http://www.tokyohaneda.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/enjoy-tsukiji-at-the-odakyu-department-store-in-shinjuku/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/enjoy-tsukiji-at-the-odakyu-department-store-in-shinjuku/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 05:54:12 +0000 Press http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2866 Dubbed the Japan's Kitchen: Gourment tastes of Tsukiji, a Tsukiji-themed product fair gathering selected stalls from Tsukiji will be held at the event space on the 11th floor and at the fresh foods section on the 2nd basement floor in the main building of the Odakyu Department Store in Shinjuku. Event starts from Thursday May27 through Tuesday, June 1. This event is held annually and has attracted many food lovers in the country.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/enjoy-tsukiji-at-the-odakyu-department-store-in-shinjuku/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/second-appearance-of-life-size-gundam-in-shizuoka-this-summer/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/second-appearance-of-life-size-gundam-in-shizuoka-this-summer/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:37:34 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2794 A 1/1 life-size 59 feet high Gundam statue, created during the 30th anniversary celebration just last year, has been scheduled for its next appearance in nearby Shizuoka, an hour to an hour and a half by bullet train away from Tokyo. It will sit on the North side of the JR Shizuoka station, with the backdrop of Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, in sight.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/second-appearance-of-life-size-gundam-in-shizuoka-this-summer/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/prediction-was-that-the-cherry-trees-would-have-an-early-bloom-this-year/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/prediction-was-that-the-cherry-trees-would-have-an-early-bloom-this-year/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:39:29 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2780 Japan Weather Association a nonprofit organisation, has announced this week the prediction for sakura blooming time this year. Spring like weather has moved in causing the temperature to rise, resulting in the sakura flower buds to be ripen at a faster pase. Early blooming dates are expected to be observed in many areas, some places as early as 3 days to around week.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/prediction-was-that-the-cherry-trees-would-have-an-early-bloom-this-year/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/the-1300th-anniversary-of-the-first-capital-of-nara/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/the-1300th-anniversary-of-the-first-capital-of-nara/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:54:35 +0000 moderator http://www.tokyohaneda.com/?p=2733 Nara, only 30 minutes away from the old capital of Kyoto, was where the very first capital of Japan was founded 1300 years ago. Nara was a splendor in its time - a world of silks, Chinese scripts and Buddhist culture set in a sleepy landscape, distinctively different from Zen colored Kyoto. Built by the emperor Shomu, a convert to Buddhism, Nara played an important role in the spread of Buddhism in Japan, as evidenced by the ancient temples that still dot this city.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/the-1300th-anniversary-of-the-first-capital-of-nara/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/sado-island-a-long-time-favorite-of-experienced-travelers-to-japan/ http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/sado-island-a-long-time-favorite-of-experienced-travelers-to-japan/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:16:29 +0000 Press http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=1655 Sado (佐渡市) is a city located on Sado Island (佐渡島 or 佐渡ヶ島, both Sadogashima) in the Chūbu region of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is easily reached by Shinkansen from Tokyo and other major cities.]]> http://www.tokyohaneda.com/featured-travel/local/sado-island-a-long-time-favorite-of-experienced-travelers-to-japan/feed/ 0