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Group One
Most Useful / Most useless Travel Tips in Japan
What's new in Japan?
Thursday, 3 November 2005
Fingerprint at Noodle shop?
Mood:  bright
Topic: Foods

Fingerprint at Noodle shop?

Fingerprint authentication in noodle shop
The introduction of the high technology device examination is
started for the first time by the noodle shop.
When the advance is paid 1000 yen, the customer can eat Udon noodle for one month.
The fingerprint authentication at banks etc. is getting popular in Japan.
But It is the first experimental attempt at a food restaurant instead of membership cards.





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Posted by kanaday at 5:51 PM JST
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Sunday, 30 October 2005
Ecute???
Mood:  special
Topic: Foods

Ecute?? Shops in JR satations

Ecute is name of small shopping mall inside of JR stations.
Three Ecutes have been opened at JR Shinagawa, JR Omiya and JR Tachikawa.
There are many shops, delicatessen, sweet shops, coffee shop and chandlery.

Gourmet Ekiben is from one of gourmet restaurant shop.
Refer to my weblog, 26 Oct.

If you have time, visit the patisserie at Ecute.
The cakes and sweets delight to the eye with gorgeous decoration.





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Posted by kanaday at 11:27 AM JST
Updated: Sunday, 30 October 2005 11:31 AM JST
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005
Ekiben changes to Grommet
Mood:  happy
Topic: Foods

Ekiben changes to Grommet

Ekiben is famous as a lunch box for travelers.
There are many delicious Ekiben at local station which is full of regional foods.

But stations in big city serve less tasty lunch box.
Now it changed!!
At Shinagawa station, a small shopping mall locates in the station.
Famous restaurants serve grommet lunches.








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Posted by kanaday at 10:59 PM KDT
Updated: Wednesday, 26 October 2005 11:01 PM KDT
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005
Pivo from Nissan Motor Co.
Mood:  cool
Topic: Entertainment

Pivo from Nissan Motor Co.

NIssan is displaying a new concept car at Tokyo Moter show.
The body upper half including the driver's seat turns 90 degree and 180degree.
It iscalled "Pibo (PIVO)" and an epoch-making mechanism rotating to Nissan Motor Co..
It is possible to make U-turn just turning the top portion.
It exhibits in the 39th Tokyo Motor Show (21 October - Chiba City and Makuhari Messe on November 6).

A female driver not good at backing and the garage putting will be a target customer. The small turn works surprisingly.
The car name is taken from "pivot" of the meaning "Turn" in English.









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Posted by kanaday at 10:10 PM KDT
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Saturday, 22 October 2005
Starbucks at convenience store??
Mood:  happy
Topic: Foods

Starbucks at convenience store??

If you love Starbucks cafe Latte, you can get it at convenience store.
It is called Discoveries.
Espresso and Cafe Latte are available.

200ml @ 210 Yen


http://www.starbucks.co.jp/rtd/discoveries/index.html




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Posted by kanaday at 9:35 PM KDT
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Sunday, 16 October 2005
New National Museum

New National Museum opens

It is a birth of National Museum after an interval of 108 years.
In Japan, it is the 4th one in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara.
The place was built in Dazaifu City, Kyushu. Kyushu was a window of a cultural
exchange with a Korean peninsula.

http://www.kyuhaku.com/pr/pdf/eng.pdf





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Posted by kanaday at 11:06 PM KDT
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Tuesday, 11 October 2005
Sushi is the most favorite food for Japanese in Kansai
Mood:  don't ask
Topic: Foods

Sushi is the most favorite food for Japanese in Kansai.

One of advertising agencies, Hakuhoudo, executed the survey regarding Life style investigation.

Recent data shows
"Favorite dish" best 5 in 2004 was
1st place: Sushi
2nd place: Yakiniku, broiled meat
3rd place: Sashimi, slices of raw fish
4th place: Curry rice
5th place: Ramen


These data covers Kansai area.

I almost like to do same survey for People visiting Japan.


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Posted by kanaday at 10:34 PM KDT
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Sunday, 9 October 2005
Shuttle bus service in Marunouchi
Mood:  happy
Topic: Transportation

Shuttle bus service in Marunouchi

Free round bus is available Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho, "Marunouchi shuttle". Hinomaru Limousine operates the route of 30 minutes from the New Maru biru from 10 o'clock to 20 o'clock every 15 minutes. You can use it by all means as a transportation of shopping, sightseeing, and the business.
This service is free of charge because of sponsor companies.

Following is the sponsor companies;
Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance
Yomiuri Shimbun
Mitsubishi Estate
Palace Hotel
Kajima Corporation
Sankei Building
Daiichi Seimei
Takenaka Komuten
DC card
Tokyo Kaikan
Tokyo Electric Power Company
Development Bank of Japan
Bic Camera
Marunouchi dentist association
Marunouchi heat supply
Mizuho Financial Group
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Mitsubishi Corp.
Meiji Yasuda Insurance Company














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Posted by kanaday at 7:22 PM KDT
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Saturday, 8 October 2005
Tokyo Motor Show
Mood:  cool
Topic: Entertainment

Tokyo Motor Show

The 39th Tokyo Motor Show is opened for 16 days from Saturday, October 22 to Sunday, November 6 in Makuhari Messe, Chiba. The exhibitor from 239 companies, 5 governments, and 1 group from 13 countries is going to participate.
Tokyo Motor Show comes the 50th anniversary, started in 1954.
If you have time, it is a show that can be very enjoyed.

http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com/eng/index.html

TOYOTA, NISSAN, HONDA, MAZDA and other companies show the latest cars and technologies.









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Posted by kanaday at 9:19 PM KDT
Updated: Saturday, 8 October 2005 9:23 PM KDT
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Monday, 3 October 2005
Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art
Mood:  bright
Topic: Entertainment

Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art

The second exhibition of festival "Yokohama triennale" of the modern art that started in 2001 has been held.
The about 80 artists participate from the inside and outside the country in two huge warehouse in the Yamashita pier.
A whole theme is "Art circus (jump from daily life).

http://www.yokohama2005.jp/en/





A picture of previous Triennale, 4 years ago.

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Posted by kanaday at 11:14 PM KDT
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Sunday, 2 October 2005
Pufferfish season has started !!
Mood:  happy
Topic: Foods

Pufferfish season has started!!


The first sales auction at this season of a natural Japanese pufferfish that signaled the coming at the tasty season of pufferfish was opened in , Seki City. Yamaguchi prefecture. One weight is about 800g - 1kg
The louder and cheerful voices echoed in the market negotiating the price by the very unique way that seller and buyer are garbing each other in a cloth bag and use the finger signal of price.
It looks like that two men are shakehanding in the cloth bag from other people.

The fish is famous to have poison.
Only limited and licensed restaurant can serve the pufferfish.

You can try it in Japan.





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Posted by kanaday at 10:36 PM KDT
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Saturday, 1 October 2005
CEATEC JAPAN
Mood:  bright
Topic: Business

CEATEC

CEATEC JAPAN ( Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) is an international exhibition of the image, information, and the communication as the biggest scale in Asian.
It will be held from Oct 4 through Oct. 8, 2005 at Makuhari Messe.

If you have an interest in the high tech items, itis the show you should go.

Pre-registration is available.


http://www.ceatec.com/en/2005/visitor/





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Posted by kanaday at 7:48 PM KDT
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Tuesday, 27 September 2005
One million customers in four days!!
Mood:  bright
Topic: Shopping

One million customers in four days!!

One million people and families visited Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara in four days.


Electric appliance store "Multimedia Akiba" to boast of the floor space of a domestic maximum level opened in Akihabara, Tokyo. Akihabara used to be an electric town. and then "Otaku's town" such as the games and the figure fans.
It completely is reborn as electric town again for families.
It has around 20 restaurants and music & book stores.

http://www.yodobashi-akiba.com/index.html

Suprisingly one million peoples exceeds the visitors to World Expo in the last four days.


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Posted by kanaday at 10:58 PM KDT
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Monday, 26 September 2005
The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan closed
Mood:  sad
Topic: Entertainment

The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan closed

It was closed last Sunday, 9/25.
22 million visters visited Aichi Exposition from March 25 through September 25, 2005.
The organization expected only 15 million people.
So we can say it was very successful.
280,000 people is the record of visiters in a day.

Thanks everybody and see you in Shanghi, China in 2010.




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Posted by kanaday at 11:59 PM KDT
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Sunday, 25 September 2005
Favorite fodd for Japanese
Mood:  not sure
Topic: Foods

Sushi is the most favorite food for Japanese.

One of advertising agencies, Hakuhoudo, executed the survey regarding Life style investigation.

Recent data shows
"Favorite dish" best 5 in 2004 was
1st place: Sushi
2nd place: Yakiniku, broiled meat
3rd place: Sashimi, slices of raw fish
4th place: Ramen
5th place: Curry rice

These data covers Kanto area.

I almost like to do same survey for People visiting Japan.


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Posted by kanaday at 11:12 PM KDT
Updated: Sunday, 25 September 2005 11:26 PM KDT
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Wednesday, 7 September 2005
Cell phone for car driving?
Mood:  cool
Topic: Communication

Cell phone for car driving?

You are using cellular phone for tel-communication.
The car navigation system was begun by AU with the cellular
phone finally.
Because the driver cannot operate the cellular phone, the person in the
passenger's seat will operate it.
Even if it loses one's way, a correct road is guided because GPS has equipped.

It is a good service even though it is voice reading out only in Japanese.
This type would be desired available in foreign countries.



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Posted by kanaday at 10:24 PM KDT
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Monday, 5 September 2005
Coins are going to be disappearing!?
Mood:  not sure
Topic: Money

Coins are going to be disappearing!?

The number of coin that has circulated in the market has decreased for the first time according to the announcement of Bank of Japan. This is thought to be the cause by the spread of the Electric Money recently.
The number of Suika is 13 million, 12.3 million Edys are issued, and the number of the issue has been increased well.

It is likely to be for Japanese visitors to come to Japan with Suika card or Edy card in the change of
Travelers Check in the future.





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Posted by kanaday at 11:13 PM KDT
Updated: Wednesday, 21 September 2005 11:34 PM KDT
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Wednesday, 31 August 2005
Go back to School
Mood:  happy
Topic: Traveling

Go back to School

It is the end of the summer vacation of schools in Japan.
So it becomes good season for visitors to visit Japan.
Sightseeing spots are much less people.
Summer is almost finished and temperature becomes comfortable level.

Come to Japan and enjoy!!




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Posted by kanaday at 10:42 PM KDT
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Monday, 8 August 2005
Fireworks season
Mood:  happy
Topic: Entertainment

Fireworks!!!

It is a season when fireworks are held in various places in Japanese whole country.
Fireworks are held in almost 700 places in the summer of this year.
New types of fireworks are developed every year.
The recent one is the cat type fireworks. It is seen cat's face when
viewing it from the front.
Please enjoy beautiful fireworks of Japan.




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Posted by kanaday at 10:57 PM KDT
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Sunday, 31 July 2005
GachaGacha?!
Mood:  cool
Topic: Entertainment

GachaGacha


The GachaGacha is a machine that a capsule comes out from the vending machine by turning steering wheel. when 100 yen to 300 yen is inserted.

You can find these machines everywhere, in front of restraints, toy shops, convenience stores an record shop etc.
Around half million GachaGacha are installed whole Japan.

There are various toys/figures in the capsule, and what comes out is not known. The probability of going out to the inside that differs the appearance establishment according to the thing is high, and the low one is called a premiere thing, and is ..gambling.. considerably high.
The ones for adults are sold, and it is esteemed as a collector items not only for children but also for adults..






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Posted by kanaday at 12:26 AM KDT
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