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Written By: John Burgreen
2007-09-17 03:35:28
If you are looking for the newest place to stay, shop and dine in Japan then check out Tokyo Midtown. Tokyo Midtown, located in Akasaka was completed just this March. It is already very popular and is especially well-known for having the tallest building in Tokyo as well as Tokyo’s newest park and the Suntory Museum.
Tokyo Midtown is as stylish as it can get and is made of six buildings
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Written By: John Burgreen
2007-09-17 03:45:21
Okinawan dance can be divided into three types: classical dance, folk dance, and ethnic dance. Classical dance entered Okinawa from China during a period of flourishing trade. These types of dance were used to entertain Sapposi (Chinese diplomats), and they were even perfomed before the king. In contrast with the cheerful folk and ethnic dances performed by the common people, classical dance was
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Written By: John Burgreen
2008-07-13 19:00:00

Tsuboya is a district in Naha, Okinawa famed for its collection of potters. Homo sapiens on Okinawa first began using vessels made of earthen materials more than 6,600 years ago. The creation of such vessels changed tremendously, however, when the island began trade with China and Kyushu (the southern portion of mainland Japan) during the 12th century. Okinawa’s trade levels reached new highs in the 16th century (trading with nations as far away as Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand), so local artisans took up the craft of pottery both to supply local markets and to export. Thus, kilns began to appear across the island.
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Written By: John Burgreen
2007-09-17 03:18:14
The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies, has died aged 114, a news report says. Yone Minagawa, a widow who lived in a nursing home but was still sprightly late in life, died "of old age" yesterday, Kyodo News reported.
Japanese women are the world's oldest living people, in what experts attribute to a traditionally
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Written By: John Burgreen
2007-09-17 05:47:21
The northern portion of Okinawa Honto is collectively known as Yanbaru and consists mostly of thick forests and jungles. While civilization may not be the region's main feature, the area is particularly important for the amount of diverse flora and fauna that thrive in the harsh, intertwining expanses of vegetation.
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