Hotel Yutori Shimada

1-10-18 Hondori Shimada, Shizuoka, Chubu, 427-0022, Japan

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Nice Retreat In Suburban Hamamatsu

A travel blog entry by taigaa001

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When you talk about Hamamatsu maybe your first image could be those of international manufacturers such as Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawai. I have to admit that these giant firms make this city famous worldwide but little is known about great historical sites in suburban Hamamatsu. Ryotanji Temple ...

The Hike Up Mount Fuji

A travel blog entry by jessheim

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... The last time it erupted was in 1708 (oh, and you had better believe I looked up all of these vital facts before agreeing to do this crazy stunt!) For some educational history, I have copy-and-pasted some paragraphs to better prepare my readers with an unbiased opinion about Mt. Fuji: Unlike some sacred mountains, it is not considered sacrilegious to climb Mt. Fuji - in fact, to ascend to the summit is an important pilgrimage. The mountain is home to many ...

Back to Hamamatsu and family dinner

A travel blog entry by victor.and.yuna

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This morning we got up, had another traditional Japanese breakfast which included rice (as always), tofu and some raw fish.
Then we took a train back to Hamamatsu (Aki's home town). Before meeting with some of the relatives (lots of brothers and cousins) I managed to check out the Hamamatsu castle. It was built by Takugawa Ieyasu about 450 ...

Gravy Rage

A travel blog entry by bobsonthegreat

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My latest little excursion into the Irritation and Hostility phase was one brought about by a sudden, insatiable desire for comfort food. It was the end of a long day at school, it was dark outside and I was going back to my empty apartment in that dull, emotionless state you get in when you've drank too much coffee and your brain feels like it's been dunked in glycerol, wrapped in cotton wool then shoved back inside your skull. I picked up ...

I Made It!

A travel blog entry by laurakirsten

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... city, to walk around it. It's such a nice city!! We started walking down this street with shops and I saw a Starbucks on each block. Ummm. Actually Starbucks was everywhere. The stores are so interesting. Like the clothing stores with the English writing on them, that say stuff like "Lovely girl my favourite style nice day." Interesting. And restaurants have on display their dishes in plastic form with what it is listed below. Interesting! Lots of manga shops too.
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