoulders with anci
If you want to get close to the nature around Sendai, "Spring Valley Izumi Kogen" is the best place to visit. This mountain resort is only a 45-minute drive from Sendai. During the green season, you can experience zip line adventures and barbeque. In winter, Spring Valley Sendai Izumi ...
"Among the top 10 inbound tourist sources, Japan and South Korea ranked at the top," said Liu Xiangyan, an associate researcher at the China Tourism Academy. "The deep cultural connections to the Spring Festival within the East Asian region, coupled with visa-free policies, explain their str...
Spring is a particularly popular time to visit as the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the temperature is mild and pleasant. Summer can be quite hot and humid in some parts of the country, but it’s also a great time to take advantage of all the outdoor activities Japan has to o...
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re planning a trip to Japan, then chances are one or all of these cities are on your itinerary. Even putting those three aside, you have places like Hiroshima, Nagoya, Sapporo, Nara and Kobe that are all quite well known by savvy travellers. But what other places to visit in Japan are...
New York is always great to revisit, and revisit it again I did last week. Like my visit in March, I stayed with my girlfriend in the Lower East Side, eating and walking around and even taking in a Broadway show (“Illinoise”). We hit up Freeman’s Alley and Lafayette for the br...
Now it's finally time to visit the shrine! Before passing under the torii gate, let's bow and walk along the side of the road. It's said that the middle of the road is reserved for the gods to walk along. On the right-hand side, past the torii gate, you'll seeTama no hashi,...
forcing synoptic backgrounds, such as extratropical systems (with large-scale moisture transport), monsoon systems, landfalling tropical cyclones, and supercell storms, the impact of the dynamic effects of cities cannot lead to the bifurcation of the weather system, nor can it change the horizontal ...
The literature sources for this paper were the SCIE and SSCE databases of WOS, wherein English-language journals include more articles from English-speaking countries. The purpose of this work was to explore the current state of advancement in TOD in developed cities or regions. However, Japan,...