Beautiful Places in Japan: Tour Japan!

Beautiful Places in Japan: Tour Japan! http://japantour.multiply.com/ Welcome to the Beautiful Places in Japan group! This is a group to post pictures of beautiful places in Japan. Let's also share our favorite places, activities, foods, etc. Do you have a favorite onsen in Japan? What about temples or shrines? Festivals? Anyone who is interested is more than welcome to join. <a href="http://www.ipstat.com/cgi-bin/stats?name=japantour&tz=-10 for GMT -1000"> <img src="http://www.ipstat.com/cgi-bin/ipstat?name=japantour" border="0" height="32" width="32"> </a> Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:36:43 -0000 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:48:52 -0000 Beautiful Places in Japan: Tour Japan! http://images.japantour.multiply.com/logo http://japantour.multiply.com 100 100 My Nippon photo helloo, I went to japan last year, and stay there for oversea trip. Every weekend.I take a train the please around my aparment. I stayed at shonandai. I love the nature of here, it so beatiful. espeacielly in fall season. trees were colour of their leave. I share some photo... bye http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/75/My_Nippon_photo Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:48:52 -0000 Little Fuji ( iwaki Mt ) near my house My husband was took on the way he going to work http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/74/Little_Fuji_iwaki_Mt_near_my_house_ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:18 -0000 My little garden ^ __ ^ http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/73/My_little_garden_ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:55:58 -0000 Maiko Dance <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFeSNQoKClAAACTSW2E1"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFeSRgoKClAAAC07dq41"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFeSWgoKClAAAC1Ae1g1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFeSWgoKClAAAC1Ae1g1/maiko%20dance3.jpg?et=AzxwC1rKKNwaYQoRXjfZyw&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFeSRgoKClAAAC07dq41"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFeSRgoKClAAAC07dq41/maiko%20dance2.jpg?et=jtP3%2B4NbRYP5vI815mvdIw&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFeSNQoKClAAACTSW2E1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFeSNQoKClAAACTSW2E1/maiko%20dance1.jpg?et=EAaltohaVwQX4RD11bHnsQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>    Maiko dancers  sing beautifully in front of their guests, and their lives look gorgeous. Their daily lives, however, are hard and strict. In the morning, they strive for progress in their skills. They usually practice Japanese dance, tea ceremony, shamisen, a Japanese traditional stringed instrumental, flower arrangement, and so on. They learn a lot of Japanese culture. After lunch and a rest, they start to prepare for work by making up, arranging hair, and putting on kimono. At night, they entertaion customers in a  Japanese-style room by serving alcohol, dancing, singing and playing shamisen. They finish  work around one or two. Their daily lives are really hard, but they take great pride in their job.They are one of Japan's cultural treasures.   <a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/Maiko+Dance+Kyoto+2006/CL0012430795_397114852">Check out this beautiful video of Maiko Dance...........</a> Check out my blogs:<a href="http://princessdiary.pbwiki.com/FrontPage">Princessdiary</a><a href="http://aquamarine1.pbwiki.com/">Aquamarine</a><a href="http://chessnut.pbwiki.com/FrontPage">Chessnut</a><a href="http://chessnut.pbwiki.com/FrontPage"></a><a href="http://iceage0.pbwiki.com/">Iceage</a><a href="http://daffodils.pbwiki.com/">Daffodils</a><a href="http://iceage0.pbwiki.com/"> </a><a href="http://iceage0.pbwiki.com/"></a><a href="http://aquamarine1.pbwiki.com/"> </a><a href="http://aquamarine1.pbwiki.com/"></a><a href="http://princessdiary.pbwiki.com/FrontPage"> </a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/56/Maiko_Dance Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:31:11 -0000 Sayonara To The Kimono <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFESRAoKClAAAE-DA7Y1"><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFESVQoKClAAAE@Z-7E1"><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFESdgoKClAAAFUrKtI1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFESdgoKClAAAFUrKtI1/kimno2.jpg?et=WXb%2Cbs%2CIHtsV6kcPlKB8Vg&nmid=0" border="0"></a></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFESVQoKClAAAE@Z-7E1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFESVQoKClAAAE@Z-7E1/kimono1.jpg?et=o0FlsIAjgrKIYCmBk3%2Cqlg&nmid=0" border="0"></a></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFESRAoKClAAAE-DA7Y1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFESRAoKClAAAE-DA7Y1/kimono.jpg?et=PbBDYzjdL046kILJh%2BGnjQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>The Japanese kimono, which literally means "clothing", is one of the world's instantly recognizable traditional garments.There are different types of kimono for different occasions and seasons, including those worn by men.Kimono are made of silk and are usually very expensive. Nowadays they are worn at formal or traditional occasions such as funerals,wedding,tea ceremonies.The modern Japanese woman now has to go to a special school to learn how to wear the traditional dress, if she wants to wear it at all. <a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/Sayonara+To+The+Kimono/CL0082738444_714ba3b0e">Check out this video.............</a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/55/Sayonara_To_The_Kimono Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:11:46 -0000 Kokeshi Japanese Dolls <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFEMaQoKClAAACh2TkQ1"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFEMhQoKClAAACeI@3g1"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFEMlQoKClAAACrMD941"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFEMlQoKClAAACrMD941/kokesh%20idoll%203.jpg?et=7VunqmyBREqIdTi66A7UbQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFEMhQoKClAAACeI@3g1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFEMhQoKClAAACeI@3g1/kokeshi%20dolls%201.jpg?et=OomeD5vvA2epLQFfCoeZ%2Bg&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFEMaQoKClAAACh2TkQ1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFEMaQoKClAAACh2TkQ1/kokeshi%20dolls.jpg?et=Pmb2ui59KiRefn89hWy6Gw&nmid=0" border="0"></a>Kokeshi wooden dolls are one of the most unique and interesting of Japan's many traditional folk crafts. Usaburo Kokeshi, a company that specializes in wood cutting and the manufacture of Japanese toys and traditional Japanese dolls, exhibited their popular Kokeshi series at the Tokyo International Gift Show 2008. The Kokeshi dolls produced by Usaburo are unlike traditional styles found in northern Japan in that they are not restricted in the use of colors and materials. High quality trees grown in the mountainous areas of Gunma Prefecture that don't exhibit a wood grain pattern are used in the Kokeshi series to ensure the proper coloration and expression in the dolls. These Kokeshi dolls are good for souvenirs or presents and are available for as little as 1000 yen.Watch this video of Kokeshi Exhibition <a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/Kokeshi+Dolls+%253A+DigInfo/CL0138470931_430b9bdf6">Check out this beautiful video of Kokeshi dolls.........</a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/54/Kokeshi_Japanese_Dolls Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:47:20 -0000 Miyajima Island www.senseimiyaki.multiply.com http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/70/Miyajima_Island Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:16:59 -0000 Haruki Murakami's World村上春樹的世界 Haruki Murakami is the most popular Japanese writer ever read all over the world. His attitude toward his works, readers and life itself is extraordinarily wonderful. He is believed to be the closest novelist to the Nobel prize in Japan. Please do visit our http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/29 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:38:32 -0000 Beautiful Kyushu in May http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/69/Beautiful_Kyushu_in_May Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:14:39 -0000 Beppu, Oita Taken from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu www.senseimiyaki.multiply.com www.beppucity.multiply.com http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/64/Beppu_Oita Tue, 13 May 2008 11:50:59 -0000 Almost Summer more japan pics in my website, www.senseimiyaki.multiply.com http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/63/Almost_Summer Tue, 13 May 2008 00:26:49 -0000 Beppu Greens Hi everyone, here are pictures of Beppu Park taken during mid-Spring 2008. I shall be posting more pictures from Beppu, Japan's onsen city. More pictures in my site http://japantour.multiply.com/photos/album/62/Beppu_Greens Sat, 10 May 2008 02:49:58 -0000 Mochi Rice Cake making in Japan <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCPrrQoKClAAAAJ-y6A1"><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCPrwAoKClAAAAJ9xP41"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SCPrwAoKClAAAAJ9xP41/mochi1.jpg?et=Q4%2CX8tD65cBqdJlrubpxxA&nmid=" border="0"></a></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCPrrQoKClAAAAJ-y6A1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SCPrrQoKClAAAAJ-y6A1/mochi.jpg?et=%2Blv%2C7q17tKH5qzKsFg%2Cd7g&nmid=" border="0"></a>Traditional Japanese New Year's Food Japanese people eat a special selection of dishes on New Year's Day called osechi. A popular soup is ozōni, having mochi (glutinous rice dumplings) and vegetables. Also popular are tuna fish wrapped in sweetly boiled kelp (kobumaki), kamaboko (a food prepared from fish paste), kurikinton (mashed sweet potato with chestnut) and kuromame (sweetened black beans). Many of these dishes are sweet or sour because they kept better — the traditions date to a time, before households had refrigerators, when most stores closed for the holidays. There are many variations of osechi, and some foods eaten in one place are never eaten in other places (or are even banned) on New Year's day. Today, sashimi and sushi are often eaten, as well as non-Japanese foods. To let the overworked stomach rest, nanakusa gayu (seven vegetable rice soup) is prepared on the 7th or 15th day. The special food prepared for New Year's Day is a joy for many Japanese.This video shows the t... http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/52/Mochi_Rice_Cake_making_in_Japan Fri, 9 May 2008 06:14:49 -0000 Places Must See In Japan <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCPizwoKClAAACODK1A1"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCPi4goKClAAACleNxY1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SCPi4goKClAAACleNxY1/japan%20b.jpg?et=jpIZ5xYV5t7whUqH%2BuDrKg&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SCPizwoKClAAACODK1A1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SCPizwoKClAAACODK1A1/japan%20a.jpg?et=26ok8Frr2ozjWqvFkbEPKw&nmid=" border="0"></a>This video shows the famous tourist spots in Japan,like Furano, stove train.Tokyo tower etc..........<a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/favorite+places+in+Japan/CL0078461025_518cd753c"> Check out this video.....................</a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/51/_Places_Must_See_In_Japan Fri, 9 May 2008 05:38:25 -0000 Mt. Osorezen <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SBV4EQoKClAAAFrEBo41"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SBV4KgoKClAAAFqwAH01"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SBV4QQoKClAAAFqY-OI1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBV4QQoKClAAAFqY-OI1/japan%20ozero2.jpg?et=miEMZe0YbtmrmediMXGxkQ&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SBV4KgoKClAAAFqwAH01"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBV4KgoKClAAAFqwAH01/japan%20ozero1.jpg?et=BVN%2B9iQY9S%2C9MGuiWcnWrw&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SBV4EQoKClAAAFrEBo41"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBV4EQoKClAAAFrEBo41/japan%20ozero.jpg?et=1KwAcAMGpAI4UyDsd2E0wA&nmid=" border="0"></a>Mt Osorezan (lit. "Fear Mountain") is a 879m-high volcano in the center of the Shimokita Peninsula Quasi-National Park, in north-eastern Aomori prefecture.It has long been considered one of Japan's most sacred place and is notorious for its itako, a kind of oracle or medium said to be able to communicated with the spirits of the departed. Thousands of Japanese come and visit the itako during the Osore-zan Taisai from 20 to 24 July. <a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/Mt.+Osorezen%252C+Japan/CL0143058989_34def7ab0">Check out this video............</a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/50/Mt._Osorezen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:12:28 -0000 Free Shopping In Japan <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBV00AoKClAAAAo2fSs1/japan%20shopping.jpg?et=oKyB8I%2CunjBsW%2Bu67GTDyg&nmid=" border="0"> Imagine a store featuring all of its products free of charge. As Lucy Craft discovers, just such a place exists in Japan, as shoppers there find some of the best bargains in the history of retail. <a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/Free+Shopping%2521/CL0158568572_457eb6654">Check out this video.........</a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/49/Free_Shopping_In_Japan Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:55:57 -0000 Japan in Motion---Pro-web casting from across Japan. http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/24/Japan_in_Motion---Pro-web_casting_from_across_Japan. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:16:48 -0000 Hiroshima Sake festival - Discover Japan I had the pleasure of visiting in 2006 with friends. We did not use the http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/23/Hiroshima_Sake_festival_-_Discover_Japan Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:00:57 -0000 Pictures of Japan. A lot of Japan Pictures. Discovering beautiful places here in Japan. I hope you like them. Best wishes to all http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/21/Pictures_of_Japan. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:40:07 -0000 Himeji Travel: Mount Shosha Engyoji Temple Information for those who look at my http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/20/Himeji_Travel_Mount_Shosha_Engyoji_Temple Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:18:55 -0000 Anson's Site - Izakaya Tanuki ansons review of izakaya http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/19/Ansons_Site_-_Izakaya_Tanuki Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:47:52 -0000 Miyajima - The Floating Gate <a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8fiXAoKClAAAHCHFb41"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8fiTwoKClAAAG8bBgw1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8fiTwoKClAAAG8bBgw1/japan3.jpg?et=avXzM1KM8ySvVaZKqzer1g&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8fiXAoKClAAAHCHFb41"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8fiXAoKClAAAHCHFb41/japan4.jpg?et=L5dMuTv%2BToA%2B0moo%2BPRFUQ&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8fiTwoKClAAAG8bBgw1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8fiTwoKClAAAG8bBgw1/japan3.jpg?et=avXzM1KM8ySvVaZKqzer1g&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8fiQgoKClAAAGqP5ck1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8fiQgoKClAAAGqP5ck1/japan2.jpg?et=RkiFeJaBp9qvZ%2BYj%2CG5fXg&nmid=" border="0"></a><a href="http://josu11111.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R8fiNQoKClAAAGqP5bk1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.josu11111.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8fiNQoKClAAAGqP5bk1/japan%201.jpg?et=oTxSd%2C%2C61aZ3PxYaPHQNVA&nmid=" border="0"></a>Miyajima , an island off Hiroshima in Japan.The famous floating torii gate at Miyajima, which is south of Hiroshima in Honshu and an integral part of the Itsukushima Shrine. The floating gate and shrine appears as th they are actually floating on the water. It's  very beautiful............. <a href="http://www.vtap.com/video/Miyajima+-+The+Floating+Gate/CL0068376437_7b4f302e0">http://www.vtap.com/video/Miyajima+-+The+Floating+Gate/CL0068376437_7b4f302e0</a> http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/46/Miyajima_-_The_Floating_Gate Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:48:02 -0000 Hakone Glass Forest Last weekend my wife and I took an overnight trip to Hakone, which is a small hot spring resort town near Mt. Fuji and west of Tokyo. There are many small museums in the town including the Hakone Glass Forest. The reason I give this museum only two stars is that although their are some nice pieces of Venetian Glass in the museum most of the area is taken up with shops. It is disturbing when the museum shop is as big as the museum itself. The museum cost JPY 1,300 to enter or roughly USD 12.00. The museum is not at all close to the train station so if you take a taxi that will be another JPY 2,000 one way or USD 18.50 (taxis are not cheap in Japan). Given these high prices if you ever go to Hakone to visit a real Japanese hot spring you might want to skip this museum. Website http://www.ciao3.com/top.htm http://japantour.multiply.com/reviews/item/2 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:35:28 -0000 I-I Remember 2070AD I-I remember     Please Blorm…Please tell us…what was it like back in the days when you were young?     When I was young…Okay, now everyone gather around, keep in mind all of the videos, pictures and information in which you have all seen and learned.  Now, close your eyes and be prepared to enter a wonderfully mysterious realm that exists beyond today’s reality within the boundaries of pure fantasy and imagination.  Within which will be many wonders that will bring you to an increased state of pure awe and wonder.  Here you can smell many exotic aromas, taste luxurious delicacies, see much awe inspiring scenery, touch and feel the many different textures, hear the many exhilarating, calm and mysterious sounds.   To feel what it is like to be truly alive, to cherish this utopia.  You will not only be able to see beauty but feel it’s true essence and life force so that you will truly know what beauty is like on so many levels.  Y... http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/45/I-I_Remember Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:08:50 -0000 Indonesian Travel find the most beautiful island in the world http://japantour.multiply.com/links/item/18/Indonesian_Travel Fri, 8 Feb 2008 01:41:19 -0000 Interview with Rhyme Lounge in Tokyo http://japantour.multiply.com/journal/item/42/Interview_with_Rhyme_Lounge_in_Tokyo Sat, 2 Feb 2008 15:34:00 -0000